Whitby E, Ontario (1881 census)
Whitby E was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,417. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.952°N, 78.880°W.
Population
In 1881, Whitby E had a population of 3,417: 1,797 male and 1,620 female residents. Population density was 61.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,411 |
| 1881 | 3,417 |
| 1891 | 3,080 |
| 1901 | 2,631 |
| 1911 | 2,879 |
| 1921 | 3,886 |
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, Whitby E 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 | 683 |
| Number of families | 683 |
| Number of females | 1,620 |
| Number of males | 1,797 |
| Number of married females | 591 |
| Number of married males | 585 |
| Number of married persons | 1,176 |
| Number of widowed females | 89 |
| Number of widowed males | 36 |
| Number of widowed persons | 125 |
| POP TOT | 3,417 |
| Total population | 3,417 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 940 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,176 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,116 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 7 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 658 |
| Number of occupied houses | 665 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 64 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,865 |
| Acres of potatoes | 314 |
| Acres of wheat | 4,446 |
| BAR BU | 119,328 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 119,328 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,714 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 910 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 18,249 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 89,376 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 92,207 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 54,087 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 39,093 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 2,869 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 44,499 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 384,943 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 19,660 |
| BWT BU | 1,714 |
| CRN BU | 18,249 |
| HAY AC | 3,865 |
| HAY TONS | 5,560 |
| OAT BU | 89,376 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 54,087 |
| POT AC | 314 |
| POT BU | 39,093 |
| RYE BU | 2,869 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,560 |
| WHT AC | 4,446 |
| WHT SP BU | 44,499 |
| WHT WTR BU | 19,660 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 940 |
| C UNMD M | 1,176 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,116 |
| D OCC | 665 |
| FEMALE | 1,620 |
| GRA BU | 910 |
| H CON | 5 |
| H INHAB | 658 |
| H UNINH | 64 |
| MALE | 1,797 |
| MD F | 591 |
| MD M | 585 |
| MD TOT | 1,176 |
| NUMBER CD | 132 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 92,207 |
| SHAN | 7 |
| TUR BU | 384,943 |
| WID F | 89 |
| WID M | 36 |
| WID TOT | 125 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON132004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON133011— 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). "Whitby E, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/whitby-e-on132004-1881/.