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.
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 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 448 total population, 270 males, 178 females, 143 married persons, 82 married males, 74 families, 61 married females, 14 widowed persons, 10 widowed males, 4 widowed females. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 291 single persons under 18, 178 single males under 18, 113 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 74 occupied houses, 66 inhabited houses, 8 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 50 bushels of potatoes, 40 bushels of oats, 1 acres of potatoes. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 448 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:
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/.