Nottawasaga, Ontario (1881 census)
Nottawasaga was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 6,971. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262471. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.383°N, 80.165°W.
Population
In 1881, Nottawasaga had a population of 6,971: 3,647 male and 3,324 female residents. Population density was 44.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,887 |
| 1861 | 3,890 |
| 1871 | 6,704 |
| 1881 | 6,971 |
| 1891 | 6,060 |
| 1901 | 5,342 |
| 1911 | 4,432 |
| 1921 | 4,110 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Creemore, VL, 1891 (0.6% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Nottawasaga shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 1,195 |
| Number of families | 1,195 |
| Number of females | 3,324 |
| Number of males | 3,647 |
| Number of married females | 1,057 |
| Number of married males | 1,062 |
| Number of married persons | 2,119 |
| Number of widowed females | 128 |
| Number of widowed males | 67 |
| Number of widowed persons | 195 |
| POP TOT | 6,971 |
| Total population | 6,971 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 2,139 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 2,518 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 4,657 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 1,189 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,189 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 62 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 8,889 |
| Acres of potatoes | 797 |
| Acres of wheat | 18,154 |
| BAR BU | 30,606 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 30,606 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 171 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 388 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,892 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 136,597 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 13,461 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 66,726 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 77,420 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 834 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 174,883 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 70,372 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 101,212 |
| BWT BU | 171 |
| CRN BU | 1,892 |
| HAY AC | 8,889 |
| HAY TONS | 10,131 |
| OAT BU | 136,597 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 66,726 |
| POT AC | 797 |
| POT BU | 77,420 |
| RYE BU | 834 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 10,131 |
| WHT AC | 18,154 |
| WHT SP BU | 174,883 |
| WHT WTR BU | 101,212 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 2,139 |
| C UNMD M | 2,518 |
| C UNMD TOT | 4,657 |
| D OCC | 1,189 |
| FEMALE | 3,324 |
| GRA BU | 388 |
| H CON | 7 |
| H INHAB | 1,189 |
| H UNINH | 62 |
| MALE | 3,647 |
| MD F | 1,057 |
| MD M | 1,062 |
| MD TOT | 2,119 |
| NUMBER CD | 139 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 13,461 |
| TUR BU | 70,372 |
| WID F | 128 |
| WID M | 67 |
| WID TOT | 195 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON139001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON144008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262471
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). "Nottawasaga, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/nottawasaga-on139001-1881/.