Normanby, Ontario (1881 census)
Normanby was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 6,140. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.063°N, 80.896°W.
Population
In 1881, Normanby had a population of 6,140: 3,191 male and 2,949 female residents. Population density was 54.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 539 |
| 1861 | 3,963 |
| 1871 | 5,563 |
| 1881 | 6,140 |
| 1891 | 5,006 |
| 1901 | 4,630 |
| 1911 | 3,442 |
| 1921 | 3,038 |
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, Normanby 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 | 1,025 |
| Number of families | 1,025 |
| Number of females | 2,949 |
| Number of males | 3,191 |
| Number of married females | 907 |
| Number of married males | 906 |
| Number of married persons | 1,813 |
| Number of widowed females | 102 |
| Number of widowed males | 58 |
| Number of widowed persons | 160 |
| POP TOT | 6,140 |
| Total population | 6,140 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,940 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 2,227 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 4,167 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 11 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 1,021 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,025 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 64 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 6,322 |
| Acres of potatoes | 649 |
| Acres of wheat | 10,718 |
| BAR BU | 11,105 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 11,105 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 65 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 252 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 98 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 149,962 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 9,496 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 79,857 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 75,144 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 66 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 36,571 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 227,514 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 141,443 |
| BWT BU | 65 |
| CRN BU | 98 |
| HAY AC | 6,322 |
| HAY TONS | 7,288 |
| OAT BU | 149,962 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 79,857 |
| POT AC | 649 |
| POT BU | 75,144 |
| RYE BU | 66 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 7,288 |
| WHT AC | 10,718 |
| WHT SP BU | 36,571 |
| WHT WTR BU | 141,443 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,940 |
| C UNMD M | 2,227 |
| C UNMD TOT | 4,167 |
| D OCC | 1,025 |
| FEMALE | 2,949 |
| GRA BU | 252 |
| H CON | 11 |
| H INHAB | 1,021 |
| H UNINH | 64 |
| MALE | 3,191 |
| MD F | 907 |
| MD M | 906 |
| MD TOT | 1,813 |
| NUMBER CD | 154 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 9,496 |
| SHAN | 4 |
| TUR BU | 227,514 |
| WID F | 102 |
| WID M | 58 |
| WID TOT | 160 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON154003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON114010— 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). "Normanby, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/normanby-on154003-1881/.