Seaforth, Village, Ontario (1881 census)
Seaforth, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,480. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.554°N, 81.396°W.
Population
In 1881, Seaforth, Village had a population of 2,480: 1,231 male and 1,249 female residents. Population density was 2301.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,368 |
| 1881 | 2,480 |
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, Seaforth, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 436 |
| Number of families | 436 |
| Number of females | 1,249 |
| Number of males | 1,231 |
| Number of married females | 382 |
| Number of married males | 379 |
| Number of married persons | 761 |
| Number of widowed females | 55 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 70 |
| POP TOT | 2,480 |
| Total population | 2,480 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 812 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 837 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,649 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 436 |
| Number of occupied houses | 436 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 24 |
Agriculture (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 63 |
| Acres of potatoes | 59 |
| Acres of wheat | 114 |
| BAR BU | 360 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 360 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 663 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,165 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 893 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,003 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 625 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 650 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,920 |
| CRN BU | 663 |
| HAY AC | 63 |
| HAY TONS | 75 |
| OAT BU | 1,165 |
| POT AC | 59 |
| POT BU | 6,003 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 75 |
| WHT AC | 114 |
| WHT SP BU | 625 |
| WHT WTR BU | 1,920 |
Other recorded variables (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 812 |
| C UNMD M | 837 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,649 |
| D OCC | 436 |
| FEMALE | 1,249 |
| H INHAB | 436 |
| H UNINH | 24 |
| MALE | 1,231 |
| MD F | 382 |
| MD M | 379 |
| MD TOT | 761 |
| NUMBER CD | 174 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 893 |
| TUR BU | 650 |
| WID F | 55 |
| WID M | 15 |
| WID TOT | 70 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON174006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON174006— 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). "Seaforth, Village, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/seaforth-village-on174006-1881/.