Osprey, Ontario (1881 census)
Osprey was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,512. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7107381. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.314°N, 80.346°W.
Population
In 1881, Osprey had a population of 3,512: 1,860 male and 1,652 female residents. Population density was 29.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 486 |
| 1861 | 2,201 |
| 1871 | 3,033 |
| 1881 | 3,512 |
| 1891 | 3,314 |
| 1901 | 3,075 |
| 1911 | 2,526 |
| 1921 | 2,205 |
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, Osprey 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 | 636 |
| Number of families | 636 |
| Number of females | 1,652 |
| Number of males | 1,860 |
| Number of married females | 535 |
| Number of married males | 538 |
| Number of married persons | 1,073 |
| Number of widowed females | 66 |
| Number of widowed males | 35 |
| Number of widowed persons | 101 |
| POP TOT | 3,512 |
| Total population | 3,512 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,051 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,287 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,338 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 635 |
| Number of occupied houses | 635 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 4,733 |
| Acres of potatoes | 464 |
| Acres of wheat | 5,877 |
| BAR BU | 25,736 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 25,736 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 292 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 35 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 24 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 204,299 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 2,516 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 46,340 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 48,686 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 160 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 56,925 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 61,282 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 6,095 |
| BWT BU | 292 |
| CRN BU | 24 |
| HAY AC | 4,733 |
| HAY TONS | 4,592 |
| OAT BU | 204,299 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 46,340 |
| POT AC | 464 |
| POT BU | 48,686 |
| RYE BU | 160 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,592 |
| WHT AC | 5,877 |
| WHT SP BU | 56,925 |
| WHT WTR BU | 6,095 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,051 |
| C UNMD M | 1,287 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,338 |
| D OCC | 635 |
| FEMALE | 1,652 |
| GRA BU | 35 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 635 |
| H UNINH | 12 |
| MALE | 1,860 |
| MD F | 535 |
| MD M | 538 |
| MD TOT | 1,073 |
| NUMBER CD | 155 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 2,516 |
| TUR BU | 61,282 |
| WID F | 66 |
| WID M | 35 |
| WID TOT | 101 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON155004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON114011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7107381
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osprey,_Ontario
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). "Osprey, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/osprey-on155004-1881/.