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 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 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,005 total population, 534 males, 471 females, 300 married persons, 167 families, 150 married females, 150 married males, 22 widowed persons, 12 widowed females, 10 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 683 single persons under 18, 374 single males under 18, 309 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 166 occupied houses, 163 inhabited houses, 3 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 2 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 14,332 bushels of potatoes, 6,499 bushels of oats, 2,658 bushels of turnips, 2,204 acres of hay crops, 1,841 bushels of rye, 1,748 bushels of peas and beans, 1,319 tons of hay, 1,158 bushels of spring wheat, 853 bushels of corn, 670 bushels of other root crops, 564 bushels of buckwheat, 251 acres of wheat, 148 bushels of barley, 134 bushels of winter wheat, 129 acres of potatoes, 84 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,000 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:
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/.