Penetanguishene, Ontario (1881 census)
Penetanguishene was a township in Ontario (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,089. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.756°N, 79.937°W.
Population
In 1881, Penetanguishene had a population of 1,089: 537 male and 552 female residents.
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Tiny, 1871 (0.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Penetanguishene shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 61 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 212 |
| Number of families | 212 |
| Number of females | 552 |
| Number of males | 537 |
| Number of married females | 187 |
| Number of married males | 186 |
| Number of married persons | 373 |
| Number of widowed females | 21 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 28 |
| POP TOT | 1,089 |
| Total population | 1,089 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 344 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 344 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 688 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 9 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 190 |
| Number of occupied houses | 190 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 23 |
Agriculture (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 124 |
| Acres of potatoes | 22 |
| Acres of wheat | 43 |
| BAR BU | 307 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 307 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 128 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,050 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 354 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 606 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,480 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 260 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 444 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 180 |
| CRN BU | 128 |
| HAY AC | 124 |
| HAY TONS | 179 |
| OAT BU | 2,050 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 606 |
| POT AC | 22 |
| POT BU | 3,480 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 179 |
| WHT AC | 43 |
| WHT SP BU | 260 |
| WHT WTR BU | 180 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 344 |
| C UNMD M | 344 |
| C UNMD TOT | 688 |
| D OCC | 190 |
| FEMALE | 552 |
| H CON | 9 |
| H INHAB | 190 |
| H UNINH | 23 |
| MALE | 537 |
| MD F | 187 |
| MD M | 186 |
| MD TOT | 373 |
| NUMBER CD | 139 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 354 |
| TUR BU | 444 |
| WID F | 21 |
| WID M | 7 |
| WID TOT | 28 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON139009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON139009— 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). "Penetanguishene, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/penetanguishene-on139009-1881/.