Thedford, VL, Ontario (1881 census)
Thedford, VL 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, VL had a population of 685: 342 male and 343 female residents.
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, 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 685 total population, 343 females, 342 males, 264 married persons, 146 families, 133 married females, 131 married males, 24 widowed persons, 20 widowed females, 4 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 397 single persons under 18, 207 single males under 18, 190 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 140 inhabited houses, 140 occupied houses, 19 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 2,410 bushels of oats, 1,933 bushels of potatoes, 1,915 bushels of winter wheat, 877 bushels of corn, 760 bushels of barley, 664 bushels of spring wheat, 311 bushels of other root crops, 186 tons of hay, 176 acres of wheat, 128 acres of hay crops, 104 bushels of turnips, 20 acres of potatoes, 9 bushels of peas and beans. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 685 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:
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, VL, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/thedford-vl-on179014-1881/.