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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 4,081 total population, 2,119 males, 1,962 females, 1,385 married persons, 780 families, 693 married females, 692 married males, 113 widowed persons, 77 widowed females, 36 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,583 single persons under 18, 1,391 single males under 18, 1,192 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 762 inhabited houses, 762 occupied houses, 50 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 374,369 bushels of turnips, 146,019 bushels of oats, 97,725 bushels of potatoes, 65,349 bushels of barley, 48,906 bushels of spring wheat, 48,783 bushels of peas and beans, 18,189 bushels of rye, 10,116 bushels of other root crops, 9,323 bushels of winter wheat, 6,781 bushels of corn, 4,963 acres of wheat, 3,679 tons of hay, 3,340 acres of hay crops, 2,309 bushels of buckwheat, 1,214 acres of potatoes, 178 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 3 people 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph Gould | 1808–1886 | died here |
| Hartley Dewart | 1861–1924 | died here |
| Mary J.L. Black | 1879–1939 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 4,081 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:
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/.