Verulam, Ontario (1881 census)
Verulam was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,474. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7922994. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.527°N, 78.624°W.
Population
In 1881, Verulam had a population of 2,474: 1,267 male and 1,207 female residents. Population density was 23.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 571 |
| 1861 | 1,545 |
| 1871 | 2,692 |
| 1881 | 2,474 |
| 1891 | 2,291 |
| 1901 | 2,130 |
| 1911 | 2,022 |
| 1921 | 1,673 |
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, Verulam shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 69 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 427 |
| Number of families | 427 |
| Number of females | 1,207 |
| Number of males | 1,267 |
| Number of married females | 378 |
| Number of married males | 379 |
| Number of married persons | 757 |
| Number of widowed females | 51 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 67 |
| POP TOT | 2,474 |
| Total population | 2,474 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 778 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 872 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,650 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 426 |
| Number of occupied houses | 427 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 11 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,489 |
| Acres of potatoes | 342 |
| Acres of wheat | 5,297 |
| BAR BU | 33,334 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 33,334 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 45 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 73 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 938 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 113,106 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 8,041 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 39,134 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 37,998 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 546 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 43,402 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 44,056 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 668 |
| BWT BU | 45 |
| CRN BU | 938 |
| HAY AC | 3,489 |
| HAY TONS | 2,804 |
| OAT BU | 113,106 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 39,134 |
| POT AC | 342 |
| POT BU | 37,998 |
| RYE BU | 546 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,804 |
| WHT AC | 5,297 |
| WHT SP BU | 43,402 |
| WHT WTR BU | 668 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 778 |
| C UNMD M | 872 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,650 |
| D OCC | 427 |
| FEMALE | 1,207 |
| GRA BU | 73 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 426 |
| H UNINH | 11 |
| MALE | 1,267 |
| MD F | 378 |
| MD M | 379 |
| MD TOT | 757 |
| NUMBER CD | 129 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 8,041 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| TUR BU | 44,056 |
| WID F | 51 |
| WID M | 16 |
| WID TOT | 67 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON129005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON149012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7922994
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verulam_Township
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). "Verulam, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/verulam-on129005-1881/.