Norwich S, Ontario (1881 census)
Norwich S was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,360. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.911°N, 80.616°W.
Population
In 1881, Norwich S had a population of 3,360: 1,701 male and 1,659 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,225 |
| 1881 | 3,360 |
| 1891 | 2,943 |
| 1911 | 2,271 |
| 1921 | 2,092 |
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 S 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 3,360 total population, 1,701 males, 1,659 females, 1,235 married persons, 707 families, 621 married females, 614 married males, 144 widowed persons, 96 widowed females, 48 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,981 single persons under 18, 1,039 single males under 18, 942 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 684 inhabited houses, 684 occupied houses, 20 uninhabited houses, 4 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 98,168 bushels of oats, 52,922 bushels of corn, 30,150 bushels of potatoes, 29,142 bushels of winter wheat, 16,819 bushels of peas and beans, 12,648 bushels of turnips, 7,571 bushels of barley, 5,375 bushels of other root crops, 4,172 bushels of buckwheat, 3,281 bushels of rye, 3,022 tons of hay, 2,705 acres of hay crops, 2,692 acres of wheat, 1,496 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 300 acres of potatoes, 259 bushels of spring wheat. (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 |
|---|---|---|
| Norman Duncan | 1871–1916 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 3,360 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:
ON165003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON134006_1911— 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 S, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/norwich-s-on165003-1881/.