Norwood, Village, Ontario (1881 census)
Norwood, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 853. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q18632575. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.381°N, 77.979°W.
Population
In 1881, Norwood, Village had a population of 853: 426 male and 427 female residents. Population density was 850.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 853 |
| 1891 | 1,010 |
| 1901 | 945 |
| 1911 | 811 |
| 1921 | 765 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Asphodel, 1871 (1.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Norwood, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 162 |
| Number of families | 162 |
| Number of females | 427 |
| Number of males | 426 |
| Number of married females | 142 |
| Number of married males | 141 |
| Number of married persons | 283 |
| Number of widowed females | 15 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 26 |
| POP TOT | 853 |
| Total population | 853 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 270 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 274 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 544 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 162 |
| Number of occupied houses | 162 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (28 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 28 |
| Acres of potatoes | 51 |
| Acres of wheat | 27 |
| BAR BU | 140 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 140 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 339 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,060 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,823 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 136 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,919 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 84 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 250 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 219 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 20 |
| BWT BU | 2 |
| CRN BU | 339 |
| HAY AC | 28 |
| HAY TONS | 36 |
| OAT BU | 1,060 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 136 |
| POT AC | 51 |
| POT BU | 5,919 |
| RYE BU | 84 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 36 |
| WHT AC | 27 |
| WHT SP BU | 250 |
| WHT WTR BU | 20 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 270 |
| C UNMD M | 274 |
| C UNMD TOT | 544 |
| D OCC | 162 |
| FEMALE | 427 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 162 |
| H UNINH | 9 |
| MALE | 426 |
| MD F | 142 |
| MD M | 141 |
| MD TOT | 283 |
| NUMBER CD | 125 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,823 |
| TUR BU | 219 |
| WID F | 15 |
| WID M | 11 |
| WID TOT | 26 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON125002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON138020— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q18632575
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). "Norwood, Village, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/norwood-village-on125002-1881/.