Tilsonburgh, Ontario (1881 census)
Tilsonburgh was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,873. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.864°N, 80.722°W.
Population
In 1881, Tilsonburgh had a population of 1,873: 932 male and 941 female residents. Population density was 1198.7 people per square mile.
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 Dereham, 1871 (1.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Tilsonburgh shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 402 |
| Number of families | 402 |
| Number of females | 941 |
| Number of males | 932 |
| Number of married females | 355 |
| Number of married males | 353 |
| Number of married persons | 708 |
| Number of widowed females | 54 |
| Number of widowed males | 27 |
| Number of widowed persons | 81 |
| POP TOT | 1,873 |
| Total population | 1,873 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 532 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 552 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,084 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 399 |
| Number of occupied houses | 400 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 161 |
| Acres of potatoes | 87 |
| Acres of wheat | 137 |
| BAR BU | 25 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 189 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 11 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 4,752 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6,553 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 3,782 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,442 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 7,928 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 198 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,786 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,894 |
| BWT BU | 189 |
| CRN BU | 4,752 |
| HAY AC | 161 |
| HAY TONS | 204 |
| OAT BU | 6,553 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,442 |
| POT AC | 87 |
| POT BU | 7,928 |
| RYE BU | 198 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 204 |
| WHT AC | 137 |
| WHT WTR BU | 1,894 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 532 |
| C UNMD M | 552 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,084 |
| D OCC | 400 |
| FEMALE | 941 |
| GRA BU | 11 |
| H CON | 7 |
| H INHAB | 399 |
| H UNINH | 7 |
| MALE | 932 |
| MD F | 355 |
| MD M | 353 |
| MD TOT | 708 |
| NUMBER CD | 165 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 3,782 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| TUR BU | 2,786 |
| WID F | 54 |
| WID M | 27 |
| WID TOT | 81 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON165002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON165002— 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). "Tilsonburgh, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/tilsonburgh-on165002-1881/.