Perth, T-V, Ontario (1881 census)
Perth, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,467. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2428683. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.899°N, 76.253°W.
Population
In 1881, Perth, T-V had a population of 2,467: 1,132 male and 1,335 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,916 |
| 1861 | 2,465 |
| 1871 | 2,375 |
| 1881 | 2,467 |
| 1891 | 3,136 |
| 1901 | 3,588 |
| 1911 | 3,588 |
| 1921 | 3,790 |
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, Perth, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,467 total population, 1,335 females, 1,132 males, 721 married persons, 516 families, 362 married females, 359 married males, 136 widowed persons, 103 widowed females, 33 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,610 single persons under 18, 870 single females under 18, 740 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 486 inhabited houses, 486 occupied houses, 32 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 9,682 bushels of potatoes, 5,439 bushels of other root crops, 3,110 bushels of oats, 1,922 bushels of turnips, 755 bushels of barley, 451 tons of hay, 355 bushels of spring wheat, 324 acres of hay crops, 196 bushels of rye, 153 bushels of peas and beans, 120 bushels of corn, 81 bushels of buckwheat, 67 bushels of winter wheat, 62 acres of potatoes, 47 acres of wheat, 3 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 8 people connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| John Robson Premier of British Columbia (1824-1892) | 1824–1892 | born here |
| Alexander Morris | 1826–1889 | born here |
| Malcolm Colin Cameron | 1831–1898 | born here |
| Robert Campbell | 1835–1921 | born here |
| John Graham Haggart | 1836–1913 | born here |
| Alexander Ferguson MacLaren | 1854–1917 | born here |
| Charles Napier Bell | 1854–1936 | born here |
| Flora Madeline Shaw | 1864–1927 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,467 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:
ON111002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON123017_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2428683
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perth,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perth_(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). "Perth, T-V, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/perth-t-v-on111002-1881/.