Port Stanley, Village, Ontario (1881 census)
Port Stanley, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 674. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7230953. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.674°N, 81.201°W.
Population
In 1881, Port Stanley, Village had a population of 674: 345 male and 329 female residents. Population density was 671.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 674 |
| 1891 | 616 |
| 1901 | 552 |
| 1911 | 891 |
| 1921 | 973 |
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 Yarmouth, 1871 (0.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Port Stanley, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 139 |
| Number of families | 139 |
| Number of females | 329 |
| Number of males | 345 |
| Number of married females | 115 |
| Number of married males | 114 |
| Number of married persons | 229 |
| Number of widowed females | 19 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 25 |
| POP TOT | 674 |
| Total population | 674 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 195 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 225 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 420 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary vessels | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 137 |
| Number of occupied houses | 139 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 25 |
Agriculture (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 42 |
| Acres of potatoes | 30 |
| Acres of wheat | 129 |
| BAR BU | 100 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 100 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,055 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 469 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 232 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 50 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,001 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 11 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,686 |
| CRN BU | 1,055 |
| HAY AC | 42 |
| HAY TONS | 62 |
| OAT BU | 469 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 50 |
| POT AC | 30 |
| POT BU | 2,001 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 62 |
| WHT AC | 129 |
| WHT SP BU | 25 |
| WHT WTR BU | 1,686 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 195 |
| C UNMD M | 225 |
| C UNMD TOT | 420 |
| D OCC | 139 |
| FEMALE | 329 |
| H CON | 8 |
| H INHAB | 137 |
| H UNINH | 25 |
| MALE | 345 |
| MD F | 115 |
| MD M | 114 |
| MD TOT | 229 |
| NUMBER CD | 163 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 232 |
| TUR BU | 11 |
| VESS | 2 |
| WID F | 19 |
| WID M | 6 |
| WID TOT | 25 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON163002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON109011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7230953
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Stanley,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Stanley_(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 Stanley, Village, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/port-stanley-village-on163002-1881/.