Tarbutt, Ontario (1881 census)
Tarbutt was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 352. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.350°N, 84.008°W.
Population
In 1881, Tarbutt had a population of 352: 199 male and 153 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 352 |
| 1901 | 368 |
| 1911 | 357 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Bruce Mines, T-V, 1871 (1.5% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Port Findlay, 1891 (38.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Tarbutt 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 352 total population, 199 males, 153 females, 98 married persons, 64 families, 50 married males, 48 married females, 5 widowed persons, 4 widowed females, 1 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 249 single persons under 18, 148 single males under 18, 101 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 64 occupied houses, 61 inhabited houses, 5 houses under construction, 3 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 2 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 6,492 bushels of turnips, 3,637 bushels of potatoes, 979 bushels of oats, 823 bushels of spring wheat, 179 bushels of barley, 154 acres of wheat, 133 bushels of peas and beans, 78 acres of hay crops, 74 tons of hay, 68 bushels of winter wheat, 43 acres of potatoes, 13 bushels of corn, 8 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 4 bushels of buckwheat, 2 bushels of other root crops. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 352 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:
ON182020— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON055024— 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). "Tarbutt, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/tarbutt-on182020-1881/.