Willoughby, Ontario (1881 census)
Willoughby was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,273. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q8022201. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.006°N, 79.069°W.
Population
In 1881, Willoughby had a population of 1,273: 638 male and 635 female residents. Population density was 38.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,352 |
| 1861 | 1,539 |
| 1871 | 1,250 |
| 1881 | 1,273 |
| 1891 | 1,099 |
| 1901 | 991 |
| 1911 | 908 |
| 1921 | 917 |
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, Willoughby shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 237 |
| Number of families | 237 |
| Number of females | 635 |
| Number of males | 638 |
| Number of married females | 194 |
| Number of married males | 195 |
| Number of married persons | 389 |
| Number of widowed females | 31 |
| Number of widowed males | 30 |
| Number of widowed persons | 61 |
| POP TOT | 1,273 |
| Total population | 1,273 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 410 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 413 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 823 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 229 |
| Number of occupied houses | 229 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 19 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,169 |
| Acres of potatoes | 147 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,471 |
| BAR BU | 6,502 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 6,502 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 235 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 165 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 29,538 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 42,467 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 2,625 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,453 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 10,999 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 152 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 182 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 596 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 44,770 |
| BWT BU | 235 |
| CRN BU | 29,538 |
| HAY AC | 3,169 |
| HAY TONS | 2,642 |
| OAT BU | 42,467 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,453 |
| POT AC | 147 |
| POT BU | 10,999 |
| RYE BU | 152 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,642 |
| WHT AC | 2,471 |
| WHT SP BU | 182 |
| WHT WTR BU | 44,770 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 410 |
| C UNMD M | 413 |
| C UNMD TOT | 823 |
| D OCC | 229 |
| FEMALE | 635 |
| GRA BU | 165 |
| H INHAB | 229 |
| H UNINH | 19 |
| MALE | 638 |
| MD F | 194 |
| MD M | 195 |
| MD TOT | 389 |
| NUMBER CD | 142 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 2,625 |
| TUR BU | 596 |
| WID F | 31 |
| WID M | 30 |
| WID TOT | 61 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON142007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON151008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q8022201
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willoughby_Township,_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). "Willoughby, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/willoughby-on142007-1881/.