Stirling, Village, Ontario (1881 census)
Stirling, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 874. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q113893935. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.308°N, 77.540°W.
Population
In 1881, Stirling, Village had a population of 874: 426 male and 448 female residents. Population density was 871.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 753 |
| 1871 | 779 |
| 1881 | 874 |
| 1891 | 850 |
| 1901 | 845 |
| 1911 | 848 |
| 1921 | 844 |
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, Stirling, Village 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 | 202 |
| Number of families | 202 |
| Number of females | 448 |
| Number of males | 426 |
| Number of married females | 166 |
| Number of married males | 169 |
| Number of married persons | 335 |
| Number of widowed females | 29 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 40 |
| POP TOT | 874 |
| Total population | 874 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 253 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 246 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 499 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 9 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 200 |
| Number of occupied houses | 200 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 11 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 221 |
| Acres of potatoes | 56 |
| Acres of wheat | 43 |
| BAR BU | 2,470 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,470 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 82 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 35 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,667 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,395 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 493 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 652 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,780 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 616 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 44 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 182 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 386 |
| BWT BU | 82 |
| CRN BU | 1,667 |
| HAY AC | 221 |
| HAY TONS | 232 |
| OAT BU | 2,395 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 652 |
| POT AC | 56 |
| POT BU | 6,780 |
| RYE BU | 616 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 232 |
| WHT AC | 43 |
| WHT SP BU | 44 |
| WHT WTR BU | 386 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 253 |
| C UNMD M | 246 |
| C UNMD TOT | 499 |
| D OCC | 200 |
| FEMALE | 448 |
| GRA BU | 35 |
| H CON | 9 |
| H INHAB | 200 |
| H UNINH | 11 |
| MALE | 426 |
| MD F | 166 |
| MD M | 169 |
| MD TOT | 335 |
| NUMBER CD | 122 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 493 |
| TUR BU | 182 |
| WID F | 29 |
| WID M | 11 |
| WID TOT | 40 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON122002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON118033— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q113893935
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). "Stirling, Village, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/stirling-village-on122002-1881/.