Oxford N, Ontario (1881 census)
Oxford N was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,645. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.052°N, 80.930°W.
Population
In 1881, Oxford N had a population of 1,645: 865 male and 780 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,855 |
| 1881 | 1,645 |
| 1911 | 1,261 |
| 1921 | 1,287 |
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, Oxford N 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 1,645 total population, 865 males, 780 females, 527 married persons, 331 families, 264 married males, 263 married females, 72 widowed persons, 46 widowed females, 26 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,046 single persons under 18, 575 single males under 18, 471 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 331 inhabited houses, 331 occupied houses, 4 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 93,964 bushels of oats, 43,504 bushels of turnips, 32,767 bushels of winter wheat, 22,123 bushels of other root crops, 21,387 bushels of corn, 18,572 bushels of potatoes, 8,797 bushels of peas and beans, 8,107 bushels of barley, 3,955 tons of hay, 2,568 acres of hay crops, 2,151 acres of wheat, 430 bushels of rye, 392 bushels of spring wheat, 228 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 226 bushels of buckwheat, 191 acres of potatoes. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,645 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:
ON165009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON134008_1911— 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). "Oxford N, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/oxford-n-on165009-1881/.