Unorganized Territory, Ontario (1881 census)
Unorganized Territory was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,841. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.914°N, 77.672°W.
Population
In 1881, Unorganized Territory had a population of 1,841: 996 male and 845 female residents. Population density was 8.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 118 |
| 1881 | 1,841 |
| 1891 | 910 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Unorganized Territory, 1891 (0.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Unorganized Territory shared boundaries with:
- Alice & Fraser
- Buchanan, Wylie & Rolph
- Head, Maria & Clara
- NO DATA
- Petewawa & McKay
- Sabine, Airey, Lyell, Murchison & Robinson
- Sherwood, Richards & Burns
- Unorganized Territory
- Unorganized Territory
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 69 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 370 |
| Number of families | 370 |
| Number of females | 845 |
| Number of males | 996 |
| Number of married females | 295 |
| Number of married males | 301 |
| Number of married persons | 596 |
| Number of widowed females | 35 |
| Number of widowed males | 42 |
| Number of widowed persons | 77 |
| POP TOT | 1,841 |
| Total population | 1,841 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 515 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 653 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,168 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 29 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 318 |
| Number of occupied houses | 347 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,350 |
| Acres of potatoes | 192 |
| Acres of wheat | 127 |
| BAR BU | 565 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 565 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 735 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 254 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 27,103 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 867 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 2,612 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 27,845 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 306 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,167 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 7,949 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 171 |
| BWT BU | 735 |
| CRN BU | 254 |
| HAY AC | 2,350 |
| HAY TONS | 1,663 |
| OAT BU | 27,103 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 2,612 |
| POT AC | 192 |
| POT BU | 27,845 |
| RYE BU | 306 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,663 |
| WHT AC | 127 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,167 |
| WHT WTR BU | 171 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 515 |
| C UNMD M | 653 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,168 |
| D OCC | 347 |
| FEMALE | 845 |
| GRA BU | 5 |
| H CON | 6 |
| H INHAB | 318 |
| H UNINH | 3 |
| MALE | 996 |
| MD F | 295 |
| MD M | 301 |
| MD TOT | 596 |
| NUMBER CD | 114 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 867 |
| SHAN | 29 |
| TUR BU | 7,949 |
| WID F | 35 |
| WID M | 42 |
| WID TOT | 77 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON114013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON096012— 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). "Unorganized Territory, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/unorganized-territory-on114013-1881/.