Thamesville, VL, Ontario (1881 census)
Thamesville, VL was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 740. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7709974. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.550°N, 81.977°W.
Population
In 1881, Thamesville, VL had a population of 740: 378 male and 362 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 740 |
| 1891 | 798 |
| 1901 | 864 |
| 1911 | 807 |
| 1921 | 800 |
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 Camden, 1871 (1.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Thamesville, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 740 total population, 378 males, 362 females, 253 married persons, 153 families, 128 married females, 125 married males, 32 widowed persons, 24 widowed females, 8 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 455 single persons under 18, 245 single males under 18, 210 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 152 inhabited houses, 152 occupied houses, 2 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 4,029 bushels of winter wheat, 2,790 bushels of oats, 2,092 bushels of corn, 1,821 bushels of potatoes, 761 bushels of turnips, 405 bushels of peas and beans, 308 bushels of other root crops, 164 acres of wheat, 129 tons of hay, 92 acres of hay crops, 25 bushels of spring wheat, 15 acres of potatoes, 12 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 740 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:
ON178011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON121022— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7709974
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thamesville
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). "Thamesville, VL, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/thamesville-vl-on178011-1881/.