Stamford, Ontario (1881 census)
Stamford was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,162. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.098°N, 79.121°W.
Population
In 1881, Stamford had a population of 3,162: 1,541 male and 1,621 female residents. Population density was 81.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,113 |
| 1861 | 3,041 |
| 1871 | 2,999 |
| 1881 | 3,162 |
| 1891 | 2,099 |
| 1901 | 2,140 |
| 1911 | 3,139 |
| 1921 | 7,495 |
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, Stamford shared boundaries with:
- Chippawa, Village
- Clifton, Town—Ville
- Crowland
- Grantham
- Niagara
- Thorold
- Thorold, Town—Ville
- Willoughby
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 | 651 |
| Number of families | 651 |
| Number of females | 1,621 |
| Number of males | 1,541 |
| Number of married females | 538 |
| Number of married males | 542 |
| Number of married persons | 1,080 |
| Number of widowed females | 119 |
| Number of widowed males | 35 |
| Number of widowed persons | 154 |
| POP TOT | 3,162 |
| Total population | 3,162 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 964 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 964 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,928 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 645 |
| Number of occupied houses | 645 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 23 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 4,154 |
| Acres of potatoes | 355 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,682 |
| BAR BU | 5,301 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 5,301 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 794 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 331 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 26,818 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 46,552 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 12,957 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,450 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 32,989 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,314 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 270 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 13,324 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 46,687 |
| BWT BU | 794 |
| CRN BU | 26,818 |
| HAY AC | 4,154 |
| HAY TONS | 3,831 |
| OAT BU | 46,552 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,450 |
| POT AC | 355 |
| POT BU | 32,989 |
| RYE BU | 1,314 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,831 |
| WHT AC | 2,682 |
| WHT SP BU | 270 |
| WHT WTR BU | 46,687 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 964 |
| C UNMD M | 964 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,928 |
| D OCC | 645 |
| FEMALE | 1,621 |
| GRA BU | 331 |
| H CON | 4 |
| H INHAB | 645 |
| H UNINH | 23 |
| MALE | 1,541 |
| MD F | 538 |
| MD M | 542 |
| MD TOT | 1,080 |
| NUMBER CD | 142 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 12,957 |
| TUR BU | 13,324 |
| WID F | 119 |
| WID M | 35 |
| WID TOT | 154 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON142010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON151005— 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). "Stamford, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/stamford-on142010-1881/.