Rawdon, Ontario (1881 census)
Rawdon was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,692. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262656. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.376°N, 77.600°W.
Population
In 1881, Rawdon had a population of 3,692: 1,908 male and 1,784 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,097 |
| 1861 | 3,591 |
| 1871 | 3,688 |
| 1881 | 3,692 |
| 1891 | 3,629 |
| 1901 | 3,434 |
| 1911 | 3,029 |
| 1921 | 2,672 |
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, Rawdon 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 3,692 total population, 1,908 males, 1,784 females, 1,272 married persons, 692 families, 636 married females, 636 married males, 111 widowed persons, 70 widowed females, 41 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,309 single persons under 18, 1,231 single males under 18, 1,078 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 685 inhabited houses, 685 occupied houses, 36 uninhabited houses, 9 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 125,687 bushels of barley, 94,512 bushels of oats, 60,246 bushels of potatoes, 39,085 bushels of peas and beans, 38,671 bushels of rye, 14,984 bushels of spring wheat, 12,101 bushels of corn, 7,737 bushels of winter wheat, 4,484 acres of hay crops, 4,288 bushels of turnips, 4,246 tons of hay, 3,279 acres of wheat, 3,184 bushels of other root crops, 2,805 bushels of buckwheat, 605 acres of potatoes, 256 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 3,692 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:
ON122003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON118017— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262656
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). "Rawdon, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/rawdon-on122003-1881/.