Walsingham, Ontario (1881 census)
Walsingham was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 5,819. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.677°N, 80.512°W.
Population
In 1881, Walsingham had a population of 5,819: 2,970 male and 2,849 female residents. Population density was 38.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,090 |
| 1861 | 4,855 |
| 1871 | 5,290 |
| 1881 | 5,819 |
| 1891 | 4,785 |
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 Port Rowan, Village, 1891 (0.7% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Walsingham 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 | 1,108 |
| Number of families | 1,108 |
| Number of females | 2,849 |
| Number of males | 2,970 |
| Number of married females | 1,019 |
| Number of married males | 1,028 |
| Number of married persons | 2,047 |
| Number of widowed females | 101 |
| Number of widowed males | 52 |
| Number of widowed persons | 153 |
| POP TOT | 5,819 |
| Total population | 5,819 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,729 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,890 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,619 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 1,101 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,101 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 6,155 |
| Acres of potatoes | 484 |
| Acres of wheat | 7,031 |
| BAR BU | 11,551 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 11,551 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 12,175 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 2,475 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 127,195 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 92,054 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 4,609 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 14,618 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 49,553 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 6,128 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 204 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 12,341 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 92,169 |
| BWT BU | 12,175 |
| CRN BU | 127,195 |
| HAY AC | 6,155 |
| HAY TONS | 7,337 |
| OAT BU | 92,054 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 14,618 |
| POT AC | 484 |
| POT BU | 49,553 |
| RYE BU | 6,128 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 7,337 |
| WHT AC | 7,031 |
| WHT SP BU | 204 |
| WHT WTR BU | 92,169 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,729 |
| C UNMD M | 1,890 |
| C UNMD TOT | 3,619 |
| D OCC | 1,101 |
| FEMALE | 2,849 |
| GRA BU | 2,475 |
| H INHAB | 1,101 |
| H UNINH | 3 |
| MALE | 2,970 |
| MD F | 1,019 |
| MD M | 1,028 |
| MD TOT | 2,047 |
| NUMBER CD | 157 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 4,609 |
| TUR BU | 12,341 |
| WID F | 101 |
| WID M | 52 |
| WID TOT | 153 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON157002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON098006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Walsingham, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/walsingham-on157002-1881/.