Ramsay, Ontario (1881 census)
Ramsay was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,899. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.197°N, 76.222°W.
Population
In 1881, Ramsay had a population of 2,899: 1,490 male and 1,409 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,256 |
| 1861 | 4,096 |
| 1871 | 3,218 |
| 1881 | 2,899 |
| 1891 | 2,601 |
| 1901 | 2,383 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 1,713 |
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, Ramsay 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 2,899 total population, 1,490 males, 1,409 females, 818 married persons, 485 families, 413 married females, 405 married males, 101 widowed persons, 64 widowed females, 37 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,980 single persons under 18, 1,048 single males under 18, 932 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 485 inhabited houses, 485 occupied houses, 64 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 94,864 bushels of oats, 53,801 bushels of potatoes, 46,685 bushels of turnips, 32,566 bushels of peas and beans, 19,946 bushels of other root crops, 16,904 bushels of spring wheat, 10,510 bushels of rye, 9,717 bushels of buckwheat, 5,565 acres of hay crops, 4,843 bushels of barley, 4,243 tons of hay, 3,870 bushels of corn, 3,788 acres of wheat, 1,062 bushels of winter wheat, 411 acres of potatoes, 41 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph Yuill | 1838–1905 | born and died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,899 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:
ON112001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON123012— 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). "Ramsay, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ramsay-on112001-1881/.