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 density was 51.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 675 |
| 1861 | 1,190 |
| 1871 | 2,392 |
| 1881 | 4,410 |
| 1891 | 5,100 |
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 (1.1% 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 69 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 737 |
| Number of families | 737 |
| Number of females | 2,106 |
| Number of males | 2,304 |
| Number of married females | 731 |
| Number of married males | 740 |
| Number of married persons | 1,471 |
| Number of widowed females | 55 |
| Number of widowed males | 43 |
| Number of widowed persons | 98 |
| POP TOT | 4,410 |
| Total population | 4,410 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,320 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,521 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,841 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 6 |
| Number of houses under construction | 18 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 725 |
| Number of occupied houses | 731 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 23 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,757 |
| Acres of potatoes | 243 |
| Acres of wheat | 3,815 |
| BAR BU | 21,326 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 21,326 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 814 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 167 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 145,116 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 93,556 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,995 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 811 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 22,097 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 2,278 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,278 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,596 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 60,723 |
| BWT BU | 814 |
| CRN BU | 145,116 |
| HAY AC | 1,757 |
| HAY TONS | 2,122 |
| OAT BU | 93,556 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 811 |
| POT AC | 243 |
| POT BU | 22,097 |
| RYE BU | 2,278 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,122 |
| WHT AC | 3,815 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,278 |
| WHT WTR BU | 60,723 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,320 |
| C UNMD M | 1,521 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,841 |
| D OCC | 731 |
| FEMALE | 2,106 |
| GRA BU | 167 |
| H CON | 18 |
| H INHAB | 725 |
| H UNINH | 23 |
| MALE | 2,304 |
| MD F | 731 |
| MD M | 740 |
| MD TOT | 1,471 |
| NUMBER CD | 181 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,995 |
| SHAN | 6 |
| TUR BU | 2,596 |
| WID F | 55 |
| WID M | 43 |
| WID TOT | 98 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON181017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON062007— 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/.