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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q115263031. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 3,010 total population, 1,515 males, 1,495 females, 929 married persons, 526 families, 469 married females, 460 married males, 68 widowed persons, 38 widowed females, 30 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,013 single persons under 18, 1,025 single males under 18, 988 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 526 inhabited houses, 526 occupied houses, 6 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 140,603 bushels of turnips, 73,798 bushels of oats, 68,515 bushels of winter wheat, 43,467 bushels of potatoes, 34,196 bushels of peas and beans, 10,246 bushels of barley, 9,781 bushels of spring wheat, 5,369 bushels of other root crops, 4,453 acres of wheat, 4,181 tons of hay, 3,631 acres of hay crops, 333 bushels of buckwheat, 305 acres of potatoes, 107 bushels of corn, 54 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Annie Caroline MacDonald | 1874–1931 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 3,010 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:
ON175002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON119013_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115263031
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/.