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 density was 41.4 people per square mile.
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 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 563 |
| Number of families | 563 |
| Number of females | 1,487 |
| Number of males | 1,587 |
| Number of married females | 494 |
| Number of married males | 489 |
| Number of married persons | 983 |
| Number of widowed females | 47 |
| Number of widowed males | 46 |
| Number of widowed persons | 93 |
| POP TOT | 3,074 |
| Total population | 3,074 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 946 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,052 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,998 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 9 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 561 |
| Number of occupied houses | 561 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 45 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 4,094 |
| Acres of potatoes | 275 |
| Acres of wheat | 9,026 |
| BAR BU | 77,444 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 77,444 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 59 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 771 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 4,015 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 133,429 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 40,187 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 5,655 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 33,178 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 56 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 12,848 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 167,391 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 164,157 |
| BWT BU | 59 |
| CRN BU | 4,015 |
| HAY AC | 4,094 |
| HAY TONS | 5,527 |
| OAT BU | 133,429 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 5,655 |
| POT AC | 275 |
| POT BU | 33,178 |
| RYE BU | 56 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,527 |
| WHT AC | 9,026 |
| WHT SP BU | 12,848 |
| WHT WTR BU | 164,157 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 946 |
| C UNMD M | 1,052 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,998 |
| D OCC | 561 |
| FEMALE | 1,487 |
| GRA BU | 771 |
| H CON | 9 |
| H INHAB | 561 |
| H UNINH | 45 |
| MALE | 1,587 |
| MD F | 494 |
| MD M | 489 |
| MD TOT | 983 |
| NUMBER CD | 173 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 40,187 |
| TUR BU | 167,391 |
| WID F | 47 |
| WID M | 46 |
| WID TOT | 93 |
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/.