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 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 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 3,785 total population, 1,896 females, 1,889 males, 1,138 married persons, 733 families, 572 married females, 566 married males, 156 widowed persons, 105 widowed females, 51 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,491 single persons under 18, 1,272 single males under 18, 1,219 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 720 inhabited houses, 720 occupied houses, 64 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 130,068 bushels of oats, 75,329 bushels of potatoes, 20,403 bushels of rye, 10,267 bushels of barley, 9,467 bushels of spring wheat, 7,625 acres of hay crops, 7,582 bushels of corn, 7,309 bushels of buckwheat, 6,437 tons of hay, 4,721 bushels of other root crops, 4,535 bushels of turnips, 4,082 bushels of peas and beans, 2,087 acres of wheat, 891 acres of potatoes, 580 bushels of winter wheat, 277 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Silas Huntington | 1829–1905 | born here |
| John Walter Harris | 1845–1926 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 3,785 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:
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/.