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 density was 38.0 people per square mile.
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 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 829 |
| Number of families | 829 |
| Number of females | 2,110 |
| Number of males | 2,272 |
| Number of married females | 703 |
| Number of married males | 702 |
| Number of married persons | 1,405 |
| Number of widowed females | 116 |
| Number of widowed males | 42 |
| Number of widowed persons | 158 |
| POP TOT | 4,382 |
| Total population | 4,382 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,291 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,528 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,819 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 829 |
| Number of occupied houses | 829 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 26 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 9,334 |
| Acres of potatoes | 496 |
| Acres of wheat | 9,780 |
| BAR BU | 103,823 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 103,823 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,190 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 983 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 23,339 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 77,468 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 41,157 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 2,124 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 47,337 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 10,502 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 10,440 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 102,207 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 136,365 |
| BWT BU | 2,190 |
| CRN BU | 23,339 |
| HAY AC | 9,334 |
| HAY TONS | 11,467 |
| OAT BU | 77,468 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 2,124 |
| POT AC | 496 |
| POT BU | 47,337 |
| RYE BU | 10,502 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 11,467 |
| WHT AC | 9,780 |
| WHT SP BU | 10,440 |
| WHT WTR BU | 136,365 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,291 |
| C UNMD M | 1,528 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,819 |
| D OCC | 829 |
| FEMALE | 2,110 |
| GRA BU | 983 |
| H INHAB | 829 |
| H UNINH | 26 |
| MALE | 2,272 |
| MD F | 703 |
| MD M | 702 |
| MD TOT | 1,405 |
| NUMBER CD | 150 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 41,157 |
| TUR BU | 102,207 |
| WID F | 116 |
| WID M | 42 |
| WID TOT | 158 |
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/.