Raleigh, Ontario (1881 census)
Raleigh was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 5,298. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.306°N, 82.188°W.
Population
In 1881, Raleigh had a population of 5,298: 2,762 male and 2,536 female residents. Population density was 42.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,460 |
| 1861 | 3,750 |
| 1871 | 4,081 |
| 1881 | 5,298 |
| 1891 | 4,955 |
| 1901 | 4,844 |
| 1911 | 4,400 |
| 1921 | 4,343 |
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, Raleigh shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 978 |
| Number of families | 978 |
| Number of females | 2,536 |
| Number of males | 2,762 |
| Number of married females | 848 |
| Number of married males | 852 |
| Number of married persons | 1,700 |
| Number of widowed females | 119 |
| Number of widowed males | 62 |
| Number of widowed persons | 181 |
| POP TOT | 5,298 |
| Total population | 5,298 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,569 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,848 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,417 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 12 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 968 |
| Number of occupied houses | 969 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 37 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 4,849 |
| Acres of potatoes | 468 |
| Acres of wheat | 9,851 |
| BAR BU | 30,349 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 30,349 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,060 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1,594 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 218,533 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 141,703 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 5,137 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 7,366 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 46,491 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,386 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,680 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 197,646 |
| BWT BU | 1,060 |
| CRN BU | 218,533 |
| HAY AC | 4,849 |
| HAY TONS | 6,697 |
| OAT BU | 141,703 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 7,366 |
| POT AC | 468 |
| POT BU | 46,491 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 6,697 |
| WHT AC | 9,851 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,386 |
| WHT WTR BU | 197,646 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,569 |
| C UNMD M | 1,848 |
| C UNMD TOT | 3,417 |
| D OCC | 969 |
| FEMALE | 2,536 |
| GRA BU | 1,594 |
| H CON | 12 |
| H INHAB | 968 |
| H UNINH | 37 |
| MALE | 2,762 |
| MD F | 848 |
| MD M | 852 |
| MD TOT | 1,700 |
| NUMBER CD | 180 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 5,137 |
| TUR BU | 4,680 |
| WID F | 119 |
| WID M | 62 |
| WID TOT | 181 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON180003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON121007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Raleigh, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/raleigh-on180003-1881/.