Port Hope, T-V, Ontario (1881 census)
Port Hope, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 5,585. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q613870. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.954°N, 78.299°W.
Population
In 1881, Port Hope, T-V had a population of 5,585: 2,691 male and 2,894 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 5,114 |
| 1881 | 5,585 |
| 1891 | 5,042 |
| 1901 | 4,188 |
| 1911 | 5,092 |
| 1921 | 4,456 |
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, Port Hope, T-V 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 5,585 total population, 2,894 females, 2,691 males, 1,868 married persons, 1,137 families, 938 married females, 930 married males, 290 widowed persons, 228 widowed females, 62 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 3,427 single persons under 18, 1,728 single females under 18, 1,699 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 1,137 occupied houses, 1,135 inhabited houses, 66 uninhabited houses, 8 houses under construction, 2 dwellings that are temporary vessels. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 10,930 bushels of potatoes, 2,729 bushels of other root crops, 2,195 bushels of barley, 2,095 bushels of oats, 1,768 bushels of turnips, 754 bushels of peas and beans, 610 bushels of spring wheat, 308 bushels of corn, 165 tons of hay, 100 acres of potatoes, 87 acres of hay crops, 54 acres of wheat, 8 bushels of winter wheat, 5 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 4 people connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph Medlicott Scriven | 1819–1886 | died here |
| Arthur Trefusis Heneage Williams | 1837–1885 | born here |
| Franklin Bates Polson | 1858–1907 | born here |
| Bertha Harmer | 1880–1934 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 5,585 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:
ON127002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON108008_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q613870
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Hope,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Hope
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 Hope, T-V, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/port-hope-t-v-on127002-1881/.