Newbury, Village, Ontario (1881 census)
Newbury, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 546. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3492496. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.687°N, 81.807°W.
Population
In 1881, Newbury, Village had a population of 546: 278 male and 268 female residents. Population density was 544.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 546 |
| 1891 | 452 |
| 1901 | 454 |
| 1911 | 377 |
| 1921 | 301 |
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 Mosa, 1871 (1.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Newbury, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 59 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 120 |
| Number of families | 120 |
| Number of females | 268 |
| Number of males | 278 |
| Number of married females | 99 |
| Number of married males | 99 |
| Number of married persons | 198 |
| Number of widowed females | 21 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 27 |
| POP TOT | 546 |
| Total population | 546 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 148 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 173 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 321 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 120 |
| Number of occupied houses | 120 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 13 |
Agriculture (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 89 |
| Acres of potatoes | 28 |
| Acres of wheat | 25 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 22 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 3,357 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,112 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 291 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,678 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 53 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 560 |
| BWT BU | 22 |
| CRN BU | 3,357 |
| HAY AC | 89 |
| HAY TONS | 118 |
| OAT BU | 1,112 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 4 |
| POT AC | 28 |
| POT BU | 2,678 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 118 |
| WHT AC | 25 |
| WHT WTR BU | 560 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 148 |
| C UNMD M | 173 |
| C UNMD TOT | 321 |
| D OCC | 120 |
| FEMALE | 268 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 120 |
| H UNINH | 13 |
| MALE | 278 |
| MD F | 99 |
| MD M | 99 |
| MD TOT | 198 |
| NUMBER CD | 168 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 291 |
| TUR BU | 53 |
| WID F | 21 |
| WID M | 6 |
| WID TOT | 27 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON168008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON128022— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3492496
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newbury,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newbury_(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). "Newbury, Village, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/newbury-village-on168008-1881/.