Williamsburg, Ontario (1881 census)
Williamsburg was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 4,671. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.987°N, 75.188°W.
Population
In 1881, Williamsburg had a population of 4,671: 2,354 male and 2,317 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,284 |
| 1861 | 4,675 |
| 1871 | 4,724 |
| 1881 | 4,671 |
| 1891 | 4,308 |
| 1901 | 3,906 |
| 1911 | 3,469 |
| 1921 | 3,194 |
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, Williamsburg 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 4,671 total population, 2,354 males, 2,317 females, 1,532 married persons, 809 families, 767 married males, 765 married females, 175 widowed persons, 111 widowed females, 64 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,964 single persons under 18, 1,523 single males under 18, 1,441 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 796 inhabited houses, 796 occupied houses, 58 uninhabited houses, 9 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 154,169 bushels of oats, 56,868 bushels of potatoes, 38,787 bushels of barley, 14,198 bushels of corn, 8,737 bushels of winter wheat, 8,136 tons of hay, 7,416 acres of hay crops, 7,319 bushels of peas and beans, 6,197 bushels of spring wheat, 5,360 bushels of buckwheat, 2,870 bushels of other root crops, 1,804 acres of wheat, 1,381 bushels of rye, 585 acres of potatoes, 563 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 370 bushels of turnips. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Urias Cook | 1824–1912 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 4,674 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:
ON102003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON107003— 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). "Williamsburg, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/williamsburg-on102003-1881/.