Scarborough, Ontario (1881 census)
Scarborough was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 4,208. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1025401. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.778°N, 79.240°W.
Population
In 1881, Scarborough had a population of 4,208: 2,203 male and 2,005 female residents. Population density was 56.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,244 |
| 1861 | 4,854 |
| 1871 | 4,615 |
| 1881 | 4,208 |
| 1891 | 4,028 |
| 1901 | 3,845 |
| 1911 | 4,713 |
| 1921 | 11,746 |
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, Scarborough 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 | 825 |
| Number of families | 825 |
| Number of females | 2,005 |
| Number of males | 2,203 |
| Number of married females | 662 |
| Number of married males | 660 |
| Number of married persons | 1,322 |
| Number of widowed females | 121 |
| Number of widowed males | 74 |
| Number of widowed persons | 195 |
| POP TOT | 4,208 |
| Total population | 4,208 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,222 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,469 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,691 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 823 |
| Number of occupied houses | 823 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 49 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 7,003 |
| Acres of potatoes | 1,125 |
| Acres of wheat | 5,321 |
| BAR BU | 132,870 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 132,870 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 310 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 381 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,942 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 160,474 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 125,839 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 35,280 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 114,838 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,852 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 24,601 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 283,670 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 60,994 |
| BWT BU | 310 |
| CRN BU | 2,942 |
| HAY AC | 7,003 |
| HAY TONS | 10,510 |
| OAT BU | 160,474 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 35,280 |
| POT AC | 1,125 |
| POT BU | 114,838 |
| RYE BU | 1,852 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 10,510 |
| WHT AC | 5,321 |
| WHT SP BU | 24,601 |
| WHT WTR BU | 60,994 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,222 |
| C UNMD M | 1,469 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,691 |
| D OCC | 823 |
| FEMALE | 2,005 |
| GRA BU | 381 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 823 |
| H UNINH | 49 |
| MALE | 2,203 |
| MD F | 662 |
| MD M | 660 |
| MD TOT | 1,322 |
| NUMBER CD | 135 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 125,839 |
| TUR BU | 283,670 |
| WID F | 121 |
| WID M | 74 |
| WID TOT | 195 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON135001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON154007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1025401
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarborough,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarborough_(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). "Scarborough, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/scarborough-on135001-1881/.