Southampton, T-V, Ontario (1881 census)
Southampton, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,141. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7569089. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.495°N, 81.359°W.
Population
In 1881, Southampton, T-V had a population of 1,141: 572 male and 569 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 609 |
| 1871 | 858 |
| 1881 | 1,141 |
| 1891 | 1,437 |
| 1901 | 1,636 |
| 1911 | 1,685 |
| 1921 | 1,537 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Southampton, T-V, 1891 (19.4% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Southampton, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,141 total population, 572 males, 569 females, 362 married persons, 217 families, 185 married males, 177 married females, 44 widowed persons, 31 widowed females, 13 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 735 single persons under 18, 374 single males under 18, 361 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 217 inhabited houses, 217 occupied houses, 19 uninhabited houses, 11 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 7,751 bushels of potatoes, 2,681 bushels of oats, 2,441 bushels of peas and beans, 1,861 bushels of other root crops, 1,768 bushels of turnips, 1,668 bushels of winter wheat, 468 tons of hay, 353 acres of hay crops, 220 bushels of spring wheat, 200 bushels of rye, 90 acres of wheat, 85 bushels of barley, 71 acres of potatoes. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,141 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:
ON177004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON104020— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7569089
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southampton,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southampton_(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). "Southampton, T-V, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/southampton-t-v-on177004-1881/.