Stafford, Ontario (1881 census)
Stafford was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,055. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262894. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.728°N, 77.065°W.
Population
In 1881, Stafford had a population of 1,055: 536 male and 519 female residents. Population density was 28.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 281 |
| 1861 | 550 |
| 1871 | 798 |
| 1881 | 1,055 |
| 1891 | 1,173 |
| 1901 | 1,174 |
| 1911 | 1,020 |
| 1921 | 1,075 |
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, Stafford shared boundaries with:
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 | 167 |
| Number of families | 167 |
| Number of females | 519 |
| Number of males | 536 |
| Number of married females | 158 |
| Number of married males | 161 |
| Number of married persons | 319 |
| Number of widowed females | 12 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 20 |
| POP TOT | 1,055 |
| Total population | 1,055 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 349 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 367 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 716 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 167 |
| Number of occupied houses | 167 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,933 |
| Acres of potatoes | 152 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,230 |
| BAR BU | 190 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 190 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 839 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 45 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 268 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 25,927 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 767 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 7,800 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 14,388 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 4,888 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 9,729 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,062 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 505 |
| BWT BU | 839 |
| CRN BU | 268 |
| HAY AC | 1,933 |
| HAY TONS | 1,304 |
| OAT BU | 25,927 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 7,800 |
| POT AC | 152 |
| POT BU | 14,388 |
| RYE BU | 4,888 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,304 |
| WHT AC | 1,230 |
| WHT SP BU | 9,729 |
| WHT WTR BU | 505 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 349 |
| C UNMD M | 367 |
| C UNMD TOT | 716 |
| D OCC | 167 |
| FEMALE | 519 |
| GRA BU | 45 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 167 |
| H UNINH | 6 |
| MALE | 536 |
| MD F | 158 |
| MD M | 161 |
| MD TOT | 319 |
| NUMBER CD | 114 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 767 |
| TUR BU | 4,062 |
| WID F | 12 |
| WID M | 8 |
| WID TOT | 20 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON114010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON142031— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262894
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). "Stafford, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/stafford-on114010-1881/.