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 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 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 3,783 total population, 1,941 males, 1,842 females, 1,237 married persons, 708 families, 619 married males, 618 married females, 120 widowed persons, 79 widowed females, 41 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,426 single persons under 18, 1,281 single males under 18, 1,145 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 702 inhabited houses, 702 occupied houses, 37 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 83,752 bushels of oats, 79,282 bushels of barley, 49,194 bushels of turnips, 48,118 bushels of potatoes, 45,950 bushels of peas and beans, 21,309 bushels of spring wheat, 19,038 bushels of rye, 10,739 bushels of winter wheat, 7,889 bushels of other root crops, 5,280 acres of hay crops, 4,945 tons of hay, 4,848 acres of wheat, 3,550 bushels of corn, 2,523 bushels of buckwheat, 558 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 449 acres of potatoes. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Dennis Ambrose O’Sullivan | 1848–1892 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 3,783 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:
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/.