Westminster, Ontario (1881 census)
Westminster was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 7,892. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7989101. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.912°N, 81.225°W.
Population
In 1881, Westminster had a population of 7,892: 3,978 male and 3,914 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 5,069 |
| 1861 | 6,285 |
| 1871 | 6,386 |
| 1881 | 7,892 |
| 1891 | 8,506 |
| 1901 | 4,730 |
| 1911 | 5,019 |
| 1921 | 5,687 |
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, Westminster shared boundaries with:
- Delaware
- Dorchester N
- Dorchester S
- London
- London E, Village
- London, Ward—Quartier No. 1
- London, Ward—Quartier No. 2
- London, Ward—Quartier No. 4
- Petersville, Village
- Southwold
- Yarmouth
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 7,892 total population, 3,978 males, 3,914 females, 2,665 married persons, 1,540 families, 1,341 married males, 1,324 married females, 312 widowed persons, 214 widowed females, 98 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 4,915 single persons under 18, 2,539 single males under 18, 2,376 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 1,540 inhabited houses, 1,540 occupied houses, 70 uninhabited houses, 21 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 225,018 bushels of oats, 167,135 bushels of winter wheat, 112,837 bushels of turnips, 73,661 bushels of corn, 64,550 bushels of potatoes, 56,518 bushels of other root crops, 36,556 bushels of barley, 12,806 tons of hay, 9,321 acres of hay crops, 8,252 bushels of peas and beans, 7,839 acres of wheat, 1,155 bushels of spring wheat, 1,149 acres of potatoes, 794 bushels of buckwheat, 679 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 335 bushels of rye. (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 |
|---|---|---|
| Archibald Byron Macallum | 1858–1934 | born here |
| Alfred Ernest Ames | 1866–1934 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 7,892 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:
ON167001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON128013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7989101
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westminster,_Middlesex_County,_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). "Westminster, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/westminster-on167001-1881/.