Russell, Ontario (1881 census)
Russell was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,458. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2981843. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.272°N, 75.314°W.
Population
In 1881, Russell had a population of 3,458: 1,788 male and 1,670 female residents. Population density was 43.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 503 |
| 1861 | 1,814 |
| 1871 | 2,339 |
| 1881 | 3,458 |
| 1891 | 3,918 |
| 1901 | 3,835 |
| 1911 | 3,964 |
| 1921 | 3,752 |
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, Russell 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 | 562 |
| Number of families | 562 |
| Number of females | 1,670 |
| Number of males | 1,788 |
| Number of married females | 519 |
| Number of married males | 517 |
| Number of married persons | 1,036 |
| Number of widowed females | 52 |
| Number of widowed males | 32 |
| Number of widowed persons | 84 |
| POP TOT | 3,458 |
| Total population | 3,458 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,099 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,239 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,338 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 34 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 554 |
| Number of occupied houses | 554 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 69 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 4,638 |
| Acres of potatoes | 447 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,246 |
| BAR BU | 4,827 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 4,827 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 5,110 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 724 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 4,797 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 114,246 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 12,959 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 35,804 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 47,184 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 455 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 7,263 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,803 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 2,041 |
| BWT BU | 5,110 |
| CRN BU | 4,797 |
| HAY AC | 4,638 |
| HAY TONS | 4,557 |
| OAT BU | 114,246 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 35,804 |
| POT AC | 447 |
| POT BU | 47,184 |
| RYE BU | 455 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,557 |
| WHT AC | 1,246 |
| WHT SP BU | 7,263 |
| WHT WTR BU | 2,041 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,099 |
| C UNMD M | 1,239 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,338 |
| D OCC | 554 |
| FEMALE | 1,670 |
| GRA BU | 724 |
| H CON | 34 |
| H INHAB | 554 |
| H UNINH | 69 |
| MALE | 1,788 |
| MD F | 519 |
| MD M | 517 |
| MD TOT | 1,036 |
| NUMBER CD | 104 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 12,959 |
| TUR BU | 2,803 |
| WID F | 52 |
| WID M | 32 |
| WID TOT | 84 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON104004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON143004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2981843
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_(Ontario)
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). "Russell, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/russell-on104004-1881/.