Seymour, Ontario (1881 census)
Seymour was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,783. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7459234. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.328°N, 77.779°W.
Population
In 1881, Seymour had a population of 3,783: 1,941 male and 1,842 female residents. Population density was 30.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,781 |
| 1861 | 3,842 |
| 1871 | 4,289 |
| 1881 | 3,783 |
| 1891 | 3,509 |
| 1901 | 3,261 |
| 1911 | 3,331 |
| 1921 | 2,687 |
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, Seymour 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 | 708 |
| Number of families | 708 |
| Number of females | 1,842 |
| Number of males | 1,941 |
| Number of married females | 618 |
| Number of married males | 619 |
| Number of married persons | 1,237 |
| Number of widowed females | 79 |
| Number of widowed males | 41 |
| Number of widowed persons | 120 |
| POP TOT | 3,783 |
| Total population | 3,783 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,145 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,281 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,426 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 702 |
| Number of occupied houses | 702 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 37 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 5,280 |
| Acres of potatoes | 449 |
| Acres of wheat | 4,848 |
| BAR BU | 79,282 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 79,282 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,523 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 558 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 3,550 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 83,752 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 7,889 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 45,950 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 48,118 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 19,038 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 21,309 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 49,194 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 10,739 |
| BWT BU | 2,523 |
| CRN BU | 3,550 |
| HAY AC | 5,280 |
| HAY TONS | 4,945 |
| OAT BU | 83,752 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 45,950 |
| POT AC | 449 |
| POT BU | 48,118 |
| RYE BU | 19,038 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,945 |
| WHT AC | 4,848 |
| WHT SP BU | 21,309 |
| WHT WTR BU | 10,739 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,145 |
| C UNMD M | 1,281 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,426 |
| D OCC | 702 |
| FEMALE | 1,842 |
| GRA BU | 558 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 702 |
| H UNINH | 37 |
| MALE | 1,941 |
| MD F | 618 |
| MD M | 619 |
| MD TOT | 1,237 |
| NUMBER CD | 123 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 7,889 |
| TUR BU | 49,194 |
| WID F | 79 |
| WID M | 41 |
| WID TOT | 120 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON123007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON132009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7459234
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seymour_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). "Seymour, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/seymour-on123007-1881/.