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 density was 32.8 people per square mile.
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 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 692 |
| Number of families | 692 |
| Number of females | 1,784 |
| Number of males | 1,908 |
| Number of married females | 636 |
| Number of married males | 636 |
| Number of married persons | 1,272 |
| Number of widowed females | 70 |
| Number of widowed males | 41 |
| Number of widowed persons | 111 |
| POP TOT | 3,692 |
| Total population | 3,692 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,078 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,231 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,309 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 9 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 685 |
| Number of occupied houses | 685 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 36 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 4,484 |
| Acres of potatoes | 605 |
| Acres of wheat | 3,279 |
| BAR BU | 125,687 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 125,687 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,805 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 256 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 12,101 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 94,512 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 3,184 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 39,085 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 60,246 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 38,671 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 14,984 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,288 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 7,737 |
| BWT BU | 2,805 |
| CRN BU | 12,101 |
| HAY AC | 4,484 |
| HAY TONS | 4,246 |
| OAT BU | 94,512 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 39,085 |
| POT AC | 605 |
| POT BU | 60,246 |
| RYE BU | 38,671 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,246 |
| WHT AC | 3,279 |
| WHT SP BU | 14,984 |
| WHT WTR BU | 7,737 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,078 |
| C UNMD M | 1,231 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,309 |
| D OCC | 685 |
| FEMALE | 1,784 |
| GRA BU | 256 |
| H CON | 9 |
| H INHAB | 685 |
| H UNINH | 36 |
| MALE | 1,908 |
| MD F | 636 |
| MD M | 636 |
| MD TOT | 1,272 |
| NUMBER CD | 122 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 3,184 |
| TUR BU | 4,288 |
| WID F | 70 |
| WID M | 41 |
| WID TOT | 111 |
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/.