Point Edward, Village, Ontario (1881 census)
Point Edward, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,293. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4859882. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.999°N, 82.411°W.
Population
In 1881, Point Edward, Village had a population of 1,293: 660 male and 633 female residents. Population density was 4508.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,293 |
| 1891 | 1,881 |
| 1901 | 780 |
| 1911 | 874 |
| 1921 | 1,258 |
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 Sarnia, 1871 (0.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Point Edward, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 274 |
| Number of families | 274 |
| Number of females | 633 |
| Number of males | 660 |
| Number of married females | 223 |
| Number of married males | 220 |
| Number of married persons | 443 |
| Number of widowed females | 32 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| Number of widowed persons | 52 |
| POP TOT | 1,293 |
| Total population | 1,293 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 378 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 420 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 798 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 263 |
| Number of occupied houses | 263 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (21 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2 |
| Acres of potatoes | 4 |
| Acres of wheat | 10 |
| BAR BU | 70 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 70 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 15 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 24 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 15 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 435 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 90 |
| CRN BU | 15 |
| HAY AC | 2 |
| HAY TONS | 3 |
| OAT BU | 24 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 5 |
| POT AC | 4 |
| POT BU | 435 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3 |
| WHT AC | 10 |
| WHT WTR BU | 90 |
Other recorded variables (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 378 |
| C UNMD M | 420 |
| C UNMD TOT | 798 |
| D OCC | 263 |
| FEMALE | 633 |
| H CON | 5 |
| H INHAB | 263 |
| H UNINH | 8 |
| MALE | 660 |
| MD F | 223 |
| MD M | 220 |
| MD TOT | 443 |
| NUMBER CD | 179 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 15 |
| WID F | 32 |
| WID M | 20 |
| WID TOT | 52 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON179016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON122019— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4859882
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_Edward,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_Edward_(Ontario)
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). "Point Edward, Village, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/point-edward-village-on179016-1881/.