Stratford, C, Ontario (1881 census)
Stratford, C was a city in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 8,239. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q740756. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.370°N, 80.983°W.
Population
In 1881, Stratford, C had a population of 8,239: 4,055 male and 4,184 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 4,313 |
| 1881 | 8,239 |
| 1891 | 9,500 |
| 1901 | 9,959 |
| 1921 | 16,094 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Stratford, C, 1891 (93.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Stratford, C 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 8,239 total population, 4,184 females, 4,055 males, 2,674 married persons, 1,588 families, 1,342 married females, 1,332 married males, 314 widowed persons, 238 widowed females, 76 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 5,251 single persons under 18, 2,647 single males under 18, 2,604 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 1,567 occupied houses, 1,566 inhabited houses, 163 uninhabited houses, 17 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 16,673 bushels of potatoes, 5,778 bushels of other root crops, 4,395 bushels of oats, 2,849 bushels of winter wheat, 2,170 bushels of turnips, 1,055 bushels of barley, 794 bushels of peas and beans, 608 tons of hay, 530 bushels of spring wheat, 375 acres of hay crops, 248 acres of wheat, 90 acres of potatoes, 28 bushels of buckwheat, 5 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 5 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Mayne Daly, Sr. | 1827–1885 | died here |
| Thomas Ballantyne | 1829–1908 | died here |
| Thomas Mayne Daly | 1852–1911 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 8,239 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:
ON172003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON137012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q740756
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratford,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratford_(Ontario)
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). "Stratford, C, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/stratford-c-on172003-1881/.