Preston, Village, Ontario (1881 census)
Preston, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,419. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7241810. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.395°N, 80.353°W.
Population
In 1881, Preston, Village had a population of 1,419: 680 male and 739 female residents. Population density was 1414.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,180 |
| 1861 | 1,538 |
| 1871 | 1,408 |
| 1881 | 1,419 |
| 1891 | 1,843 |
| 1901 | 2,308 |
| 1911 | 3,883 |
| 1921 | 5,423 |
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, Preston, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 61 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 305 |
| Number of families | 305 |
| Number of females | 739 |
| Number of males | 680 |
| Number of married females | 251 |
| Number of married males | 258 |
| Number of married persons | 509 |
| Number of widowed females | 54 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| Number of widowed persons | 74 |
| POP TOT | 1,419 |
| Total population | 1,419 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 434 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 402 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 836 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 268 |
| Number of occupied houses | 268 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 16 |
Agriculture (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 150 |
| Acres of potatoes | 97 |
| Acres of wheat | 122 |
| BAR BU | 355 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 355 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,321 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,356 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 2,527 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 724 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 10,403 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 710 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5,470 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,762 |
| CRN BU | 1,321 |
| HAY AC | 150 |
| HAY TONS | 253 |
| OAT BU | 3,356 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 724 |
| POT AC | 97 |
| POT BU | 10,403 |
| RYE BU | 710 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 253 |
| WHT AC | 122 |
| WHT WTR BU | 1,762 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 434 |
| C UNMD M | 402 |
| C UNMD TOT | 836 |
| D OCC | 268 |
| FEMALE | 739 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 268 |
| H UNINH | 16 |
| MALE | 680 |
| MD F | 251 |
| MD M | 258 |
| MD TOT | 509 |
| NUMBER CD | 161 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 2,527 |
| TUR BU | 5,470 |
| WID F | 54 |
| WID M | 20 |
| WID TOT | 74 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON161005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON150009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7241810
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preston,_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). "Preston, Village, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/preston-village-on161005-1881/.