Teeswater, Village, Ontario (1881 census)
Teeswater, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 861. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7694590. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.996°N, 81.293°W.
Population
In 1881, Teeswater, Village had a population of 861: 433 male and 428 female residents. Population density was 858.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 861 |
| 1891 | 1,128 |
| 1901 | 930 |
| 1911 | 854 |
| 1921 | 829 |
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 Culross, 1871 (1.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Teeswater, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 61 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 197 |
| Number of families | 197 |
| Number of females | 428 |
| Number of males | 433 |
| Number of married females | 160 |
| Number of married males | 152 |
| Number of married persons | 312 |
| Number of widowed females | 13 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| Number of widowed persons | 17 |
| POP TOT | 861 |
| Total population | 861 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 255 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 277 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 532 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 197 |
| Number of occupied houses | 197 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 27 |
Agriculture (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 74 |
| Acres of potatoes | 22 |
| Acres of wheat | 173 |
| BAR BU | 100 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 100 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 45 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,160 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 856 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,275 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,675 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 370 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,200 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 3,812 |
| CRN BU | 45 |
| HAY AC | 74 |
| HAY TONS | 112 |
| OAT BU | 4,160 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,275 |
| POT AC | 22 |
| POT BU | 2,675 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 112 |
| WHT AC | 173 |
| WHT SP BU | 370 |
| WHT WTR BU | 3,812 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 255 |
| C UNMD M | 277 |
| C UNMD TOT | 532 |
| D OCC | 197 |
| FEMALE | 428 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 197 |
| H UNINH | 27 |
| MALE | 433 |
| MD F | 160 |
| MD M | 152 |
| MD TOT | 312 |
| NUMBER CD | 176 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 856 |
| TUR BU | 3,200 |
| WID F | 13 |
| WID M | 4 |
| WID TOT | 17 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON176010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON104030— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7694590
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teeswater,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teeswater_(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). "Teeswater, Village, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/teeswater-village-on176010-1881/.