Roxborough, Ontario (1881 census)
Roxborough was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,493. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.226°N, 74.935°W.
Population
In 1881, Roxborough had a population of 3,493: 1,754 male and 1,739 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,141 |
| 1861 | 3,176 |
| 1871 | 3,353 |
| 1881 | 3,493 |
| 1891 | 4,736 |
| 1901 | 4,834 |
| 1911 | 4,295 |
| 1921 | 4,005 |
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, Roxborough 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 3,493 total population, 1,754 males, 1,739 females, 1,016 married persons, 571 families, 510 married females, 506 married males, 117 widowed persons, 81 widowed females, 36 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,360 single persons under 18, 1,212 single males under 18, 1,148 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 570 inhabited houses, 570 occupied houses, 30 uninhabited houses, 8 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 119,824 bushels of oats, 46,679 bushels of potatoes, 25,625 bushels of barley, 14,510 bushels of peas and beans, 8,824 bushels of spring wheat, 7,624 bushels of corn, 5,608 bushels of other root crops, 4,694 acres of hay crops, 4,644 tons of hay, 1,884 bushels of winter wheat, 1,642 bushels of buckwheat, 1,531 bushels of turnips, 1,417 acres of wheat, 946 bushels of rye, 426 acres of potatoes, 283 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 3,493 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:
ON101002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON145004— 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). "Roxborough, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/roxborough-on101002-1881/.