Oxford, Ontario (1881 census)
Oxford was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,785. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.952°N, 75.677°W.
Population
In 1881, Oxford had a population of 3,785: 1,889 male and 1,896 female residents. Population density was 35.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,496 |
| 1861 | 4,467 |
| 1871 | 4,051 |
| 1881 | 3,785 |
| 1891 | 3,307 |
| 1901 | 2,920 |
| 1911 | 2,503 |
| 1921 | 2,381 |
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 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 | 733 |
| Number of families | 733 |
| Number of females | 1,896 |
| Number of males | 1,889 |
| Number of married females | 572 |
| Number of married males | 566 |
| Number of married persons | 1,138 |
| Number of widowed females | 105 |
| Number of widowed males | 51 |
| Number of widowed persons | 156 |
| POP TOT | 3,785 |
| Total population | 3,785 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,219 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,272 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,491 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 720 |
| Number of occupied houses | 720 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 64 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 7,625 |
| Acres of potatoes | 891 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,087 |
| BAR BU | 10,267 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 10,267 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 7,309 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 277 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 7,582 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 130,068 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 4,721 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 4,082 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 75,329 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 20,403 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 9,467 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,535 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 580 |
| BWT BU | 7,309 |
| CRN BU | 7,582 |
| HAY AC | 7,625 |
| HAY TONS | 6,437 |
| OAT BU | 130,068 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 4,082 |
| POT AC | 891 |
| POT BU | 75,329 |
| RYE BU | 20,403 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 6,437 |
| WHT AC | 2,087 |
| WHT SP BU | 9,467 |
| WHT WTR BU | 580 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,219 |
| C UNMD M | 1,272 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,491 |
| D OCC | 720 |
| FEMALE | 1,896 |
| GRA BU | 277 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 720 |
| H UNINH | 64 |
| MALE | 1,889 |
| MD F | 572 |
| MD M | 566 |
| MD TOT | 1,138 |
| NUMBER CD | 107 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 4,721 |
| TUR BU | 4,535 |
| WID F | 105 |
| WID M | 51 |
| WID TOT | 156 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON107005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON113004— 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, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/oxford-on107005-1881/.