Paisley, Village, Ontario (1881 census)
Paisley, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,154. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7125167. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.305°N, 81.267°W.
Population
In 1881, Paisley, Village had a population of 1,154: 568 male and 586 female residents. Population density was 1150.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,154 |
| 1891 | 1,328 |
| 1901 | 1,086 |
| 1911 | 830 |
| 1921 | 760 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Elderslie, 1871 (1.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Paisley, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 61 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 244 |
| Number of families | 244 |
| Number of females | 586 |
| Number of males | 568 |
| Number of married females | 196 |
| Number of married males | 192 |
| Number of married persons | 388 |
| Number of widowed females | 28 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 38 |
| POP TOT | 1,154 |
| Total population | 1,154 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 362 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 366 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 728 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 234 |
| Number of occupied houses | 234 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 38 |
Agriculture (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 86 |
| Acres of potatoes | 35 |
| Acres of wheat | 69 |
| BAR BU | 320 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 320 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 58 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,260 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 953 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 455 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,803 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 156 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 156 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 956 |
| CRN BU | 58 |
| HAY AC | 86 |
| HAY TONS | 117 |
| OAT BU | 1,260 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 455 |
| POT AC | 35 |
| POT BU | 2,803 |
| RYE BU | 20 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 117 |
| WHT AC | 69 |
| WHT SP BU | 156 |
| WHT WTR BU | 956 |
Other recorded variables (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 362 |
| C UNMD M | 366 |
| C UNMD TOT | 728 |
| D OCC | 234 |
| FEMALE | 586 |
| H INHAB | 234 |
| H UNINH | 38 |
| MALE | 568 |
| MD F | 196 |
| MD M | 192 |
| MD TOT | 388 |
| NUMBER CD | 177 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 953 |
| TUR BU | 156 |
| WID F | 28 |
| WID M | 10 |
| WID TOT | 38 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON177012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON104027— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7125167
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paisley,_Ontario
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). "Paisley, Village, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/paisley-village-on177012-1881/.