Newcastle, Village, Ontario (1881 census)
Newcastle, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,060. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.910°N, 78.589°W.
Population
In 1881, Newcastle, Village had a population of 1,060: 543 male and 517 female residents. Population density was 333.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,029 |
| 1871 | 1,109 |
| 1881 | 1,060 |
| 1891 | 787 |
| 1901 | 645 |
| 1911 | 655 |
| 1921 | 559 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Newcastle, Village, 1891 (31.6% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Newcastle, 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 | 202 |
| Number of families | 202 |
| Number of females | 517 |
| Number of males | 543 |
| Number of married females | 168 |
| Number of married males | 165 |
| Number of married persons | 333 |
| Number of widowed females | 35 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 50 |
| POP TOT | 1,060 |
| Total population | 1,060 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 314 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 363 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 677 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 202 |
| Number of occupied houses | 202 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 31 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 335 |
| Acres of potatoes | 43 |
| Acres of wheat | 284 |
| BAR BU | 11,917 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 11,917 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 91 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 737 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 7,322 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 6,461 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 7,941 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,609 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,298 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 24,167 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,295 |
| CRN BU | 737 |
| HAY AC | 335 |
| HAY TONS | 535 |
| OAT BU | 7,322 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 7,941 |
| POT AC | 43 |
| POT BU | 6,609 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 535 |
| WHT AC | 284 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,298 |
| WHT WTR BU | 1,295 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 314 |
| C UNMD M | 363 |
| C UNMD TOT | 677 |
| D OCC | 202 |
| FEMALE | 517 |
| GRA BU | 91 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 202 |
| H UNINH | 31 |
| MALE | 543 |
| MD F | 168 |
| MD M | 165 |
| MD TOT | 333 |
| NUMBER CD | 128 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 6,461 |
| TUR BU | 24,167 |
| WID F | 35 |
| WID M | 15 |
| WID TOT | 50 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON128002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON108010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Newcastle, Village, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/newcastle-village-on128002-1881/.