Plantagenet S, Ontario (1881 census)
Plantagenet S was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,524. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.406°N, 74.976°W.
Population
In 1881, Plantagenet S had a population of 2,524: 1,309 male and 1,215 female residents. Population density was 30.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 643 |
| 1861 | 1,238 |
| 1871 | 1,575 |
| 1881 | 2,524 |
| 1891 | 3,080 |
| 1901 | 3,544 |
| 1911 | 3,509 |
| 1921 | 3,205 |
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, Plantagenet S 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 | 414 |
| Number of families | 414 |
| Number of females | 1,215 |
| Number of males | 1,309 |
| Number of married females | 386 |
| Number of married males | 385 |
| Number of married persons | 771 |
| Number of widowed females | 44 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| Number of widowed persons | 64 |
| POP TOT | 2,524 |
| Total population | 2,524 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 785 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 904 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,689 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 14 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 413 |
| Number of occupied houses | 413 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 30 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,677 |
| Acres of potatoes | 303 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,206 |
| BAR BU | 11,797 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 11,797 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,490 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 612 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 3,213 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 87,300 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,938 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 36,298 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 36,351 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 124 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 10,968 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,111 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 157 |
| BWT BU | 2,490 |
| CRN BU | 3,213 |
| HAY AC | 2,677 |
| HAY TONS | 2,858 |
| OAT BU | 87,300 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 36,298 |
| POT AC | 303 |
| POT BU | 36,351 |
| RYE BU | 124 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,858 |
| WHT AC | 1,206 |
| WHT SP BU | 10,968 |
| WHT WTR BU | 157 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 785 |
| C UNMD M | 904 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,689 |
| D OCC | 413 |
| FEMALE | 1,215 |
| GRA BU | 612 |
| H CON | 14 |
| H INHAB | 413 |
| H UNINH | 30 |
| MALE | 1,309 |
| MD F | 386 |
| MD M | 385 |
| MD TOT | 771 |
| NUMBER CD | 103 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,938 |
| TUR BU | 2,111 |
| WID F | 44 |
| WID M | 20 |
| WID TOT | 64 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON103009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON139007— 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). "Plantagenet S, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/plantagenet-s-on103009-1881/.