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 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 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 3,985 total population, 2,051 males, 1,934 females, 1,152 married persons, 734 families, 577 married males, 575 married females, 190 widowed persons, 117 widowed females, 73 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,643 single persons under 18, 1,401 single males under 18, 1,242 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 729 inhabited houses, 729 occupied houses, 35 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 636,110 bushels of turnips, 143,880 bushels of oats, 90,784 bushels of winter wheat, 69,085 bushels of potatoes, 53,821 bushels of peas and beans, 51,052 bushels of barley, 19,788 bushels of other root crops, 7,337 tons of hay, 6,366 acres of wheat, 5,804 bushels of spring wheat, 5,723 acres of hay crops, 5,236 bushels of rye, 2,956 bushels of corn, 603 acres of potatoes, 104 bushels of buckwheat, 61 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person 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 |
|---|---|---|
| John Idington | 1840–1928 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 3,985 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:
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/.