Uxbridge, Ontario (1881 census)
Uxbridge was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 4,081. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q386959. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.055°N, 79.162°W.
Population
In 1881, Uxbridge had a population of 4,081: 2,119 male and 1,962 female residents. Population density was 46.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,289 |
| 1861 | 3,933 |
| 1871 | 4,762 |
| 1881 | 4,081 |
| 1891 | 3,461 |
| 1901 | 2,846 |
| 1911 | 2,471 |
| 1921 | 2,858 |
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, Uxbridge 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 | 780 |
| Number of families | 780 |
| Number of females | 1,962 |
| Number of males | 2,119 |
| Number of married females | 693 |
| Number of married males | 692 |
| Number of married persons | 1,385 |
| Number of widowed females | 77 |
| Number of widowed males | 36 |
| Number of widowed persons | 113 |
| POP TOT | 4,081 |
| Total population | 4,081 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,192 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,391 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,583 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 762 |
| Number of occupied houses | 762 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 50 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,340 |
| Acres of potatoes | 1,214 |
| Acres of wheat | 4,963 |
| BAR BU | 65,349 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 65,349 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,309 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 178 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 6,781 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 146,019 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 10,116 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 48,783 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 97,725 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 18,189 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 48,906 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 374,369 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 9,323 |
| BWT BU | 2,309 |
| CRN BU | 6,781 |
| HAY AC | 3,340 |
| HAY TONS | 3,679 |
| OAT BU | 146,019 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 48,783 |
| POT AC | 1,214 |
| POT BU | 97,725 |
| RYE BU | 18,189 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,679 |
| WHT AC | 4,963 |
| WHT SP BU | 48,906 |
| WHT WTR BU | 9,323 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,192 |
| C UNMD M | 1,391 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,583 |
| D OCC | 762 |
| FEMALE | 1,962 |
| GRA BU | 178 |
| H INHAB | 762 |
| H UNINH | 50 |
| MALE | 2,119 |
| MD F | 693 |
| MD M | 692 |
| MD TOT | 1,385 |
| NUMBER CD | 133 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 10,116 |
| TUR BU | 374,369 |
| WID F | 77 |
| WID M | 36 |
| WID TOT | 113 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON133001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON133009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q386959
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uxbridge,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uxbridge_(Ontario)
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). "Uxbridge, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/uxbridge-on133001-1881/.