Toronto, Township, Ontario (1881 census)
Toronto, Township was a township in Ontario (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 5,873. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.604°N, 79.662°W.
Population
In 1881, Toronto, Township had a population of 5,873: 3,007 male and 2,866 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 5,974 |
| 1881 | 5,873 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Toronto, Township 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 | 1,130 |
| Number of families | 1,130 |
| Number of females | 2,866 |
| Number of males | 3,007 |
| Number of married females | 925 |
| Number of married males | 935 |
| Number of married persons | 1,860 |
| Number of widowed females | 162 |
| Number of widowed males | 78 |
| Number of widowed persons | 240 |
| POP TOT | 5,873 |
| Total population | 5,873 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,779 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,994 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,773 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary vessels | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 1,099 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,101 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 45 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 7,618 |
| Acres of potatoes | 1,042 |
| Acres of wheat | 9,877 |
| BAR BU | 150,605 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 150,605 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,878 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 733 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 8,302 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 193,048 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 70,020 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 26,356 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 99,144 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 6,206 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 16,535 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 61,363 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 131,719 |
| BWT BU | 1,878 |
| CRN BU | 8,302 |
| HAY AC | 7,618 |
| HAY TONS | 10,026 |
| OAT BU | 193,048 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 26,356 |
| POT AC | 1,042 |
| POT BU | 99,144 |
| RYE BU | 6,206 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 10,026 |
| WHT AC | 9,877 |
| WHT SP BU | 16,535 |
| WHT WTR BU | 131,719 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,779 |
| C UNMD M | 1,994 |
| C UNMD TOT | 3,773 |
| D OCC | 1,101 |
| FEMALE | 2,866 |
| GRA BU | 733 |
| H CON | 4 |
| H INHAB | 1,099 |
| H UNINH | 45 |
| MALE | 3,007 |
| MD F | 925 |
| MD M | 935 |
| MD TOT | 1,860 |
| NUMBER CD | 140 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 70,020 |
| TUR BU | 61,363 |
| VESS | 2 |
| WID F | 162 |
| WID M | 78 |
| WID TOT | 240 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON140001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON140001— 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). "Toronto, Township, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/toronto-township-on140001-1881/.