Whitchurch, Ontario (1881 census)
Whitchurch was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 4,529. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.014°N, 79.356°W.
Population
In 1881, Whitchurch had a population of 4,529: 2,380 male and 2,149 female residents. Population density was 44.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,758 |
| 1861 | 6,795 |
| 1871 | 5,014 |
| 1881 | 4,529 |
| 1891 | 4,019 |
| 1901 | 3,619 |
| 1911 | 3,479 |
| 1921 | 3,529 |
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, Whitchurch 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 | 891 |
| Number of families | 891 |
| Number of females | 2,149 |
| Number of males | 2,380 |
| Number of married females | 810 |
| Number of married males | 816 |
| Number of married persons | 1,626 |
| Number of widowed females | 100 |
| Number of widowed males | 50 |
| Number of widowed persons | 150 |
| POP TOT | 4,529 |
| Total population | 4,529 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,239 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,514 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,753 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 21 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 869 |
| Number of occupied houses | 890 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 20 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 4,852 |
| Acres of potatoes | 640 |
| Acres of wheat | 6,729 |
| BAR BU | 93,562 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 93,562 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,455 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 585 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 3,398 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 200,323 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 44,950 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 63,120 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 69,687 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 4,554 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 32,080 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 104,482 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 46,463 |
| BWT BU | 2,455 |
| CRN BU | 3,398 |
| HAY AC | 4,852 |
| HAY TONS | 5,825 |
| OAT BU | 200,323 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 63,120 |
| POT AC | 640 |
| POT BU | 69,687 |
| RYE BU | 4,554 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,825 |
| WHT AC | 6,729 |
| WHT SP BU | 32,080 |
| WHT WTR BU | 46,463 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,239 |
| C UNMD M | 1,514 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,753 |
| D OCC | 890 |
| FEMALE | 2,149 |
| GRA BU | 585 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 869 |
| H UNINH | 20 |
| MALE | 2,380 |
| MD F | 810 |
| MD M | 816 |
| MD TOT | 1,626 |
| NUMBER CD | 137 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 44,950 |
| SHAN | 21 |
| TUR BU | 104,482 |
| WID F | 100 |
| WID M | 50 |
| WID TOT | 150 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON137003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON154009— 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). "Whitchurch, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/whitchurch-on137003-1881/.