Tilbury W-O, Ontario (1881 census)
Tilbury W-O was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 4,410. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.241°N, 82.517°W.
Population
In 1881, Tilbury W-O had a population of 4,410: 2,304 male and 2,106 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,190 |
| 1871 | 2,392 |
| 1881 | 4,410 |
| 1911 | 1,744 |
| 1921 | 1,568 |
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 Centre (Village), part, 1891 (1.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Tilbury W-O shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 4,410 total population, 2,304 males, 2,106 females, 1,471 married persons, 740 married males, 737 families, 731 married females, 98 widowed persons, 55 widowed females, 43 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,841 single persons under 18, 1,521 single males under 18, 1,320 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 731 occupied houses, 725 inhabited houses, 23 uninhabited houses, 18 houses under construction, 6 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 145,116 bushels of corn, 93,556 bushels of oats, 60,723 bushels of winter wheat, 22,097 bushels of potatoes, 21,326 bushels of barley, 3,815 acres of wheat, 2,596 bushels of turnips, 2,278 bushels of rye, 2,122 tons of hay, 1,995 bushels of other root crops, 1,757 acres of hay crops, 1,278 bushels of spring wheat, 814 bushels of buckwheat, 811 bushels of peas and beans, 243 acres of potatoes, 167 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 4,410 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:
ON181017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON110015— 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 W-O, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/tilbury-w-o-on181017-1881/.