Strathroy, Village, Ontario (1881 census)
Strathroy, Village was a township in Ontario (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,817. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.956°N, 81.624°W.
Population
In 1881, Strathroy, Village had a population of 3,817: 1,837 male and 1,980 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 751 |
| 1871 | 3,232 |
| 1881 | 3,817 |
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, Strathroy, 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 | 785 |
| Number of families | 785 |
| Number of females | 1,980 |
| Number of males | 1,837 |
| Number of married females | 635 |
| Number of married males | 643 |
| Number of married persons | 1,278 |
| Number of widowed females | 130 |
| Number of widowed males | 42 |
| Number of widowed persons | 172 |
| POP TOT | 3,817 |
| Total population | 3,817 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,215 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,152 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,367 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 780 |
| Number of occupied houses | 780 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 17 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 170 |
| Acres of potatoes | 156 |
| Acres of wheat | 196 |
| BAR BU | 316 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 316 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 137 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 6,115 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,605 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 6,606 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 21 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 16,195 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 86 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5,400 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 3,737 |
| BWT BU | 137 |
| CRN BU | 6,115 |
| HAY AC | 170 |
| HAY TONS | 207 |
| OAT BU | 4,605 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 21 |
| POT AC | 156 |
| POT BU | 16,195 |
| RYE BU | 86 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 207 |
| WHT AC | 196 |
| WHT SP BU | 25 |
| WHT WTR BU | 3,737 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,215 |
| C UNMD M | 1,152 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,367 |
| D OCC | 780 |
| FEMALE | 1,980 |
| GRA BU | 6 |
| H CON | 7 |
| H INHAB | 780 |
| H UNINH | 17 |
| MALE | 1,837 |
| MD F | 635 |
| MD M | 643 |
| MD TOT | 1,278 |
| NUMBER CD | 168 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 6,606 |
| TUR BU | 5,400 |
| WID F | 130 |
| WID M | 42 |
| WID TOT | 172 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON168006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON168006— 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). "Strathroy, Village, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/strathroy-village-on168006-1881/.