Oxford W-O, Ontario (1881 census)
Oxford W-O was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,694. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.053°N, 80.812°W.
Population
In 1881, Oxford W-O had a population of 2,694: 1,360 male and 1,334 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,804 |
| 1881 | 2,694 |
| 1911 | 2,027 |
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 W-O 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 2,694 total population, 1,360 males, 1,334 females, 956 married persons, 558 families, 481 married females, 475 married males, 95 widowed persons, 66 widowed females, 29 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,643 single persons under 18, 856 single males under 18, 787 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 549 inhabited houses, 549 occupied houses, 10 uninhabited houses, 4 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 79,519 bushels of oats, 53,370 bushels of turnips, 44,069 bushels of winter wheat, 34,805 bushels of potatoes, 28,974 bushels of other root crops, 27,254 bushels of corn, 20,888 bushels of barley, 16,762 bushels of peas and beans, 4,206 tons of hay, 3,010 acres of hay crops, 1,673 bushels of spring wheat, 979 acres of wheat, 603 bushels of rye, 406 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 385 bushels of buckwheat, 302 acres of potatoes. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,694 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:
ON165007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON107006_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 W-O, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/oxford-w-o-on165007-1881/.