New Hamburg, VL, Ontario (1881 census)
New Hamburg, VL 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, VL had a population of 1,240: 627 male and 613 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,240 total population, 627 males, 613 females, 411 married persons, 227 families, 210 married males, 201 married females, 37 widowed persons, 24 widowed females, 13 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 792 single persons under 18, 404 single males under 18, 388 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 227 inhabited houses, 227 occupied houses, 4 houses under construction, 4 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 5,097 bushels of potatoes, 2,906 bushels of oats, 2,834 bushels of turnips, 1,329 bushels of winter wheat, 1,013 bushels of other root crops, 1,011 bushels of barley, 534 bushels of spring wheat, 349 bushels of peas and beans, 228 tons of hay, 143 acres of wheat, 121 acres of hay crops, 111 bushels of rye, 90 bushels of corn, 36 acres of potatoes. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,240 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
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, VL, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/new-hamburg-vl-on161007-1881/.