Trafalgar, Ontario (1881 census)
Trafalgar was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 4,382. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7832431. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.493°N, 79.768°W.
Population
In 1881, Trafalgar had a population of 4,382: 2,272 male and 2,110 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 6,782 |
| 1861 | 5,846 |
| 1871 | 5,027 |
| 1881 | 4,382 |
| 1891 | 4,153 |
| 1901 | 3,694 |
| 1911 | 3,988 |
| 1921 | 4,225 |
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, Trafalgar shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 4,382 total population, 2,272 males, 2,110 females, 1,405 married persons, 829 families, 703 married females, 702 married males, 158 widowed persons, 116 widowed females, 42 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,819 single persons under 18, 1,528 single males under 18, 1,291 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 829 inhabited houses, 829 occupied houses, 26 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 136,365 bushels of winter wheat, 103,823 bushels of barley, 102,207 bushels of turnips, 77,468 bushels of oats, 47,337 bushels of potatoes, 41,157 bushels of other root crops, 23,339 bushels of corn, 11,467 tons of hay, 10,502 bushels of rye, 10,440 bushels of spring wheat, 9,780 acres of wheat, 9,334 acres of hay crops, 2,190 bushels of buckwheat, 2,124 bushels of peas and beans, 983 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 496 acres of potatoes. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 6 people connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Sarah Bowes | 1834–1911 | born here |
| Joseph Featherston | 1843–1913 | born here |
| Thomas Phillips Thompson (1843-1933) | 1843–1933 | died here |
| Cyrus Albert Birge | 1847–1929 | born here |
| Joseph Martin | 1852–1923 | born here |
| Almon Penfield Turner | 1864–1917 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 4,383 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:
ON150003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON117004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7832431
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trafalgar_Township
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). "Trafalgar, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/trafalgar-on150003-1881/.