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 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 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 3,512 total population, 1,860 males, 1,652 females, 1,073 married persons, 636 families, 538 married males, 535 married females, 101 widowed persons, 66 widowed females, 35 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,338 single persons under 18, 1,287 single males under 18, 1,051 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 635 inhabited houses, 635 occupied houses, 12 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 204,299 bushels of oats, 61,282 bushels of turnips, 56,925 bushels of spring wheat, 48,686 bushels of potatoes, 46,340 bushels of peas and beans, 25,736 bushels of barley, 6,095 bushels of winter wheat, 5,877 acres of wheat, 4,733 acres of hay crops, 4,592 tons of hay, 2,516 bushels of other root crops, 464 acres of potatoes, 292 bushels of buckwheat, 160 bushels of rye, 35 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 24 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 3,513 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:
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/.