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 density was 22.9 people per square mile.
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 69 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 342 |
| Number of families | 342 |
| Number of females | 1,040 |
| Number of males | 1,091 |
| Number of married females | 321 |
| Number of married males | 322 |
| Number of married persons | 643 |
| Number of widowed females | 33 |
| Number of widowed males | 22 |
| Number of widowed persons | 55 |
| POP TOT | 2,131 |
| Total population | 2,131 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 686 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 747 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,433 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 336 |
| Number of occupied houses | 337 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 22 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 4,102 |
| Acres of potatoes | 278 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,656 |
| BAR BU | 1,139 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,139 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 998 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 26 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 937 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 69,131 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 2,545 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 27,368 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 32,104 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 7,031 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 25,054 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 9,811 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 302 |
| BWT BU | 998 |
| CRN BU | 937 |
| HAY AC | 4,102 |
| HAY TONS | 3,213 |
| OAT BU | 69,131 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 27,368 |
| POT AC | 278 |
| POT BU | 32,104 |
| RYE BU | 7,031 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,213 |
| WHT AC | 2,656 |
| WHT SP BU | 25,054 |
| WHT WTR BU | 302 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 686 |
| C UNMD M | 747 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,433 |
| D OCC | 337 |
| FEMALE | 1,040 |
| GRA BU | 26 |
| H CON | 7 |
| H INHAB | 336 |
| H UNINH | 22 |
| MALE | 1,091 |
| MD F | 321 |
| MD M | 322 |
| MD TOT | 643 |
| NUMBER CD | 114 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 2,545 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| TUR BU | 9,811 |
| WID F | 33 |
| WID M | 22 |
| WID TOT | 55 |
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/.