Niagara, Ontario (1881 census)
Niagara was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,004. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.200°N, 79.108°W.
Population
In 1881, Niagara had a population of 2,004: 992 male and 1,012 female residents. Population density was 48.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,093 |
| 1881 | 2,004 |
| 1891 | 1,845 |
| 1901 | 1,897 |
| 1911 | 2,152 |
| 1921 | 3,041 |
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, Niagara shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 69 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 409 |
| Number of families | 409 |
| Number of females | 1,012 |
| Number of males | 992 |
| Number of married females | 323 |
| Number of married males | 326 |
| Number of married persons | 649 |
| Number of widowed females | 76 |
| Number of widowed males | 33 |
| Number of widowed persons | 109 |
| POP TOT | 2,004 |
| Total population | 2,004 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 613 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 633 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,246 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 6 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 397 |
| Number of occupied houses | 403 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 32 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,297 |
| Acres of potatoes | 338 |
| Acres of wheat | 3,725 |
| BAR BU | 9,622 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 9,622 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 744 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 142 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 37,594 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 62,930 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 8,719 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 669 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 24,407 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 154 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 279 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 7,022 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 74,330 |
| BWT BU | 744 |
| CRN BU | 37,594 |
| HAY AC | 3,297 |
| HAY TONS | 3,304 |
| OAT BU | 62,930 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 669 |
| POT AC | 338 |
| POT BU | 24,407 |
| RYE BU | 154 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,304 |
| WHT AC | 3,725 |
| WHT SP BU | 279 |
| WHT WTR BU | 74,330 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 613 |
| C UNMD M | 633 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,246 |
| D OCC | 403 |
| FEMALE | 1,012 |
| GRA BU | 142 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 397 |
| H UNINH | 32 |
| MALE | 992 |
| MD F | 323 |
| MD M | 326 |
| MD TOT | 649 |
| NUMBER CD | 143 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 8,719 |
| SHAN | 6 |
| TUR BU | 7,022 |
| WID F | 76 |
| WID M | 33 |
| WID TOT | 109 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON143001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON126008— 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). "Niagara, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/niagara-on143001-1881/.