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 |
|---|---|
| 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 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 3,097 total population, 1,647 males, 1,450 females, 996 married persons, 547 families, 500 married females, 496 married males, 61 widowed persons, 31 widowed females, 30 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,040 single persons under 18, 1,121 single males under 18, 919 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 541 inhabited houses, 541 occupied houses, 18 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 62,116 bushels of turnips, 56,232 bushels of oats, 34,365 bushels of potatoes, 19,639 bushels of peas and beans, 8,804 bushels of other root crops, 8,269 bushels of spring wheat, 5,024 tons of hay, 4,727 acres of hay crops, 3,991 bushels of winter wheat, 1,474 bushels of barley, 1,416 acres of wheat, 1,377 bushels of corn, 465 bushels of rye, 460 acres of potatoes, 318 bushels of buckwheat, 131 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 3,097 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:
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/.