Port Elgin, Village, Ontario (1881 census)
Port Elgin, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,400. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7230598. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.451°N, 81.393°W.
Population
In 1881, Port Elgin, Village had a population of 1,400: 713 male and 687 female residents. Population density was 1395.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,400 |
| 1891 | 1,659 |
| 1901 | 1,313 |
| 1911 | 1,235 |
| 1921 | 1,291 |
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 Saugeen, 1871 (1.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Port Elgin, Village 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 | 255 |
| Number of families | 255 |
| Number of females | 687 |
| Number of males | 713 |
| Number of married females | 225 |
| Number of married males | 219 |
| Number of married persons | 444 |
| Number of widowed females | 31 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 39 |
| POP TOT | 1,400 |
| Total population | 1,400 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 431 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 486 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 917 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 253 |
| Number of occupied houses | 253 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 20 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 180 |
| Acres of potatoes | 32 |
| Acres of wheat | 365 |
| BAR BU | 190 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 190 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 67 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 101 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,360 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,855 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,574 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,216 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 23 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 9,430 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 8,151 |
| BWT BU | 67 |
| CRN BU | 101 |
| HAY AC | 180 |
| HAY TONS | 183 |
| OAT BU | 2,360 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,574 |
| POT AC | 32 |
| POT BU | 4,216 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 183 |
| WHT AC | 365 |
| WHT SP BU | 23 |
| WHT WTR BU | 8,151 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 431 |
| C UNMD M | 486 |
| C UNMD TOT | 917 |
| D OCC | 253 |
| FEMALE | 687 |
| GRA BU | 2 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 253 |
| H UNINH | 20 |
| MALE | 713 |
| MD F | 225 |
| MD M | 219 |
| MD TOT | 444 |
| NUMBER CD | 177 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,855 |
| TUR BU | 9,430 |
| WID F | 31 |
| WID M | 8 |
| WID TOT | 39 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON177008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON104028— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7230598
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Elgin,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Elgin_(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). "Port Elgin, Village, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/port-elgin-village-on177008-1881/.