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 density was 43.6 people per square mile.
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 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 436 |
| Number of families | 436 |
| Number of females | 1,169 |
| Number of males | 1,314 |
| Number of married females | 385 |
| Number of married males | 385 |
| Number of married persons | 770 |
| Number of widowed females | 46 |
| Number of widowed males | 23 |
| Number of widowed persons | 69 |
| POP TOT | 2,483 |
| Total population | 2,483 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 738 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 906 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,644 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 426 |
| Number of occupied houses | 426 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 13 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,449 |
| Acres of potatoes | 222 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,650 |
| BAR BU | 5,504 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 5,504 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 644 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 204 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 57,728 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 49,306 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 491 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 557 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 14,128 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,171 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 779 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 573 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 42,599 |
| BWT BU | 644 |
| CRN BU | 57,728 |
| HAY AC | 1,449 |
| HAY TONS | 1,720 |
| OAT BU | 49,306 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 557 |
| POT AC | 222 |
| POT BU | 14,128 |
| RYE BU | 1,171 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,720 |
| WHT AC | 2,650 |
| WHT SP BU | 779 |
| WHT WTR BU | 42,599 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 738 |
| C UNMD M | 906 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,644 |
| D OCC | 426 |
| FEMALE | 1,169 |
| GRA BU | 204 |
| H CON | 6 |
| H INHAB | 426 |
| H UNINH | 13 |
| MALE | 1,314 |
| MD F | 385 |
| MD M | 385 |
| MD TOT | 770 |
| NUMBER CD | 181 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 491 |
| TUR BU | 573 |
| WID F | 46 |
| WID M | 23 |
| WID TOT | 69 |
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/.