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 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 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 4,495 total population, 2,340 males, 2,155 females, 1,368 married persons, 807 families, 686 married males, 682 married females, 156 widowed persons, 94 widowed females, 62 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,971 single persons under 18, 1,592 single males under 18, 1,379 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 807 inhabited houses, 807 occupied houses, 18 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 175,383 bushels of oats, 133,421 bushels of winter wheat, 93,606 bushels of barley, 78,878 bushels of corn, 46,791 bushels of potatoes, 31,521 bushels of other root crops, 14,941 bushels of spring wheat, 9,198 acres of wheat, 9,116 bushels of turnips, 6,571 tons of hay, 5,804 acres of hay crops, 4,745 bushels of peas and beans, 490 acres of potatoes, 378 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 22 bushels of buckwheat, 3 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 4,495 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:
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/.