Norwich N, Ontario (1881 census)
Norwich N was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,632. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.995°N, 80.644°W.
Population
In 1881, Norwich N had a population of 2,632: 1,361 male and 1,271 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 2,632 |
| 1891 | 2,389 |
| 1911 | 2,224 |
| 1921 | 2,119 |
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, Norwich N shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,632 total population, 1,361 males, 1,271 females, 977 married persons, 543 families, 490 married females, 487 married males, 106 widowed persons, 66 widowed females, 40 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,549 single persons under 18, 834 single males under 18, 715 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 537 inhabited houses, 537 occupied houses, 20 uninhabited houses, 5 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 149,013 bushels of oats, 49,787 bushels of winter wheat, 40,563 bushels of corn, 25,237 bushels of other root crops, 21,111 bushels of barley, 20,949 bushels of turnips, 19,227 bushels of potatoes, 11,949 bushels of peas and beans, 5,886 tons of hay, 4,391 acres of hay crops, 3,643 acres of wheat, 1,800 bushels of spring wheat, 1,683 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1,672 bushels of rye, 469 bushels of buckwheat, 184 acres of potatoes. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,633 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:
ON165004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON134005— 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). "Norwich N, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/norwich-n-on165004-1881/.