Townsend, Ontario (1881 census)
Townsend was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 4,963. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115263014. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.941°N, 80.253°W.
Population
In 1881, Townsend had a population of 4,963: 2,485 male and 2,478 female residents. Population density was 45.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,935 |
| 1861 | 5,742 |
| 1871 | 5,474 |
| 1881 | 4,963 |
| 1891 | 4,291 |
| 1901 | 4,017 |
| 1911 | 3,763 |
| 1921 | 3,797 |
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, Townsend shared boundaries with:
- Brantford W-O
- Burford
- Oakland
- Simcoe, Town—Ville
- Tuscarora
- Walpole
- Waterford, Village
- Windham
- Woodhouse
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 | 1,019 |
| Number of families | 1,019 |
| Number of females | 2,478 |
| Number of males | 2,485 |
| Number of married females | 944 |
| Number of married males | 940 |
| Number of married persons | 1,884 |
| Number of widowed females | 118 |
| Number of widowed males | 45 |
| Number of widowed persons | 163 |
| POP TOT | 4,963 |
| Total population | 4,963 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,416 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,500 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,916 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 1,015 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,018 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 32 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 7,660 |
| Acres of potatoes | 679 |
| Acres of wheat | 9,236 |
| BAR BU | 68,087 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 68,087 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 12,439 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1,575 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 140,807 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 184,320 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 17,617 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 14,965 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 66,192 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,294 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 769 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 33,740 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 143,488 |
| BWT BU | 12,439 |
| CRN BU | 140,807 |
| HAY AC | 7,660 |
| HAY TONS | 8,354 |
| OAT BU | 184,320 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 14,965 |
| POT AC | 679 |
| POT BU | 66,192 |
| RYE BU | 1,294 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 8,354 |
| WHT AC | 9,236 |
| WHT SP BU | 769 |
| WHT WTR BU | 143,488 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,416 |
| C UNMD M | 1,500 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,916 |
| D OCC | 1,018 |
| FEMALE | 2,478 |
| GRA BU | 1,575 |
| H CON | 7 |
| H INHAB | 1,015 |
| H UNINH | 32 |
| MALE | 2,485 |
| MD F | 944 |
| MD M | 940 |
| MD TOT | 1,884 |
| NUMBER CD | 158 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 17,617 |
| SHAN | 3 |
| TUR BU | 33,740 |
| WID F | 118 |
| WID M | 45 |
| WID TOT | 163 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON158002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON131004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115263014
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). "Townsend, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/townsend-on158002-1881/.