Pelee Island, Ontario (1881 census)
Pelee Island was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 361. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7161269. The administrative centroid was at approximately 41.776°N, 82.658°W.
Population
In 1881, Pelee Island had a population of 361: 204 male and 157 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 361 |
| 1891 | 605 |
| 1901 | 669 |
| 1911 | 830 |
| 1921 | 793 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 361 total population, 204 males, 157 females, 110 married persons, 69 families, 56 married males, 54 married females, 14 widowed persons, 8 widowed males, 6 widowed females. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 237 single persons under 18, 140 single males under 18, 97 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 69 inhabited houses, 69 occupied houses, 3 houses under construction, 2 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 11,943 bushels of corn, 10,735 bushels of winter wheat, 2,719 bushels of potatoes, 1,306 bushels of oats, 1,069 bushels of other root crops, 678 bushels of turnips, 555 acres of wheat, 154 tons of hay, 135 bushels of peas and beans, 102 acres of hay crops, 85 bushels of barley, 51 bushels of spring wheat, 31 acres of potatoes, 3 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 2 bushels of buckwheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 361 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:
ON181009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON110009_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7161269
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). "Pelee Island, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/pelee-island-on181009-1881/.