Peel, Ontario (1881 census)
Peel was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 5,024. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.722°N, 80.607°W.
Population
In 1881, Peel had a population of 5,024: 2,659 male and 2,365 female residents. Population density was 40.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,435 |
| 1861 | 5,008 |
| 1871 | 5,744 |
| 1881 | 5,024 |
| 1891 | 4,253 |
| 1901 | 3,865 |
| 1911 | 3,413 |
| 1921 | 3,046 |
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, Peel shared boundaries with:
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 | 903 |
| Number of families | 903 |
| Number of females | 2,365 |
| Number of males | 2,659 |
| Number of married females | 751 |
| Number of married males | 739 |
| Number of married persons | 1,490 |
| Number of widowed females | 117 |
| Number of widowed males | 46 |
| Number of widowed persons | 163 |
| POP TOT | 5,024 |
| Total population | 5,024 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,497 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,874 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,371 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 901 |
| Number of occupied houses | 901 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 8,121 |
| Acres of potatoes | 554 |
| Acres of wheat | 10,296 |
| BAR BU | 109,368 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 109,368 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 75 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 832 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 289 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 180,785 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 44,421 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 82,167 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 42,457 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 190 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 50,422 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 240,328 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 40,987 |
| BWT BU | 75 |
| CRN BU | 289 |
| HAY AC | 8,121 |
| HAY TONS | 11,106 |
| OAT BU | 180,785 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 82,167 |
| POT AC | 554 |
| POT BU | 42,457 |
| RYE BU | 190 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 11,106 |
| WHT AC | 10,296 |
| WHT SP BU | 50,422 |
| WHT WTR BU | 40,987 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,497 |
| C UNMD M | 1,874 |
| C UNMD TOT | 3,371 |
| D OCC | 901 |
| FEMALE | 2,365 |
| GRA BU | 832 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 901 |
| H UNINH | 14 |
| MALE | 2,659 |
| MD F | 751 |
| MD M | 739 |
| MD TOT | 1,490 |
| NUMBER CD | 152 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 44,421 |
| TUR BU | 240,328 |
| WID F | 117 |
| WID M | 46 |
| WID TOT | 163 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON152005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON152010— 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). "Peel, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/peel-on152005-1881/.