Proton, Ontario (1881 census)
Proton was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,402. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262627. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.109°N, 80.493°W.
Population
In 1881, Proton had a population of 3,402: 1,770 male and 1,632 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,240 |
| 1871 | 2,184 |
| 1881 | 3,402 |
| 1891 | 3,297 |
| 1901 | 3,378 |
| 1911 | 2,786 |
| 1921 | 2,382 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Dundalk, VL, 1891 (0.7% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Proton 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 3,402 total population, 1,770 males, 1,632 females, 1,054 married persons, 687 families, 528 married females, 526 married males, 92 widowed persons, 53 widowed females, 39 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,256 single persons under 18, 1,205 single males under 18, 1,051 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 655 occupied houses, 652 inhabited houses, 52 uninhabited houses, 10 houses under construction, 3 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 132,439 bushels of oats, 99,835 bushels of turnips, 44,567 bushels of potatoes, 32,258 bushels of peas and beans, 22,952 bushels of spring wheat, 16,340 bushels of barley, 5,122 bushels of winter wheat, 5,016 acres of hay crops, 4,977 tons of hay, 3,347 acres of wheat, 964 bushels of other root crops, 391 acres of potatoes, 85 bushels of rye, 75 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 3,402 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:
ON155007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON114012_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262627
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). "Proton, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/proton-on155007-1881/.