Spence Croft, Ontario (1881 census)
Spence Croft was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 843. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.596°N, 79.713°W.
Population
In 1881, Spence Croft had a population of 843: 478 male and 365 female residents. Population density was 5.2 people per square mile.
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 Maganetawan, 1871 (12.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Spence Croft shared boundaries with:
- Chapman, Strong, Joly
- Christie, Monteith
- Laurier, Machar & Lount
- McKellar & Hagerman
- McKenzie, Ferrie, Wilson, Mills, McConkey, Hardy
- Ryerson, Armour
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 178 |
| Number of families | 178 |
| Number of females | 365 |
| Number of males | 478 |
| Number of married females | 136 |
| Number of married males | 140 |
| Number of married persons | 276 |
| Number of widowed females | 9 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 23 |
| POP TOT | 843 |
| Total population | 843 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 220 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 324 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 544 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 178 |
| Number of occupied houses | 178 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 754 |
| Acres of potatoes | 127 |
| Acres of wheat | 180 |
| BAR BU | 761 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 761 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 55 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 121 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 20,661 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 510 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,713 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 12,889 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 127 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,466 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 28,262 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 5 |
| BWT BU | 4 |
| CRN BU | 121 |
| HAY AC | 754 |
| HAY TONS | 720 |
| OAT BU | 20,661 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,713 |
| POT AC | 127 |
| POT BU | 12,889 |
| RYE BU | 127 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 720 |
| WHT AC | 180 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,466 |
| WHT WTR BU | 5 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 220 |
| C UNMD M | 324 |
| C UNMD TOT | 544 |
| D OCC | 178 |
| FEMALE | 365 |
| GRA BU | 55 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 178 |
| H UNINH | 6 |
| MALE | 478 |
| MD F | 136 |
| MD M | 140 |
| MD TOT | 276 |
| NUMBER CD | 131 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 510 |
| TUR BU | 28,262 |
| WID F | 9 |
| WID M | 14 |
| WID TOT | 23 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON131020— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON131020— 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). "Spence Croft, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/spence-croft-on131020-1881/.