Storrington, Ontario (1881 census)
Storrington was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,811. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.437°N, 76.395°W.
Population
In 1881, Storrington had a population of 2,811: 1,434 male and 1,377 female residents. Population density was 23.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,130 |
| 1861 | 2,894 |
| 1871 | 2,882 |
| 1881 | 2,811 |
| 1891 | 2,285 |
| 1901 | 2,062 |
| 1911 | 1,906 |
| 1921 | 1,719 |
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, Storrington shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 69 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 492 |
| Number of families | 492 |
| Number of females | 1,377 |
| Number of males | 1,434 |
| Number of married females | 425 |
| Number of married males | 422 |
| Number of married persons | 847 |
| Number of widowed females | 83 |
| Number of widowed males | 36 |
| Number of widowed persons | 119 |
| POP TOT | 2,811 |
| Total population | 2,811 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 869 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 976 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,845 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 486 |
| Number of occupied houses | 489 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 44 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,999 |
| Acres of potatoes | 641 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,628 |
| BAR BU | 36,592 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 36,592 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,875 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 229 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 4,425 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 55,462 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 5,469 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 21,118 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 51,735 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 8,205 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 6,317 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 6,153 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 7,559 |
| BWT BU | 1,875 |
| CRN BU | 4,425 |
| HAY AC | 3,999 |
| HAY TONS | 3,774 |
| OAT BU | 55,462 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 21,118 |
| POT AC | 641 |
| POT BU | 51,735 |
| RYE BU | 8,205 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,774 |
| WHT AC | 1,628 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,317 |
| WHT WTR BU | 7,559 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 869 |
| C UNMD M | 976 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,845 |
| D OCC | 489 |
| FEMALE | 1,377 |
| GRA BU | 229 |
| H CON | 4 |
| H INHAB | 486 |
| H UNINH | 44 |
| MALE | 1,434 |
| MD F | 425 |
| MD M | 422 |
| MD TOT | 847 |
| NUMBER CD | 115 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 5,469 |
| SHAN | 3 |
| TUR BU | 6,153 |
| WID F | 83 |
| WID M | 36 |
| WID TOT | 119 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON115007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON111015— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Storrington, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/storrington-on115007-1881/.