Port Perry, Village, Ontario (1881 census)
Port Perry, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,800. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q484865. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.102°N, 78.962°W.
Population
In 1881, Port Perry, Village had a population of 1,800: 871 male and 929 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,800 |
| 1891 | 1,698 |
| 1901 | 1,465 |
| 1911 | 1,148 |
| 1921 | 1,143 |
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 Reach, 1871 (0.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Port Perry, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 69 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 372 |
| Number of families | 372 |
| Number of females | 929 |
| Number of males | 871 |
| Number of married females | 318 |
| Number of married males | 316 |
| Number of married persons | 634 |
| Number of widowed females | 58 |
| Number of widowed males | 29 |
| Number of widowed persons | 87 |
| POP TOT | 1,800 |
| Total population | 1,800 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 553 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 526 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,079 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 369 |
| Number of occupied houses | 370 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 21 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 171 |
| Acres of potatoes | 69 |
| Acres of wheat | 105 |
| BAR BU | 1,874 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,874 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 49 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 733 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,995 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 2,492 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 254 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,476 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,152 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5,930 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 225 |
| BWT BU | 49 |
| CRN BU | 733 |
| HAY AC | 171 |
| HAY TONS | 222 |
| OAT BU | 4,995 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 254 |
| POT AC | 69 |
| POT BU | 8,476 |
| RYE BU | 7 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 222 |
| WHT AC | 105 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,152 |
| WHT WTR BU | 225 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 553 |
| C UNMD M | 526 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,079 |
| D OCC | 370 |
| FEMALE | 929 |
| GRA BU | 6 |
| H CON | 4 |
| H INHAB | 369 |
| H UNINH | 21 |
| MALE | 871 |
| MD F | 318 |
| MD M | 316 |
| MD TOT | 634 |
| NUMBER CD | 133 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 2,492 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| TUR BU | 5,930 |
| WID F | 58 |
| WID M | 29 |
| WID TOT | 87 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON133009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON133017— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q484865
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Perry
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 Perry, Village, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/port-perry-village-on133009-1881/.