Woodstock, C, Ontario (1881 census)
Woodstock, C was a city in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 5,373. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1642364. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.130°N, 80.753°W.
Population
In 1881, Woodstock, C had a population of 5,373: 2,624 male and 2,749 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,112 |
| 1861 | 3,353 |
| 1871 | 3,982 |
| 1881 | 5,373 |
| 1921 | 9,935 |
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, Woodstock, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 5,373 total population, 2,749 females, 2,624 males, 1,829 married persons, 1,086 families, 915 married males, 914 married females, 274 widowed persons, 188 widowed females, 86 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 3,270 single persons under 18, 1,647 single females under 18, 1,623 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 1,043 inhabited houses, 1,043 occupied houses, 23 uninhabited houses, 18 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 13,368 bushels of potatoes, 5,983 bushels of turnips, 2,797 bushels of other root crops, 1,802 bushels of oats, 1,255 bushels of corn, 1,102 bushels of winter wheat, 550 bushels of rye, 332 bushels of peas and beans, 199 tons of hay, 170 bushels of barley, 120 acres of potatoes, 100 acres of hay crops, 66 acres of wheat, 64 bushels of spring wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 4 people 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 |
|---|---|---|
| William Lennox Mills | 1846–1917 | born here |
| Wallace Nesbitt | 1858–1930 | born here |
| Robert Alexander Ross | 1865–1936 | born here |
| Isabel Ecclestone Mackay | 1875–1928 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 5,373 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:
ON166005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON134012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1642364
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodstock,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodstock_(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). "Woodstock, C, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/woodstock-c-on166005-1881/.