Pelham, Ontario (1881 census)
Pelham was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,623. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q448041. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.040°N, 79.336°W.
Population
In 1881, Pelham had a population of 2,623: 1,365 male and 1,258 female residents. Population density was 51.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,400 |
| 1861 | 2,646 |
| 1871 | 2,515 |
| 1881 | 2,623 |
| 1891 | 2,554 |
| 1901 | 2,490 |
| 1911 | 2,815 |
| 1921 | 2,936 |
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, Pelham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 71 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 571 |
| Number of families | 571 |
| Number of females | 1,258 |
| Number of males | 1,365 |
| Number of married females | 498 |
| Number of married males | 510 |
| Number of married persons | 1,008 |
| Number of widowed females | 67 |
| Number of widowed males | 41 |
| Number of widowed persons | 108 |
| POP TOT | 2,623 |
| Total population | 2,623 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 693 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 814 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,507 |
Buildings & housing (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 2 |
| Number of dwellings that are temporary vessels | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 552 |
| Number of occupied houses | 555 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 30 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 4,544 |
| Acres of potatoes | 518 |
| Acres of wheat | 4,362 |
| BAR BU | 3,405 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,405 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,556 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 495 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 44,285 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 63,779 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 2,339 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 3,399 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 47,110 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 511 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 163 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 6,552 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 86,787 |
| BWT BU | 2,556 |
| CRN BU | 44,285 |
| HAY AC | 4,544 |
| HAY TONS | 4,247 |
| OAT BU | 63,779 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 3,399 |
| POT AC | 518 |
| POT BU | 47,110 |
| RYE BU | 511 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,247 |
| WHT AC | 4,362 |
| WHT SP BU | 163 |
| WHT WTR BU | 86,787 |
Other recorded variables (21 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 693 |
| C UNMD M | 814 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,507 |
| D OCC | 555 |
| FEMALE | 1,258 |
| GRA BU | 495 |
| H CON | 8 |
| H INHAB | 552 |
| H UNINH | 30 |
| MALE | 1,365 |
| MD F | 498 |
| MD M | 510 |
| MD TOT | 1,008 |
| NUMBER CD | 144 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 2,339 |
| SHAN | 2 |
| TUR BU | 6,552 |
| VESS | 1 |
| WID F | 67 |
| WID M | 41 |
| WID TOT | 108 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON144007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON151004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q448041
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelham,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelham_(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). "Pelham, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/pelham-on144007-1881/.