Trenton, Village, Ontario (1881 census)
Trenton, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,042. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2739754. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.113°N, 77.561°W.
Population
In 1881, Trenton, Village had a population of 3,042: 1,486 male and 1,556 female residents. Population density was 3032.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,398 |
| 1871 | 1,796 |
| 1881 | 3,042 |
| 1891 | 4,363 |
| 1901 | 4,217 |
| 1911 | 3,988 |
| 1921 | 5,902 |
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, Trenton, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 612 |
| Number of families | 612 |
| Number of females | 1,556 |
| Number of males | 1,486 |
| Number of married females | 538 |
| Number of married males | 534 |
| Number of married persons | 1,072 |
| Number of widowed females | 90 |
| Number of widowed males | 43 |
| Number of widowed persons | 133 |
| POP TOT | 3,042 |
| Total population | 3,042 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 928 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 909 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,837 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 30 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 562 |
| Number of occupied houses | 562 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 71 |
| Acres of potatoes | 62 |
| Acres of wheat | 19 |
| BAR BU | 437 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 437 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 76 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 730 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 560 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 504 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 228 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,655 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 165 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 253 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 15 |
| BWT BU | 76 |
| CRN BU | 730 |
| HAY AC | 71 |
| HAY TONS | 90 |
| OAT BU | 560 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 228 |
| POT AC | 62 |
| POT BU | 6,655 |
| RYE BU | 165 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 90 |
| WHT AC | 19 |
| WHT SP BU | 253 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 928 |
| C UNMD M | 909 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,837 |
| D OCC | 562 |
| FEMALE | 1,556 |
| H CON | 30 |
| H INHAB | 562 |
| H UNINH | 5 |
| MALE | 1,486 |
| MD F | 538 |
| MD M | 534 |
| MD TOT | 1,072 |
| NUMBER CD | 121 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 504 |
| TUR BU | 15 |
| WID F | 90 |
| WID M | 43 |
| WID TOT | 133 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON121002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON118027— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2739754
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trenton,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trenton_(Ontario)
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). "Trenton, Village, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/trenton-village-on121002-1881/.