Puslinch, Ontario (1881 census)
Puslinch was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,985. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q89596452. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.468°N, 80.177°W.
Population
In 1881, Puslinch had a population of 3,985: 2,051 male and 1,934 female residents. Population density was 39.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,862 |
| 1861 | 4,701 |
| 1871 | 4,514 |
| 1881 | 3,985 |
| 1891 | 3,614 |
| 1901 | 3,045 |
| 1911 | 2,733 |
| 1921 | 2,462 |
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, Puslinch shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 734 |
| Number of families | 734 |
| Number of females | 1,934 |
| Number of males | 2,051 |
| Number of married females | 575 |
| Number of married males | 577 |
| Number of married persons | 1,152 |
| Number of widowed females | 117 |
| Number of widowed males | 73 |
| Number of widowed persons | 190 |
| POP TOT | 3,985 |
| Total population | 3,985 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,242 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,401 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,643 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 729 |
| Number of occupied houses | 729 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 35 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 5,723 |
| Acres of potatoes | 603 |
| Acres of wheat | 6,366 |
| BAR BU | 51,052 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 51,052 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 104 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 61 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,956 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 143,880 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 19,788 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 53,821 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 69,085 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 5,236 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 5,804 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 636,110 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 90,784 |
| BWT BU | 104 |
| CRN BU | 2,956 |
| HAY AC | 5,723 |
| HAY TONS | 7,337 |
| OAT BU | 143,880 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 53,821 |
| POT AC | 603 |
| POT BU | 69,085 |
| RYE BU | 5,236 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 7,337 |
| WHT AC | 6,366 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,804 |
| WHT WTR BU | 90,784 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,242 |
| C UNMD M | 1,401 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,643 |
| D OCC | 729 |
| FEMALE | 1,934 |
| GRA BU | 61 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 729 |
| H UNINH | 35 |
| MALE | 2,051 |
| MD F | 575 |
| MD M | 577 |
| MD TOT | 1,152 |
| NUMBER CD | 151 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 19,788 |
| TUR BU | 636,110 |
| WID F | 117 |
| WID M | 73 |
| WID TOT | 190 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON151001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON152012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q89596452
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). "Puslinch, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/puslinch-on151001-1881/.