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 density was 44.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,378 |
| 1861 | 1,773 |
| 1871 | 1,855 |
| 1881 | 1,645 |
| 1891 | 1,498 |
| 1901 | 1,402 |
| 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 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 331 |
| Number of families | 331 |
| Number of females | 780 |
| Number of males | 865 |
| Number of married females | 263 |
| Number of married males | 264 |
| Number of married persons | 527 |
| Number of widowed females | 46 |
| Number of widowed males | 26 |
| Number of widowed persons | 72 |
| POP TOT | 1,645 |
| Total population | 1,645 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 471 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 575 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,046 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 331 |
| Number of occupied houses | 331 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,568 |
| Acres of potatoes | 191 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,151 |
| BAR BU | 8,107 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 8,107 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 226 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 228 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 21,387 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 93,964 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 22,123 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 8,797 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 18,572 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 430 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 392 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 43,504 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 32,767 |
| BWT BU | 226 |
| CRN BU | 21,387 |
| HAY AC | 2,568 |
| HAY TONS | 3,955 |
| OAT BU | 93,964 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 8,797 |
| POT AC | 191 |
| POT BU | 18,572 |
| RYE BU | 430 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,955 |
| WHT AC | 2,151 |
| WHT SP BU | 392 |
| WHT WTR BU | 32,767 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 471 |
| C UNMD M | 575 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,046 |
| D OCC | 331 |
| FEMALE | 780 |
| GRA BU | 228 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 331 |
| H UNINH | 4 |
| MALE | 865 |
| MD F | 263 |
| MD M | 264 |
| MD TOT | 527 |
| NUMBER CD | 165 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 22,123 |
| TUR BU | 43,504 |
| WID F | 46 |
| WID M | 26 |
| WID TOT | 72 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON165009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON134008— 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/.