Plummer, Ontario (1881 census)
Plummer was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 349. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262601. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.399°N, 83.771°W.
Population
In 1881, Plummer had a population of 349: 194 male and 155 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 349 |
| 1911 | 669 |
| 1921 | 426 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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 Bruce Mines, T-V, 1871 (2.2% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Bruce Mines, T-V, 1891 (50.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Plummer shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 349 total population, 194 males, 155 females, 106 married persons, 81 families, 54 married males, 52 married females, 7 widowed persons, 4 widowed males, 3 widowed females. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 236 single persons under 18, 136 single males under 18, 100 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 81 inhabited houses, 81 occupied houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 11,229 bushels of turnips, 4,855 bushels of potatoes, 1,783 bushels of spring wheat, 1,714 bushels of oats, 471 bushels of barley, 408 bushels of peas and beans, 240 tons of hay, 229 acres of hay crops, 184 acres of wheat, 45 acres of potatoes, 7 bushels of other root crops. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 349 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:
ON182019— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON102071— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262601
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). "Plummer, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/plummer-on182019-1881/.