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 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 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 3,358 total population, 1,735 males, 1,623 females, 974 married persons, 565 families, 489 married females, 485 married males, 100 widowed persons, 69 widowed females, 31 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,284 single persons under 18, 1,219 single males under 18, 1,065 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 564 occupied houses, 563 inhabited houses, 23 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 157,768 bushels of oats, 141,375 bushels of barley, 103,380 bushels of turnips, 99,100 bushels of spring wheat, 70,708 bushels of potatoes, 42,585 bushels of peas and beans, 26,619 bushels of other root crops, 8,819 acres of wheat, 3,807 tons of hay, 3,213 acres of hay crops, 2,946 bushels of corn, 588 acres of potatoes, 339 bushels of winter wheat, 195 bushels of rye, 175 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 115 bushels of buckwheat. (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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sir Samuel Hughes | 1853–1921 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 3,358 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:
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/.