New Edinburgh, Village, Ontario (1881 census)
New Edinburgh, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 995. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.443°N, 75.686°W.
Population
In 1881, New Edinburgh, Village had a population of 995: 499 male and 496 female residents. Population density was 1953.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 596 |
| 1881 | 995 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Ottawa, New Edinburgh, Ward—Quartier, 1891 (35.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, New Edinburgh, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 47 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 191 |
| Number of families | 191 |
| Number of females | 496 |
| Number of males | 499 |
| Number of married females | 167 |
| Number of married males | 167 |
| Number of married persons | 334 |
| Number of widowed females | 25 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 33 |
| POP TOT | 995 |
| Total population | 995 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 304 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 324 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 628 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 187 |
| Number of occupied houses | 187 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 29 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 15 |
| Acres of potatoes | 8 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 200 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 550 |
| CRN BU | 7 |
| HAY AC | 15 |
| HAY TONS | 9 |
| POT AC | 8 |
| POT BU | 550 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 9 |
Other recorded variables (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 304 |
| C UNMD M | 324 |
| C UNMD TOT | 628 |
| D OCC | 187 |
| FEMALE | 496 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 187 |
| H UNINH | 29 |
| MALE | 499 |
| MD F | 167 |
| MD M | 167 |
| MD TOT | 334 |
| NUMBER CD | 104 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 200 |
| WID F | 25 |
| WID M | 8 |
| WID TOT | 33 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON104006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON104006_1871— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1881 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "New Edinburgh, Village, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/new-edinburgh-village-on104006-1881/.