Newbury, VL, Ontario (1881 census)
Newbury, VL 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, VL had a population of 546: 278 male and 268 female residents.
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, 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 546 total population, 278 males, 268 females, 198 married persons, 120 families, 99 married females, 99 married males, 27 widowed persons, 21 widowed females, 6 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 321 single persons under 18, 173 single males under 18, 148 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 120 inhabited houses, 120 occupied houses, 13 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 3,357 bushels of corn, 2,678 bushels of potatoes, 1,112 bushels of oats, 560 bushels of winter wheat, 291 bushels of other root crops, 118 tons of hay, 89 acres of hay crops, 53 bushels of turnips, 28 acres of potatoes, 25 acres of wheat, 22 bushels of buckwheat, 4 bushels of peas and beans. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Webster | 1809–1901 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 546 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:
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, VL, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/newbury-vl-on168008-1881/.