Alliston, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)
Alliston, Town—Ville was a township in Ontario (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,099. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.148°N, 79.848°W.
Population
In 1881, Alliston, Town—Ville had a population of 1,099: 531 male and 568 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,099 |
| 1891 | 1,371 |
| 1901 | 1,256 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Tecumseth, 1871 (0.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Alliston, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 223 |
| Number of families | 223 |
| Number of females | 568 |
| Number of males | 531 |
| Number of married females | 195 |
| Number of married males | 191 |
| Number of married persons | 386 |
| Number of widowed females | 32 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 43 |
| POP TOT | 1,099 |
| Total population | 1,099 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 341 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 329 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 670 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 221 |
| Number of occupied houses | 221 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 22 |
Agriculture (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 113 |
| Acres of potatoes | 30 |
| Acres of wheat | 264 |
| BAR BU | 630 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 630 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 65 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,265 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 50 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 510 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,783 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,226 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 2,275 |
| CRN BU | 65 |
| HAY AC | 113 |
| HAY TONS | 123 |
| OAT BU | 3,265 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 510 |
| POT AC | 30 |
| POT BU | 3,783 |
| RYE BU | 25 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 123 |
| WHT AC | 264 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,226 |
| WHT WTR BU | 2,275 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 341 |
| C UNMD M | 329 |
| C UNMD TOT | 670 |
| D OCC | 221 |
| FEMALE | 568 |
| H CON | 5 |
| H INHAB | 221 |
| H UNINH | 22 |
| MALE | 531 |
| MD F | 195 |
| MD M | 191 |
| MD TOT | 386 |
| NUMBER CD | 138 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 50 |
| TUR BU | 40 |
| WID F | 32 |
| WID M | 11 |
| WID TOT | 43 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON138007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON115002— 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). "Alliston, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/alliston-town-ville-on138007-1881/.