Silver Islet, Ontario (1881 census)
Silver Islet was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 448. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.519°N, 88.722°W.
Population
In 1881, Silver Islet had a population of 448: 270 male and 178 female residents. Population density was 2.5 people per square mile.
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 Kaministikuia, 1871 (3.2% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Unorganized Territory, 1891 (0.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Silver Islet shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 39 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 74 |
| Number of families | 74 |
| Number of females | 178 |
| Number of males | 270 |
| Number of married females | 61 |
| Number of married males | 82 |
| Number of married persons | 143 |
| Number of widowed females | 4 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 14 |
| POP TOT | 448 |
| Total population | 448 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 113 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 178 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 291 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 8 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 66 |
| Number of occupied houses | 74 |
Agriculture (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of potatoes | 1 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 50 |
| OAT BU | 40 |
| POT AC | 1 |
| POT BU | 50 |
Other recorded variables (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 113 |
| C UNMD M | 178 |
| C UNMD TOT | 291 |
| D OCC | 74 |
| FEMALE | 178 |
| H INHAB | 66 |
| MALE | 270 |
| MD F | 61 |
| MD M | 82 |
| MD TOT | 143 |
| NUMBER CD | 182 |
| SHAN | 8 |
| WID F | 4 |
| WID M | 10 |
| WID TOT | 14 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON182029— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON182029— 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). "Silver Islet, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/silver-islet-on182029-1881/.