Usborne, Ontario (1881 census)
Usborne was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,074. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115263051. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.347°N, 81.401°W.
Population
In 1881, Usborne had a population of 3,074: 1,587 male and 1,487 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,484 |
| 1861 | 3,219 |
| 1871 | 3,831 |
| 1881 | 3,074 |
| 1891 | 2,528 |
| 1901 | 2,367 |
| 1911 | 1,944 |
| 1921 | 1,797 |
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, Usborne shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 3,074 total population, 1,587 males, 1,487 females, 983 married persons, 563 families, 494 married females, 489 married males, 93 widowed persons, 47 widowed females, 46 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,998 single persons under 18, 1,052 single males under 18, 946 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 561 inhabited houses, 561 occupied houses, 45 uninhabited houses, 9 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 167,391 bushels of turnips, 164,157 bushels of winter wheat, 133,429 bushels of oats, 77,444 bushels of barley, 40,187 bushels of other root crops, 33,178 bushels of potatoes, 12,848 bushels of spring wheat, 9,026 acres of wheat, 5,655 bushels of peas and beans, 5,527 tons of hay, 4,094 acres of hay crops, 4,015 bushels of corn, 771 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 275 acres of potatoes, 59 bushels of buckwheat, 56 bushels of rye. (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 |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Alexander Russell | 1877–1940 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 3,075 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:
ON173003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON119014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115263051
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). "Usborne, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/usborne-on173003-1881/.