Stanley, Ontario (1881 census)
Stanley was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,940. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262896. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.513°N, 81.612°W.
Population
In 1881, Stanley had a population of 2,940: 1,521 male and 1,419 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,804 |
| 1881 | 2,940 |
| 1891 | 2,470 |
| 1901 | 2,152 |
| 1911 | 1,830 |
| 1921 | 1,762 |
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, Stanley 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 2,940 total population, 1,521 males, 1,419 females, 897 married persons, 536 families, 449 married females, 448 married males, 102 widowed persons, 63 widowed females, 39 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,941 single persons under 18, 1,034 single males under 18, 907 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 528 inhabited houses, 528 occupied houses, 43 uninhabited houses, 8 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 154,305 bushels of winter wheat, 148,700 bushels of oats, 57,850 bushels of other root crops, 56,047 bushels of turnips, 47,092 bushels of barley, 37,612 bushels of potatoes, 14,211 bushels of spring wheat, 10,187 bushels of corn, 8,415 acres of wheat, 5,096 tons of hay, 4,221 acres of hay crops, 3,897 bushels of peas and beans, 738 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 393 acres of potatoes, 227 bushels of buckwheat, 50 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Horatio Hale | 1817–1896 | died here |
| Mountcastle | 1837–1908 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,940 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:
ON173005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON119010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262896
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). "Stanley, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/stanley-on173005-1881/.