Roxborough, Ontario (1881 census)
Roxborough was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 4,005. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.175°N, 75.124°W.
Population
In 1881, Roxborough had a population of 4,005: 2,010 male and 1,995 female residents. Population density was 46.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,141 |
| 1861 | 3,176 |
| 1871 | 3,353 |
| 1881 | 4,005 |
| 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 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 692 |
| Number of families | 692 |
| Number of females | 1,995 |
| Number of males | 2,010 |
| Number of married females | 598 |
| Number of married males | 602 |
| Number of married persons | 1,200 |
| Number of widowed females | 109 |
| Number of widowed males | 46 |
| Number of widowed persons | 155 |
| POP TOT | 4,005 |
| Total population | 4,005 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,288 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,362 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,650 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 689 |
| Number of occupied houses | 689 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 22 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 5,006 |
| Acres of potatoes | 509 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,181 |
| BAR BU | 5,967 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 5,967 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4,281 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 307 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 4,538 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 149,923 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 3,357 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 11,152 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 55,021 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 2,047 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 6,693 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,008 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 3,628 |
| BWT BU | 4,281 |
| CRN BU | 4,538 |
| HAY AC | 5,006 |
| HAY TONS | 4,815 |
| OAT BU | 149,923 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 11,152 |
| POT AC | 509 |
| POT BU | 55,021 |
| RYE BU | 2,047 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,815 |
| WHT AC | 1,181 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,693 |
| WHT WTR BU | 3,628 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,288 |
| C UNMD M | 1,362 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,650 |
| D OCC | 689 |
| FEMALE | 1,995 |
| GRA BU | 307 |
| H CON | 6 |
| H INHAB | 689 |
| H UNINH | 22 |
| MALE | 2,010 |
| MD F | 598 |
| MD M | 602 |
| MD TOT | 1,200 |
| NUMBER CD | 101 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 3,357 |
| TUR BU | 1,008 |
| WID F | 109 |
| WID M | 46 |
| WID TOT | 155 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON101003— 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-on101003-1881/.