Turnberry, Ontario (1881 census)
Turnberry was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,010. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.897°N, 81.245°W.
Population
In 1881, Turnberry had a population of 3,010: 1,515 male and 1,495 female residents. Population density was 49.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,264 |
| 1871 | 3,201 |
| 1881 | 3,010 |
| 1891 | 2,452 |
| 1901 | 2,141 |
| 1911 | 1,897 |
| 1921 | 1,563 |
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, Turnberry 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 | 526 |
| Number of families | 526 |
| Number of females | 1,495 |
| Number of males | 1,515 |
| Number of married females | 469 |
| Number of married males | 460 |
| Number of married persons | 929 |
| Number of widowed females | 38 |
| Number of widowed males | 30 |
| Number of widowed persons | 68 |
| POP TOT | 3,010 |
| Total population | 3,010 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 988 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,025 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,013 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 526 |
| Number of occupied houses | 526 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,631 |
| Acres of potatoes | 305 |
| Acres of wheat | 4,453 |
| BAR BU | 10,246 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 10,246 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 333 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 54 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 107 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 73,798 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 5,369 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 34,196 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 43,467 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 9,781 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 140,603 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 68,515 |
| BWT BU | 333 |
| CRN BU | 107 |
| HAY AC | 3,631 |
| HAY TONS | 4,181 |
| OAT BU | 73,798 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 34,196 |
| POT AC | 305 |
| POT BU | 43,467 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,181 |
| WHT AC | 4,453 |
| WHT SP BU | 9,781 |
| WHT WTR BU | 68,515 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 988 |
| C UNMD M | 1,025 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,013 |
| D OCC | 526 |
| FEMALE | 1,495 |
| GRA BU | 54 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 526 |
| H UNINH | 6 |
| MALE | 1,515 |
| MD F | 469 |
| MD M | 460 |
| MD TOT | 929 |
| NUMBER CD | 175 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 5,369 |
| TUR BU | 140,603 |
| WID F | 38 |
| WID M | 30 |
| WID TOT | 68 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON175002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON119013— 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). "Turnberry, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/turnberry-on175002-1881/.