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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q7597413. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,113 |
| 1861 | 3,041 |
| 1871 | 2,999 |
| 1881 | 3,162 |
| 1891 | 2,099 |
| 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, Township
- Thorold
- Thorold, Village
- Willoughby
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 3,162 total population, 1,621 females, 1,541 males, 1,080 married persons, 651 families, 542 married males, 538 married females, 154 widowed persons, 119 widowed females, 35 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,928 single persons under 18, 964 single females under 18, 964 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 645 inhabited houses, 645 occupied houses, 23 uninhabited houses, 4 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 46,687 bushels of winter wheat, 46,552 bushels of oats, 32,989 bushels of potatoes, 26,818 bushels of corn, 13,324 bushels of turnips, 12,957 bushels of other root crops, 5,301 bushels of barley, 4,154 acres of hay crops, 3,831 tons of hay, 2,682 acres of wheat, 1,450 bushels of peas and beans, 1,314 bushels of rye, 794 bushels of buckwheat, 355 acres of potatoes, 331 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 270 bushels of spring wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Janet Carnochan | 1839–1926 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 3,208 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:
ON142010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON151005_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7597413
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stamford_Township
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/.