Stratford, City—Cité, Ontario (1881 census)
Stratford, City—Cité 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, City—Cité had a population of 8,239: 4,055 male and 4,184 female residents. Population density was 1755.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,809 |
| 1871 | 4,313 |
| 1881 | 8,239 |
| 1891 | 9,500 |
| 1901 | 9,959 |
| 1911 | 12,946 |
| 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, City—Cité, 1891 (93.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Stratford, City—Cité 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 | 1,588 |
| Number of families | 1,588 |
| Number of females | 4,184 |
| Number of males | 4,055 |
| Number of married females | 1,342 |
| Number of married males | 1,332 |
| Number of married persons | 2,674 |
| Number of widowed females | 238 |
| Number of widowed males | 76 |
| Number of widowed persons | 314 |
| POP TOT | 8,239 |
| Total population | 8,239 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 2,604 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 2,647 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 5,251 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 17 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 1,566 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,567 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 163 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 375 |
| Acres of potatoes | 90 |
| Acres of wheat | 248 |
| BAR BU | 1,055 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,055 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 28 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,395 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 5,778 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 794 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 16,673 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 530 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,170 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 2,849 |
| BWT BU | 28 |
| CRN BU | 5 |
| HAY AC | 375 |
| HAY TONS | 608 |
| OAT BU | 4,395 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 794 |
| POT AC | 90 |
| POT BU | 16,673 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 608 |
| WHT AC | 248 |
| WHT SP BU | 530 |
| WHT WTR BU | 2,849 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 2,604 |
| C UNMD M | 2,647 |
| C UNMD TOT | 5,251 |
| D OCC | 1,567 |
| FEMALE | 4,184 |
| GRA BU | 5 |
| H CON | 17 |
| H INHAB | 1,566 |
| H UNINH | 163 |
| MALE | 4,055 |
| MD F | 1,342 |
| MD M | 1,332 |
| MD TOT | 2,674 |
| NUMBER CD | 172 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 5,778 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| TUR BU | 2,170 |
| WID F | 238 |
| WID M | 76 |
| WID TOT | 314 |
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, City—Cité, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/stratford-city-cit-on172003-1881/.