Smith's Falls, Village, Ontario (1881 census)
Smith's Falls, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,087. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.899°N, 76.023°W.
Population
In 1881, Smith's Falls, Village had a population of 2,087: 1,024 male and 1,063 female residents. Population density was 2078.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,137 |
| 1871 | 1,150 |
| 1881 | 2,087 |
| 1891 | 3,864 |
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, Smith's Falls, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 61 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 397 |
| Number of families | 397 |
| Number of females | 1,063 |
| Number of males | 1,024 |
| Number of married females | 351 |
| Number of married males | 350 |
| Number of married persons | 701 |
| Number of widowed females | 66 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 83 |
| POP TOT | 2,087 |
| Total population | 2,087 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 646 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 657 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,303 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 397 |
| Number of occupied houses | 397 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 140 |
| Acres of potatoes | 14 |
| Acres of wheat | 10 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 65 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 140 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 710 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 210 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 68 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,085 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 290 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 60 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 100 |
| BWT BU | 65 |
| CRN BU | 140 |
| HAY AC | 140 |
| HAY TONS | 150 |
| OAT BU | 710 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 68 |
| POT AC | 14 |
| POT BU | 2,085 |
| RYE BU | 290 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 150 |
| WHT AC | 10 |
| WHT WTR BU | 100 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 646 |
| C UNMD M | 657 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,303 |
| D OCC | 397 |
| FEMALE | 1,063 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 397 |
| H UNINH | 4 |
| MALE | 1,024 |
| MD F | 351 |
| MD M | 350 |
| MD TOT | 701 |
| NUMBER CD | 111 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 210 |
| TUR BU | 60 |
| WID F | 66 |
| WID M | 17 |
| WID TOT | 83 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON111007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON085006— 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). "Smith's Falls, Village, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/smith-s-falls-village-on111007-1881/.