Stayner, Village, Ontario (1881 census)
Stayner, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,028. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115178453. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.420°N, 80.097°W.
Population
In 1881, Stayner, Village had a population of 1,028: 503 male and 525 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,028 |
| 1891 | 1,357 |
| 1901 | 1,225 |
| 1911 | 1,039 |
| 1921 | 972 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Nottawasaga, 1871 (0.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Stayner, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 61 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 208 |
| Number of families | 208 |
| Number of females | 525 |
| Number of males | 503 |
| Number of married females | 172 |
| Number of married males | 175 |
| Number of married persons | 347 |
| Number of widowed females | 30 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 45 |
| POP TOT | 1,028 |
| Total population | 1,028 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 323 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 313 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 636 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 208 |
| Number of occupied houses | 208 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 27 |
Agriculture (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 91 |
| Acres of potatoes | 32 |
| Acres of wheat | 39 |
| BAR BU | 250 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 250 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 54 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 301 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,755 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 466 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,010 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 500 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 159 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 239 |
| CRN BU | 54 |
| HAY AC | 91 |
| HAY TONS | 128 |
| OAT BU | 301 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 466 |
| POT AC | 32 |
| POT BU | 5,010 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 128 |
| WHT AC | 39 |
| WHT SP BU | 500 |
| WHT WTR BU | 239 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 323 |
| C UNMD M | 313 |
| C UNMD TOT | 636 |
| D OCC | 208 |
| FEMALE | 525 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 208 |
| H UNINH | 27 |
| MALE | 503 |
| MD F | 172 |
| MD M | 175 |
| MD TOT | 347 |
| NUMBER CD | 139 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,755 |
| TUR BU | 159 |
| WID F | 30 |
| WID M | 15 |
| WID TOT | 45 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON139002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON144024— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115178453
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). "Stayner, Village, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/stayner-village-on139002-1881/.