Strathroy, Village, Ontario (1881 census)
Strathroy, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,817. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115134672. 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 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 3,817 total population, 1,980 females, 1,837 males, 1,278 married persons, 785 families, 643 married males, 635 married females, 172 widowed persons, 130 widowed females, 42 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,367 single persons under 18, 1,215 single females under 18, 1,152 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 780 inhabited houses, 780 occupied houses, 17 uninhabited houses, 7 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 16,195 bushels of potatoes, 6,606 bushels of other root crops, 6,115 bushels of corn, 5,400 bushels of turnips, 4,605 bushels of oats, 3,737 bushels of winter wheat, 316 bushels of barley, 207 tons of hay, 196 acres of wheat, 170 acres of hay crops, 156 acres of potatoes, 137 bushels of buckwheat, 86 bushels of rye, 25 bushels of spring wheat, 21 bushels of peas and beans, 6 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Francis Henry Keefer | 1860–1928 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 3,817 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:
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: Q115134672
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/.