Thedford, Village, Ontario (1881 census)
Thedford, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 685. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7777684. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.172°N, 81.839°W.
Population
In 1881, Thedford, Village had a population of 685: 342 male and 343 female residents. Population density was 682.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 685 |
| 1891 | 616 |
| 1901 | 633 |
| 1911 | 559 |
| 1921 | 524 |
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 Bosanquet, 1871 (0.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Thedford, 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 | 146 |
| Number of families | 146 |
| Number of females | 343 |
| Number of males | 342 |
| Number of married females | 133 |
| Number of married males | 131 |
| Number of married persons | 264 |
| Number of widowed females | 20 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| Number of widowed persons | 24 |
| POP TOT | 685 |
| Total population | 685 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 190 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 207 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 397 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 140 |
| Number of occupied houses | 140 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 19 |
Agriculture (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 128 |
| Acres of potatoes | 20 |
| Acres of wheat | 176 |
| BAR BU | 760 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 760 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 877 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,410 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 311 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 1,933 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 664 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 104 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,915 |
| CRN BU | 877 |
| HAY AC | 128 |
| HAY TONS | 186 |
| OAT BU | 2,410 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 9 |
| POT AC | 20 |
| POT BU | 1,933 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 186 |
| WHT AC | 176 |
| WHT SP BU | 664 |
| WHT WTR BU | 1,915 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 190 |
| C UNMD M | 207 |
| C UNMD TOT | 397 |
| D OCC | 140 |
| FEMALE | 343 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 140 |
| H UNINH | 19 |
| MALE | 342 |
| MD F | 133 |
| MD M | 131 |
| MD TOT | 264 |
| NUMBER CD | 179 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 311 |
| TUR BU | 104 |
| WID F | 20 |
| WID M | 4 |
| WID TOT | 24 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON179014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON122020— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7777684
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thedford,_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). "Thedford, Village, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/thedford-village-on179014-1881/.