Prescott, T-V, Ontario (1881 census)
Prescott, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,999. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2420628. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.713°N, 75.524°W.
Population
In 1881, Prescott, T-V had a population of 2,999: 1,410 male and 1,589 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 2,999 |
| 1891 | 2,919 |
| 1901 | 3,019 |
| 1911 | 2,801 |
| 1911 | 867 |
| 1921 | 2,636 |
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, Prescott, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 28 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,999 total population, 1,589 females, 1,410 males, 969 married persons, 612 families, 488 married females, 481 married males, 185 widowed persons, 148 widowed females, 37 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,845 single persons under 18, 953 single females under 18, 892 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 583 inhabited houses, 583 occupied houses, 38 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 6,390 bushels of potatoes, 1,120 bushels of oats, 519 bushels of other root crops, 390 bushels of barley, 375 bushels of corn, 189 tons of hay, 150 bushels of rye, 114 acres of hay crops, 100 bushels of peas and beans, 37 bushels of buckwheat, 36 acres of potatoes. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sir Richard William Scott | 1825–1913 | born here |
| James Morrow Walsh | 1840–1905 | born here |
| John Dowsley Reid | 1859–1929 | born and died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,998 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:
ON106002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON113006_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2420628
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prescott,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prescott_(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). "Prescott, T-V, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/prescott-t-v-on106002-1881/.