Simcoe, T-V, Ontario (1881 census)
Simcoe, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,645. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3054408. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.840°N, 80.300°W.
Population
In 1881, Simcoe, T-V had a population of 2,645: 1,327 male and 1,318 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,452 |
| 1861 | 1,858 |
| 1871 | 1,856 |
| 1881 | 2,645 |
| 1891 | 2,674 |
| 1901 | 2,627 |
| 1911 | 3,227 |
| 1921 | 3,953 |
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, Simcoe, T-V 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 2,645 total population, 1,327 males, 1,318 females, 900 married persons, 527 families, 452 married males, 448 married females, 120 widowed persons, 95 widowed females, 25 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,625 single persons under 18, 850 single males under 18, 775 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 522 inhabited houses, 522 occupied houses, 10 uninhabited houses, 9 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 7,016 bushels of potatoes, 4,845 bushels of winter wheat, 4,565 bushels of oats, 4,234 bushels of corn, 2,007 bushels of other root crops, 1,558 bushels of turnips, 525 bushels of peas and beans, 281 acres of wheat, 260 tons of hay, 204 acres of hay crops, 185 bushels of barley, 101 bushels of buckwheat, 70 acres of potatoes, 55 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 50 bushels of spring wheat, 36 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 3 people 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 |
|---|---|---|
| William Wallace | 1820–1887 | died here |
| Charles Alfred Drury | 1844–1905 | born here |
| William L. Walsh | 1857–1938 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,645 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:
ON158005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON131009_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3054408
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simcoe,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simcoe
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). "Simcoe, T-V, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/simcoe-t-v-on158005-1881/.