Ross, Ontario (1881 census)
Ross was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,131. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262721. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.632°N, 76.781°W.
Population
In 1881, Ross had a population of 2,131: 1,091 male and 1,040 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 708 |
| 1861 | 1,311 |
| 1871 | 1,682 |
| 1881 | 2,131 |
| 1891 | 2,402 |
| 1901 | 2,269 |
| 1911 | 2,017 |
| 1921 | 1,790 |
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, Ross shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,131 total population, 1,091 males, 1,040 females, 643 married persons, 342 families, 322 married males, 321 married females, 55 widowed persons, 33 widowed females, 22 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,433 single persons under 18, 747 single males under 18, 686 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 337 occupied houses, 336 inhabited houses, 22 uninhabited houses, 7 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 69,131 bushels of oats, 32,104 bushels of potatoes, 27,368 bushels of peas and beans, 25,054 bushels of spring wheat, 9,811 bushels of turnips, 7,031 bushels of rye, 4,102 acres of hay crops, 3,213 tons of hay, 2,656 acres of wheat, 2,545 bushels of other root crops, 1,139 bushels of barley, 998 bushels of buckwheat, 937 bushels of corn, 302 bushels of winter wheat, 278 acres of potatoes, 26 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 2,131 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:
ON114008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON142028— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262721
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). "Ross, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ross-on114008-1881/.