New Hamburg, Village, Ontario (1881 census)
New Hamburg, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,240. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7008036. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.380°N, 80.715°W.
Population
In 1881, New Hamburg, Village had a population of 1,240: 627 male and 613 female residents. Population density was 1236.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 868 |
| 1871 | 1,003 |
| 1881 | 1,240 |
| 1891 | 1,335 |
| 1901 | 1,208 |
| 1911 | 1,484 |
| 1921 | 1,351 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, New Hamburg, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 227 |
| Number of families | 227 |
| Number of females | 613 |
| Number of males | 627 |
| Number of married females | 201 |
| Number of married males | 210 |
| Number of married persons | 411 |
| Number of widowed females | 24 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 37 |
| POP TOT | 1,240 |
| Total population | 1,240 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 388 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 404 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 792 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 227 |
| Number of occupied houses | 227 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 121 |
| Acres of potatoes | 36 |
| Acres of wheat | 143 |
| BAR BU | 1,011 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,011 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 90 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,906 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,013 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 349 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,097 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 111 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 534 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,834 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,329 |
| CRN BU | 90 |
| HAY AC | 121 |
| HAY TONS | 228 |
| OAT BU | 2,906 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 349 |
| POT AC | 36 |
| POT BU | 5,097 |
| RYE BU | 111 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 228 |
| WHT AC | 143 |
| WHT SP BU | 534 |
| WHT WTR BU | 1,329 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 388 |
| C UNMD M | 404 |
| C UNMD TOT | 792 |
| D OCC | 227 |
| FEMALE | 613 |
| H CON | 4 |
| H INHAB | 227 |
| H UNINH | 4 |
| MALE | 627 |
| MD F | 201 |
| MD M | 210 |
| MD TOT | 411 |
| NUMBER CD | 161 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,013 |
| TUR BU | 2,834 |
| WID F | 24 |
| WID M | 13 |
| WID TOT | 37 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON161007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON150013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7008036
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Hamburg,_Ontario
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 Hamburg, Village, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/new-hamburg-village-on161007-1881/.