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 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 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,951 total population, 1,539 males, 1,412 females, 1,008 married persons, 575 families, 505 married males, 503 married females, 122 widowed persons, 81 widowed females, 41 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,821 single persons under 18, 993 single males under 18, 828 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 571 inhabited houses, 571 occupied houses, 33 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 78,136 bushels of winter wheat, 75,359 bushels of oats, 28,530 bushels of corn, 22,079 bushels of barley, 21,856 bushels of potatoes, 21,712 bushels of other root crops, 19,315 bushels of turnips, 5,323 tons of hay, 5,031 acres of hay crops, 4,463 bushels of peas and beans, 4,137 acres of wheat, 2,251 bushels of rye, 2,109 bushels of spring wheat, 967 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 631 bushels of buckwheat, 223 acres of potatoes. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,951 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:
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/.