Vaughan, Ontario (1881 census)
Vaughan was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 6,828. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q44013. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.838°N, 79.557°W.
Population
In 1881, Vaughan had a population of 6,828: 3,492 male and 3,336 female residents. Population density was 58.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 7,723 |
| 1861 | 7,955 |
| 1871 | 7,657 |
| 1881 | 6,828 |
| 1891 | 5,292 |
| 1901 | 4,586 |
| 1911 | 4,398 |
| 1921 | 5,080 |
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 contained Woodbridge, Village, 1891 (0.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Vaughan 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 | 1,307 |
| Number of families | 1,307 |
| Number of females | 3,336 |
| Number of males | 3,492 |
| Number of married females | 1,083 |
| Number of married males | 1,091 |
| Number of married persons | 2,174 |
| Number of widowed females | 174 |
| Number of widowed males | 92 |
| Number of widowed persons | 266 |
| POP TOT | 6,828 |
| Total population | 6,828 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 2,079 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 2,309 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 4,388 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 1,301 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,301 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 69 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 6,429 |
| Acres of potatoes | 1,108 |
| Acres of wheat | 11,494 |
| BAR BU | 149,795 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 149,795 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 197 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 724 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 964 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 242,483 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 48,019 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 75,283 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 103,622 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 442 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 20,123 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 32,890 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 132,873 |
| BWT BU | 197 |
| CRN BU | 964 |
| HAY AC | 6,429 |
| HAY TONS | 8,656 |
| OAT BU | 242,483 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 75,283 |
| POT AC | 1,108 |
| POT BU | 103,622 |
| RYE BU | 442 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 8,656 |
| WHT AC | 11,494 |
| WHT SP BU | 20,123 |
| WHT WTR BU | 132,873 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 2,079 |
| C UNMD M | 2,309 |
| C UNMD TOT | 4,388 |
| D OCC | 1,301 |
| FEMALE | 3,336 |
| GRA BU | 724 |
| H CON | 5 |
| H INHAB | 1,301 |
| H UNINH | 69 |
| MALE | 3,492 |
| MD F | 1,083 |
| MD M | 1,091 |
| MD TOT | 2,174 |
| NUMBER CD | 136 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 48,019 |
| TUR BU | 32,890 |
| WID F | 174 |
| WID M | 92 |
| WID TOT | 266 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON136005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON154008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q44013
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaughan
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaughan_(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). "Vaughan, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/vaughan-on136005-1881/.