Osnabruck, Ontario (1881 census)
Osnabruck was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 5,796. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.051°N, 75.027°W.
Population
In 1881, Osnabruck had a population of 5,796: 2,884 male and 2,912 female residents. Population density was 60.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,699 |
| 1861 | 5,639 |
| 1871 | 5,791 |
| 1881 | 5,796 |
| 1891 | 5,316 |
| 1901 | 4,828 |
| 1911 | 4,170 |
| 1921 | 3,764 |
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, Osnabruck 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 | 1,056 |
| Number of families | 1,056 |
| Number of females | 2,912 |
| Number of males | 2,884 |
| Number of married females | 947 |
| Number of married males | 941 |
| Number of married persons | 1,888 |
| Number of widowed females | 160 |
| Number of widowed males | 71 |
| Number of widowed persons | 231 |
| POP TOT | 5,796 |
| Total population | 5,796 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,805 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,872 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,677 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 1,054 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,054 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 96 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 8,831 |
| Acres of potatoes | 702 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,560 |
| BAR BU | 26,401 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 26,401 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 20,411 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 441 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 18,066 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 183,633 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 6,488 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 12,775 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 73,229 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 2,110 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 7,831 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 868 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 3,460 |
| BWT BU | 20,411 |
| CRN BU | 18,066 |
| HAY AC | 8,831 |
| HAY TONS | 9,415 |
| OAT BU | 183,633 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 12,775 |
| POT AC | 702 |
| POT BU | 73,229 |
| RYE BU | 2,110 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 9,415 |
| WHT AC | 1,560 |
| WHT SP BU | 7,831 |
| WHT WTR BU | 3,460 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,805 |
| C UNMD M | 1,872 |
| C UNMD TOT | 3,677 |
| D OCC | 1,054 |
| FEMALE | 2,912 |
| GRA BU | 441 |
| H CON | 6 |
| H INHAB | 1,054 |
| H UNINH | 96 |
| MALE | 2,884 |
| MD F | 947 |
| MD M | 941 |
| MD TOT | 1,888 |
| NUMBER CD | 101 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 6,488 |
| TUR BU | 868 |
| WID F | 160 |
| WID M | 71 |
| WID TOT | 231 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON101001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON145003— 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). "Osnabruck, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/osnabruck-on101001-1881/.