Ops, Ontario (1881 census)
Ops was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,358. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262505. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.325°N, 78.715°W.
Population
In 1881, Ops had a population of 3,358: 1,735 male and 1,623 female residents. Population density was 33.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,512 |
| 1861 | 2,872 |
| 1871 | 3,350 |
| 1881 | 3,358 |
| 1891 | 2,926 |
| 1901 | 2,610 |
| 1911 | 2,746 |
| 1921 | 2,310 |
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, Ops 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 | 565 |
| Number of families | 565 |
| Number of females | 1,623 |
| Number of males | 1,735 |
| Number of married females | 489 |
| Number of married males | 485 |
| Number of married persons | 974 |
| Number of widowed females | 69 |
| Number of widowed males | 31 |
| Number of widowed persons | 100 |
| POP TOT | 3,358 |
| Total population | 3,358 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,065 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,219 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,284 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 563 |
| Number of occupied houses | 564 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 23 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,213 |
| Acres of potatoes | 588 |
| Acres of wheat | 8,819 |
| BAR BU | 141,375 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 141,375 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 115 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 175 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,946 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 157,768 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 26,619 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 42,585 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 70,708 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 195 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 99,100 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 103,380 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 339 |
| BWT BU | 115 |
| CRN BU | 2,946 |
| HAY AC | 3,213 |
| HAY TONS | 3,807 |
| OAT BU | 157,768 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 42,585 |
| POT AC | 588 |
| POT BU | 70,708 |
| RYE BU | 195 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,807 |
| WHT AC | 8,819 |
| WHT SP BU | 99,100 |
| WHT WTR BU | 339 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,065 |
| C UNMD M | 1,219 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,284 |
| D OCC | 564 |
| FEMALE | 1,623 |
| GRA BU | 175 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 563 |
| H UNINH | 23 |
| MALE | 1,735 |
| MD F | 489 |
| MD M | 485 |
| MD TOT | 974 |
| NUMBER CD | 129 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 26,619 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| TUR BU | 103,380 |
| WID F | 69 |
| WID M | 31 |
| WID TOT | 100 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON129001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON149010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262505
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ops_Township
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). "Ops, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ops-on129001-1881/.