Ryerson, Armour, Ontario (1881 census)
Ryerson, Armour was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,203. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.602°N, 79.432°W.
Population
In 1881, Ryerson, Armour had a population of 1,203: 657 male and 546 female residents. Population density was 7.8 people per square mile.
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Maganetawan, 1871 (11.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Ryerson, Armour 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 | 256 |
| Number of families | 256 |
| Number of females | 546 |
| Number of males | 657 |
| Number of married females | 199 |
| Number of married males | 206 |
| Number of married persons | 405 |
| Number of widowed females | 6 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 20 |
| POP TOT | 1,203 |
| Total population | 1,203 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 341 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 437 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 778 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 13 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 256 |
| Number of occupied houses | 256 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 690 |
| Acres of potatoes | 191 |
| Acres of wheat | 458 |
| BAR BU | 1,690 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,690 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 296 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 62 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 438 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 23,105 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 474 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 2,636 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 20,482 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 890 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,090 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 25,005 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 63 |
| BWT BU | 296 |
| CRN BU | 438 |
| HAY AC | 690 |
| HAY TONS | 690 |
| OAT BU | 23,105 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 2,636 |
| POT AC | 191 |
| POT BU | 20,482 |
| RYE BU | 890 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 690 |
| WHT AC | 458 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,090 |
| WHT WTR BU | 63 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 341 |
| C UNMD M | 437 |
| C UNMD TOT | 778 |
| D OCC | 256 |
| FEMALE | 546 |
| GRA BU | 62 |
| H CON | 13 |
| H INHAB | 256 |
| H UNINH | 6 |
| MALE | 657 |
| MD F | 199 |
| MD M | 206 |
| MD TOT | 405 |
| NUMBER CD | 131 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 474 |
| TUR BU | 25,005 |
| WID F | 6 |
| WID M | 14 |
| WID TOT | 20 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON131024— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON131024— 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). "Ryerson, Armour, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ryerson-armour-on131024-1881/.