Romney, Ontario (1881 census)
Romney was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,082. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.154°N, 82.387°W.
Population
In 1881, Romney had a population of 1,082: 588 male and 494 female residents. Population density was 23.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 470 |
| 1871 | 711 |
| 1881 | 1,082 |
| 1891 | 1,534 |
| 1901 | 2,103 |
| 1911 | 1,815 |
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, Romney 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 | 215 |
| Number of families | 215 |
| Number of females | 494 |
| Number of males | 588 |
| Number of married females | 179 |
| Number of married males | 183 |
| Number of married persons | 362 |
| Number of widowed females | 21 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 34 |
| POP TOT | 1,082 |
| Total population | 1,082 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 294 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 392 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 686 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 213 |
| Number of occupied houses | 215 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 884 |
| Acres of potatoes | 60 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,860 |
| BAR BU | 1,681 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,681 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 188 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 169 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 27,755 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 14,574 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 678 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 286 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,225 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 135 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 231 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 33,521 |
| BWT BU | 188 |
| CRN BU | 27,755 |
| HAY AC | 884 |
| HAY TONS | 1,109 |
| OAT BU | 14,574 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 286 |
| POT AC | 60 |
| POT BU | 6,225 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,109 |
| WHT AC | 1,860 |
| WHT SP BU | 135 |
| WHT WTR BU | 33,521 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 294 |
| C UNMD M | 392 |
| C UNMD TOT | 686 |
| D OCC | 215 |
| FEMALE | 494 |
| GRA BU | 169 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 213 |
| H UNINH | 3 |
| MALE | 588 |
| MD F | 179 |
| MD M | 183 |
| MD TOT | 362 |
| NUMBER CD | 180 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 678 |
| SHAN | 2 |
| TUR BU | 231 |
| WID F | 21 |
| WID M | 13 |
| WID TOT | 34 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON180001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON085004— 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). "Romney, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/romney-on180001-1881/.