Shelburne, Village, Ontario (1881 census)
Shelburne, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 242. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4859980. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.073°N, 80.202°W.
Population
In 1881, Shelburne, Village had a population of 242: 122 male and 120 female residents.
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Amaranth, 1871 (0.4% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Amaranth, 1891 (0.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Shelburne, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 242 total population, 122 males, 120 females, 92 married persons, 50 families, 46 married females, 46 married males, 4 widowed persons, 3 widowed females, 1 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 146 single persons under 18, 75 single males under 18, 71 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 50 inhabited houses, 50 occupied houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 3,100 bushels of potatoes, 2,260 bushels of oats, 1,510 bushels of spring wheat, 1,110 bushels of turnips, 570 bushels of winter wheat, 470 bushels of peas and beans, 160 bushels of barley, 147 acres of wheat, 116 bushels of other root crops, 91 acres of hay crops, 90 tons of hay, 24 acres of potatoes, 20 bushels of buckwheat, 1 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 242 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:
ON153011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON153011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4859980
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shelburne,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shelburne_(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). "Shelburne, Village, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/shelburne-village-on153011-1881/.