Saugeen, Ontario (1881 census)
Saugeen was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,090. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262764. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.403°N, 81.372°W.
Population
In 1881, Saugeen had a population of 2,090: 1,087 male and 1,003 female residents. Population density was 32.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 277 |
| 1861 | 1,520 |
| 1871 | 2,579 |
| 1881 | 2,090 |
| 1891 | 1,813 |
| 1901 | 1,581 |
| 1911 | 1,422 |
| 1921 | 1,196 |
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, Saugeen shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 69 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 341 |
| Number of families | 341 |
| Number of females | 1,003 |
| Number of males | 1,087 |
| Number of married females | 294 |
| Number of married males | 292 |
| Number of married persons | 586 |
| Number of widowed females | 36 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 51 |
| POP TOT | 2,090 |
| Total population | 2,090 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 673 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 780 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,453 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 336 |
| Number of occupied houses | 338 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 22 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,906 |
| Acres of potatoes | 244 |
| Acres of wheat | 5,748 |
| BAR BU | 8,402 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 8,402 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 133 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 111 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,723 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 58,928 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 13,828 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 29,232 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 23,334 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 197 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 8,189 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 77,782 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 79,535 |
| BWT BU | 133 |
| CRN BU | 1,723 |
| HAY AC | 2,906 |
| HAY TONS | 3,137 |
| OAT BU | 58,928 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 29,232 |
| POT AC | 244 |
| POT BU | 23,334 |
| RYE BU | 197 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,137 |
| WHT AC | 5,748 |
| WHT SP BU | 8,189 |
| WHT WTR BU | 79,535 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 673 |
| C UNMD M | 780 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,453 |
| D OCC | 338 |
| FEMALE | 1,003 |
| GRA BU | 111 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 336 |
| H UNINH | 22 |
| MALE | 1,087 |
| MD F | 294 |
| MD M | 292 |
| MD TOT | 586 |
| NUMBER CD | 177 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 13,828 |
| SHAN | 2 |
| TUR BU | 77,782 |
| WID F | 36 |
| WID M | 15 |
| WID TOT | 51 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON177003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON104016— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262764
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). "Saugeen, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/saugeen-on177003-1881/.