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 density was 46.4 people per square mile.
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 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 809 |
| Number of families | 809 |
| Number of females | 2,317 |
| Number of males | 2,354 |
| Number of married females | 765 |
| Number of married males | 767 |
| Number of married persons | 1,532 |
| Number of widowed females | 111 |
| Number of widowed males | 64 |
| Number of widowed persons | 175 |
| POP TOT | 4,671 |
| Total population | 4,671 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,441 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,523 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,964 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 9 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 796 |
| Number of occupied houses | 796 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 58 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 7,416 |
| Acres of potatoes | 585 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,804 |
| BAR BU | 38,787 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 38,787 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 5,360 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 563 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 14,198 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 154,169 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 2,870 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 7,319 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 56,868 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,381 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 6,197 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 370 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 8,737 |
| BWT BU | 5,360 |
| CRN BU | 14,198 |
| HAY AC | 7,416 |
| HAY TONS | 8,136 |
| OAT BU | 154,169 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 7,319 |
| POT AC | 585 |
| POT BU | 56,868 |
| RYE BU | 1,381 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 8,136 |
| WHT AC | 1,804 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,197 |
| WHT WTR BU | 8,737 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,441 |
| C UNMD M | 1,523 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,964 |
| D OCC | 796 |
| FEMALE | 2,317 |
| GRA BU | 563 |
| H CON | 9 |
| H INHAB | 796 |
| H UNINH | 58 |
| MALE | 2,354 |
| MD F | 765 |
| MD M | 767 |
| MD TOT | 1,532 |
| NUMBER CD | 102 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 2,870 |
| TUR BU | 370 |
| WID F | 111 |
| WID M | 64 |
| WID TOT | 175 |
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/.