Plympton, Ontario (1881 census)
Plympton was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 4,495. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262605. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.012°N, 82.107°W.
Population
In 1881, Plympton had a population of 4,495: 2,340 male and 2,155 female residents. Population density was 34.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,511 |
| 1861 | 3,287 |
| 1871 | 5,259 |
| 1881 | 4,495 |
| 1891 | 3,929 |
| 1901 | 3,621 |
| 1911 | 3,206 |
| 1921 | 2,829 |
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, Plympton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 807 |
| Number of families | 807 |
| Number of females | 2,155 |
| Number of males | 2,340 |
| Number of married females | 682 |
| Number of married males | 686 |
| Number of married persons | 1,368 |
| Number of widowed females | 94 |
| Number of widowed males | 62 |
| Number of widowed persons | 156 |
| POP TOT | 4,495 |
| Total population | 4,495 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,379 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,592 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,971 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 807 |
| Number of occupied houses | 807 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 18 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 5,804 |
| Acres of potatoes | 490 |
| Acres of wheat | 9,198 |
| BAR BU | 93,606 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 93,606 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 22 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 378 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 78,878 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 175,383 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 31,521 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 4,745 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 46,791 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 14,941 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 9,116 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 133,421 |
| BWT BU | 22 |
| CRN BU | 78,878 |
| HAY AC | 5,804 |
| HAY TONS | 6,571 |
| OAT BU | 175,383 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 4,745 |
| POT AC | 490 |
| POT BU | 46,791 |
| RYE BU | 3 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 6,571 |
| WHT AC | 9,198 |
| WHT SP BU | 14,941 |
| WHT WTR BU | 133,421 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,379 |
| C UNMD M | 1,592 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,971 |
| D OCC | 807 |
| FEMALE | 2,155 |
| GRA BU | 378 |
| H INHAB | 807 |
| H UNINH | 18 |
| MALE | 2,340 |
| MD F | 682 |
| MD M | 686 |
| MD TOT | 1,368 |
| NUMBER CD | 179 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 31,521 |
| TUR BU | 9,116 |
| WID F | 94 |
| WID M | 62 |
| WID TOT | 156 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON179011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON122007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262605
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). "Plympton, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/plympton-on179011-1881/.