Percy, Ontario (1881 census)
Percy was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,768. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7167618. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.240°N, 77.923°W.
Population
In 1881, Percy had a population of 3,768: 1,923 male and 1,845 female residents. Population density was 42.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,605 |
| 1861 | 3,515 |
| 1871 | 4,084 |
| 1881 | 3,768 |
| 1891 | 3,388 |
| 1901 | 3,216 |
| 1911 | 2,766 |
| 1921 | 2,593 |
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, Percy 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 | 689 |
| Number of families | 689 |
| Number of females | 1,845 |
| Number of males | 1,923 |
| Number of married females | 626 |
| Number of married males | 622 |
| Number of married persons | 1,248 |
| Number of widowed females | 78 |
| Number of widowed males | 44 |
| Number of widowed persons | 122 |
| POP TOT | 3,768 |
| Total population | 3,768 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,141 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,257 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,398 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 683 |
| Number of occupied houses | 683 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 32 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 4,130 |
| Acres of potatoes | 519 |
| Acres of wheat | 5,566 |
| BAR BU | 73,706 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 73,706 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,958 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 879 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 11,103 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 67,827 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 11,631 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 54,075 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 59,077 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 17,767 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 37,615 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 923,719 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 8,439 |
| BWT BU | 3,958 |
| CRN BU | 11,103 |
| HAY AC | 4,130 |
| HAY TONS | 4,341 |
| OAT BU | 67,827 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 54,075 |
| POT AC | 519 |
| POT BU | 59,077 |
| RYE BU | 17,767 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,341 |
| WHT AC | 5,566 |
| WHT SP BU | 37,615 |
| WHT WTR BU | 8,439 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,141 |
| C UNMD M | 1,257 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,398 |
| D OCC | 683 |
| FEMALE | 1,845 |
| GRA BU | 879 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 683 |
| H UNINH | 32 |
| MALE | 1,923 |
| MD F | 626 |
| MD M | 622 |
| MD TOT | 1,248 |
| NUMBER CD | 123 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 11,631 |
| TUR BU | 923,719 |
| WID F | 78 |
| WID M | 44 |
| WID TOT | 122 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON123006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON132008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7167618
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percy_Township
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). "Percy, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/percy-on123006-1881/.