Woodhouse, Ontario (1881 census)
Woodhouse was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,922. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115263179. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.818°N, 80.206°W.
Population
In 1881, Woodhouse had a population of 2,922: 1,501 male and 1,421 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,865 |
| 1881 | 2,922 |
| 1891 | 2,508 |
| 1901 | 2,379 |
| 1911 | 2,302 |
| 1921 | 2,227 |
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, Woodhouse 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 2,922 total population, 1,501 males, 1,421 females, 979 married persons, 562 families, 493 married males, 486 married females, 131 widowed persons, 81 widowed females, 50 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,812 single persons under 18, 958 single males under 18, 854 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 551 inhabited houses, 551 occupied houses, 17 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 87,002 bushels of winter wheat, 85,463 bushels of oats, 60,643 bushels of corn, 27,340 bushels of potatoes, 23,407 bushels of turnips, 21,973 bushels of barley, 11,011 bushels of other root crops, 8,102 bushels of peas and beans, 5,444 acres of wheat, 5,258 bushels of buckwheat, 4,459 tons of hay, 3,951 acres of hay crops, 1,148 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 602 bushels of rye, 396 bushels of spring wheat, 284 acres of potatoes. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,922 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:
ON157004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON131008_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115263179
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). "Woodhouse, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/woodhouse-on157004-1881/.