Palmerston & Canonto, Ontario (1881 census)
Palmerston & Canonto was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,005. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.040°N, 76.813°W.
Population
In 1881, Palmerston & Canonto had a population of 1,005: 534 male and 471 female residents. Population density was 4.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 546 |
| 1881 | 1,005 |
| 1891 | 1,064 |
| 1901 | 1,133 |
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, Palmerston & Canonto shared boundaries with:
- Bagot & Blithefield
- Brougham
- Clarendon & Miller
- Dalhousie, Sherbrooke, North Lavant
- Griffith, Matawatchan
- Olden
- Oso
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 | 167 |
| Number of families | 167 |
| Number of females | 471 |
| Number of males | 534 |
| Number of married females | 150 |
| Number of married males | 150 |
| Number of married persons | 300 |
| Number of widowed females | 12 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 22 |
| POP TOT | 1,005 |
| Total population | 1,005 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 309 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 374 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 683 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 163 |
| Number of occupied houses | 166 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,204 |
| Acres of potatoes | 129 |
| Acres of wheat | 251 |
| BAR BU | 148 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 148 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 564 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 84 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 853 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6,499 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 670 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,748 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 14,332 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,841 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,158 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,658 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 134 |
| BWT BU | 564 |
| CRN BU | 853 |
| HAY AC | 2,204 |
| HAY TONS | 1,319 |
| OAT BU | 6,499 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,748 |
| POT AC | 129 |
| POT BU | 14,332 |
| RYE BU | 1,841 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,319 |
| WHT AC | 251 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,158 |
| WHT WTR BU | 134 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 309 |
| C UNMD M | 374 |
| C UNMD TOT | 683 |
| D OCC | 166 |
| FEMALE | 471 |
| GRA BU | 84 |
| H INHAB | 163 |
| H UNINH | 2 |
| MALE | 534 |
| MD F | 150 |
| MD M | 150 |
| MD TOT | 300 |
| NUMBER CD | 118 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 670 |
| SHAN | 3 |
| TUR BU | 2,658 |
| WID F | 12 |
| WID M | 10 |
| WID TOT | 22 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON118015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON043013— 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). "Palmerston & Canonto, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/palmerston-canonto-on118015-1881/.