Orillia, Matchedash, Ontario (1881 census)
Orillia, Matchedash was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,097. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.706°N, 79.478°W.
Population
In 1881, Orillia, Matchedash had a population of 3,097: 1,647 male and 1,450 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 725 |
| 1861 | 1,394 |
| 1871 | 1,894 |
| 1881 | 3,097 |
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 Orillia, 1891 (67.5% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Matchedash, 1891 (31.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Orillia, Matchedash 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 | 547 |
| Number of families | 547 |
| Number of females | 1,450 |
| Number of males | 1,647 |
| Number of married females | 500 |
| Number of married males | 496 |
| Number of married persons | 996 |
| Number of widowed females | 31 |
| Number of widowed males | 30 |
| Number of widowed persons | 61 |
| POP TOT | 3,097 |
| Total population | 3,097 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 919 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,121 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,040 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 541 |
| Number of occupied houses | 541 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 18 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 4,727 |
| Acres of potatoes | 460 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,416 |
| BAR BU | 1,474 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,474 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 318 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 131 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,377 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 56,232 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 8,804 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 19,639 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 34,365 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 465 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 8,269 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 62,116 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 3,991 |
| BWT BU | 318 |
| CRN BU | 1,377 |
| HAY AC | 4,727 |
| HAY TONS | 5,024 |
| OAT BU | 56,232 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 19,639 |
| POT AC | 460 |
| POT BU | 34,365 |
| RYE BU | 465 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,024 |
| WHT AC | 1,416 |
| WHT SP BU | 8,269 |
| WHT WTR BU | 3,991 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 919 |
| C UNMD M | 1,121 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,040 |
| D OCC | 541 |
| FEMALE | 1,450 |
| GRA BU | 131 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 541 |
| H UNINH | 18 |
| MALE | 1,647 |
| MD F | 500 |
| MD M | 496 |
| MD TOT | 996 |
| NUMBER CD | 139 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 8,804 |
| TUR BU | 62,116 |
| WID F | 31 |
| WID M | 30 |
| WID TOT | 61 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON139014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON139014— 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). "Orillia, Matchedash, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/orillia-matchedash-on139014-1881/.