Southampton, Village, Ontario (1881 census)
Southampton, Village was a village 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, Village had a population of 1,141: 572 male and 569 female residents. Population density was 220.3 people per square mile.
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, Village, 1891 (19.4% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Southampton, 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 | 217 |
| Number of families | 217 |
| Number of females | 569 |
| Number of males | 572 |
| Number of married females | 177 |
| Number of married males | 185 |
| Number of married persons | 362 |
| Number of widowed females | 31 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 44 |
| POP TOT | 1,141 |
| Total population | 1,141 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 361 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 374 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 735 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 11 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 217 |
| Number of occupied houses | 217 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 19 |
Agriculture (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 353 |
| Acres of potatoes | 71 |
| Acres of wheat | 90 |
| BAR BU | 85 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 85 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,681 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,861 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 2,441 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 7,751 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 200 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 220 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,768 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,668 |
| HAY AC | 353 |
| HAY TONS | 468 |
| OAT BU | 2,681 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 2,441 |
| POT AC | 71 |
| POT BU | 7,751 |
| RYE BU | 200 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 468 |
| WHT AC | 90 |
| WHT SP BU | 220 |
| WHT WTR BU | 1,668 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 361 |
| C UNMD M | 374 |
| C UNMD TOT | 735 |
| D OCC | 217 |
| FEMALE | 569 |
| H CON | 11 |
| H INHAB | 217 |
| H UNINH | 19 |
| MALE | 572 |
| MD F | 177 |
| MD M | 185 |
| MD TOT | 362 |
| NUMBER CD | 177 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,861 |
| TUR BU | 1,768 |
| WID F | 31 |
| WID M | 13 |
| WID TOT | 44 |
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, Village, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/southampton-village-on177004-1881/.