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 density was 38.1 people per square mile.
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 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 536 |
| Number of families | 536 |
| Number of females | 1,419 |
| Number of males | 1,521 |
| Number of married females | 449 |
| Number of married males | 448 |
| Number of married persons | 897 |
| Number of widowed females | 63 |
| Number of widowed males | 39 |
| Number of widowed persons | 102 |
| POP TOT | 2,940 |
| Total population | 2,940 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 907 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,034 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,941 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 528 |
| Number of occupied houses | 528 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 43 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 4,221 |
| Acres of potatoes | 393 |
| Acres of wheat | 8,415 |
| BAR BU | 47,092 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 47,092 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 227 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 738 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 10,187 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 148,700 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 57,850 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 3,897 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 37,612 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 50 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 14,211 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 56,047 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 154,305 |
| BWT BU | 227 |
| CRN BU | 10,187 |
| HAY AC | 4,221 |
| HAY TONS | 5,096 |
| OAT BU | 148,700 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 3,897 |
| POT AC | 393 |
| POT BU | 37,612 |
| RYE BU | 50 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,096 |
| WHT AC | 8,415 |
| WHT SP BU | 14,211 |
| WHT WTR BU | 154,305 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 907 |
| C UNMD M | 1,034 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,941 |
| D OCC | 528 |
| FEMALE | 1,419 |
| GRA BU | 738 |
| H CON | 8 |
| H INHAB | 528 |
| H UNINH | 43 |
| MALE | 1,521 |
| MD F | 449 |
| MD M | 448 |
| MD TOT | 897 |
| NUMBER CD | 173 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 57,850 |
| TUR BU | 56,047 |
| WID F | 63 |
| WID M | 39 |
| WID TOT | 102 |
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/.