Plummer, Ontario (1881 census)
Plummer was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 349. 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 density was 10.2 people per square mile.
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, 1871 (2.2% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Bruce Mines, 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 53 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 81 |
| Number of families | 81 |
| Number of females | 155 |
| Number of males | 194 |
| Number of married females | 52 |
| Number of married males | 54 |
| Number of married persons | 106 |
| Number of widowed females | 3 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| Number of widowed persons | 7 |
| POP TOT | 349 |
| Total population | 349 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 100 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 136 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 236 |
Buildings & housing (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 81 |
| Number of occupied houses | 81 |
Agriculture (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 229 |
| Acres of potatoes | 45 |
| Acres of wheat | 184 |
| BAR BU | 471 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 471 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,714 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 408 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,855 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,783 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 11,229 |
| HAY AC | 229 |
| HAY TONS | 240 |
| OAT BU | 1,714 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 408 |
| POT AC | 45 |
| POT BU | 4,855 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 240 |
| WHT AC | 184 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,783 |
Other recorded variables (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 100 |
| C UNMD M | 136 |
| C UNMD TOT | 236 |
| D OCC | 81 |
| FEMALE | 155 |
| H INHAB | 81 |
| MALE | 194 |
| MD F | 52 |
| MD M | 54 |
| MD TOT | 106 |
| NUMBER CD | 182 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 7 |
| TUR BU | 11,229 |
| WID F | 3 |
| WID M | 4 |
| WID TOT | 7 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON182019— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON182019— 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). "Plummer, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/plummer-on182019-1881/.