Saltfleet, Ontario (1881 census)
Saltfleet was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,951. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7406103. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.203°N, 79.725°W.
Population
In 1881, Saltfleet had a population of 2,951: 1,539 male and 1,412 female residents. Population density was 57.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,801 |
| 1861 | 2,740 |
| 1871 | 2,783 |
| 1881 | 2,951 |
| 1891 | 2,765 |
| 1901 | 3,209 |
| 1911 | 4,458 |
| 1921 | 5,900 |
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, Saltfleet 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 | 575 |
| Number of families | 575 |
| Number of females | 1,412 |
| Number of males | 1,539 |
| Number of married females | 503 |
| Number of married males | 505 |
| Number of married persons | 1,008 |
| Number of widowed females | 81 |
| Number of widowed males | 41 |
| Number of widowed persons | 122 |
| POP TOT | 2,951 |
| Total population | 2,951 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 828 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 993 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,821 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 571 |
| Number of occupied houses | 571 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 33 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 5,031 |
| Acres of potatoes | 223 |
| Acres of wheat | 4,137 |
| BAR BU | 22,079 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 22,079 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 631 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 967 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 28,530 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 75,359 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 21,712 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 4,463 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 21,856 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 2,251 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,109 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 19,315 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 78,136 |
| BWT BU | 631 |
| CRN BU | 28,530 |
| HAY AC | 5,031 |
| HAY TONS | 5,323 |
| OAT BU | 75,359 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 4,463 |
| POT AC | 223 |
| POT BU | 21,856 |
| RYE BU | 2,251 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,323 |
| WHT AC | 4,137 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,109 |
| WHT WTR BU | 78,136 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 828 |
| C UNMD M | 993 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,821 |
| D OCC | 571 |
| FEMALE | 1,412 |
| GRA BU | 967 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 571 |
| H UNINH | 33 |
| MALE | 1,539 |
| MD F | 503 |
| MD M | 505 |
| MD TOT | 1,008 |
| NUMBER CD | 147 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 21,712 |
| TUR BU | 19,315 |
| WID F | 81 |
| WID M | 41 |
| WID TOT | 122 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON147001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON153008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7406103
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saltfleet_Township
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). "Saltfleet, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/saltfleet-on147001-1881/.