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 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 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,055 total population, 536 males, 519 females, 319 married persons, 167 families, 161 married males, 158 married females, 20 widowed persons, 12 widowed females, 8 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 716 single persons under 18, 367 single males under 18, 349 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 167 inhabited houses, 167 occupied houses, 6 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 25,927 bushels of oats, 14,388 bushels of potatoes, 9,729 bushels of spring wheat, 7,800 bushels of peas and beans, 4,888 bushels of rye, 4,062 bushels of turnips, 1,933 acres of hay crops, 1,304 tons of hay, 1,230 acres of wheat, 839 bushels of buckwheat, 767 bushels of other root crops, 505 bushels of winter wheat, 268 bushels of corn, 190 bushels of barley, 152 acres of potatoes, 45 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,055 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:
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/.