Rochester, Ontario (1881 census)
Rochester was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,483. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262708. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.236°N, 82.655°W.
Population
In 1881, Rochester had a population of 2,483: 1,314 male and 1,169 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 788 |
| 1861 | 1,349 |
| 1871 | 2,152 |
| 1881 | 2,483 |
| 1891 | 2,806 |
| 1901 | 2,625 |
| 1911 | 2,231 |
| 1921 | 2,082 |
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, Rochester 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 2,483 total population, 1,314 males, 1,169 females, 770 married persons, 436 families, 385 married females, 385 married males, 69 widowed persons, 46 widowed females, 23 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,644 single persons under 18, 906 single males under 18, 738 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 426 inhabited houses, 426 occupied houses, 13 uninhabited houses, 6 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 57,728 bushels of corn, 49,306 bushels of oats, 42,599 bushels of winter wheat, 14,128 bushels of potatoes, 5,504 bushels of barley, 2,650 acres of wheat, 1,720 tons of hay, 1,449 acres of hay crops, 1,171 bushels of rye, 779 bushels of spring wheat, 644 bushels of buckwheat, 573 bushels of turnips, 557 bushels of peas and beans, 491 bushels of other root crops, 222 acres of potatoes, 204 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 2,483 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:
ON181015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON110010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262708
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). "Rochester, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/rochester-on181015-1881/.