Warwick, Ontario (1881 census)
Warwick was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 4,052. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115263106. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.008°N, 81.901°W.
Population
In 1881, Warwick had a population of 4,052: 2,070 male and 1,982 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,069 |
| 1861 | 3,388 |
| 1871 | 4,677 |
| 1881 | 4,052 |
| 1891 | 3,644 |
| 1901 | 3,329 |
| 1911 | 2,772 |
| 1921 | 2,376 |
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, Warwick shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 4,052 total population, 2,070 males, 1,982 females, 1,261 married persons, 736 families, 631 married females, 630 married males, 124 widowed persons, 82 widowed females, 42 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,667 single persons under 18, 1,398 single males under 18, 1,269 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 736 inhabited houses, 736 occupied houses, 18 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 178,906 bushels of oats, 143,986 bushels of winter wheat, 59,600 bushels of barley, 44,323 bushels of corn, 41,045 bushels of potatoes, 32,365 bushels of other root crops, 9,351 acres of wheat, 8,944 bushels of turnips, 6,588 tons of hay, 5,735 acres of hay crops, 4,179 bushels of spring wheat, 3,035 bushels of peas and beans, 1,386 bushels of buckwheat, 1,114 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 993 bushels of rye, 423 acres of potatoes. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| David Wesley Bole | 1856–1933 | born here |
| Franklin McLeay | 1864–1900 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 4,052 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:
ON179009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON122010_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115263106
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). "Warwick, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/warwick-on179009-1881/.