Tilbury E, Ontario (1881 census)
Tilbury E was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,872. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.251°N, 82.339°W.
Population
In 1881, Tilbury E had a population of 2,872: 1,533 male and 1,339 female residents. Population density was 29.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,267 |
| 1871 | 1,846 |
| 1881 | 2,872 |
| 1891 | 3,033 |
| 1901 | 3,456 |
| 1911 | 3,255 |
| 1921 | 3,197 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Tilbury (part), Village, 1891 (1.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Tilbury E shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 69 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 487 |
| Number of families | 487 |
| Number of females | 1,339 |
| Number of males | 1,533 |
| Number of married females | 429 |
| Number of married males | 440 |
| Number of married persons | 869 |
| Number of widowed females | 48 |
| Number of widowed males | 30 |
| Number of widowed persons | 78 |
| POP TOT | 2,872 |
| Total population | 2,872 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 862 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,063 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,925 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 480 |
| Number of occupied houses | 482 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 11 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,690 |
| Acres of potatoes | 178 |
| Acres of wheat | 3,443 |
| BAR BU | 15,439 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 15,439 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 206 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 427 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 71,775 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 62,660 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 849 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 486 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 18,402 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 172 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 663 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 747 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 65,442 |
| BWT BU | 206 |
| CRN BU | 71,775 |
| HAY AC | 1,690 |
| HAY TONS | 2,182 |
| OAT BU | 62,660 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 486 |
| POT AC | 178 |
| POT BU | 18,402 |
| RYE BU | 172 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,182 |
| WHT AC | 3,443 |
| WHT SP BU | 663 |
| WHT WTR BU | 65,442 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 862 |
| C UNMD M | 1,063 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,925 |
| D OCC | 482 |
| FEMALE | 1,339 |
| GRA BU | 427 |
| H CON | 5 |
| H INHAB | 480 |
| H UNINH | 11 |
| MALE | 1,533 |
| MD F | 429 |
| MD M | 440 |
| MD TOT | 869 |
| NUMBER CD | 180 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 849 |
| SHAN | 2 |
| TUR BU | 747 |
| WID F | 48 |
| WID M | 30 |
| WID TOT | 78 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON180002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON121009— 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). "Tilbury E, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/tilbury-e-on180002-1881/.