Newboro, VL, Ontario (1881 census)
Newboro, VL was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 418. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115134654. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.663°N, 76.316°W.
Population
In 1881, Newboro, VL had a population of 418: 205 male and 213 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 418 |
| 1891 | 462 |
| 1901 | 432 |
| 1911 | 469 |
| 1921 | 346 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Crosby, N, 1871 (1.1% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Newboro, VL, 1891 (94.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Newboro, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 418 total population, 213 females, 205 males, 148 married persons, 91 families, 74 married females, 74 married males, 17 widowed persons, 12 widowed females, 5 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 253 single persons under 18, 127 single females under 18, 126 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 87 inhabited houses, 87 occupied houses, 2 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 3,218 bushels of potatoes, 1,555 bushels of oats, 330 bushels of rye, 259 bushels of other root crops, 141 bushels of corn, 95 acres of hay crops, 85 tons of hay, 80 bushels of barley, 51 bushels of peas and beans, 49 bushels of spring wheat, 40 bushels of buckwheat, 29 acres of potatoes, 8 acres of wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 411 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:
ON110006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON124014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115134654
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newboro,_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). "Newboro, VL, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/newboro-vl-on110006-1881/.