Almonte, Town—Ville, Ontario (1871 census)
Almonte, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,080. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1391099. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.226°N, 76.190°W.
Population
In 1871, Almonte, Town—Ville had a population of 2,080: 994 male and 1,086 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,080 |
| 1881 | 2,684 |
| 1891 | 3,068 |
| 1901 | 3,023 |
| 1911 | 2,452 |
| 1921 | 2,426 |
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 Ramsay, 1861 (1.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Almonte, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 52 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 395 |
| Number of females | 1,086 |
| Number of males | 994 |
| Number of married females | 333 |
| Number of married males | 323 |
| Number of married persons | 656 |
| Number of widowed females | 54 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 64 |
| Total population | 2,080 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 699 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 661 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,360 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 14 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 339 |
| Number of occupied houses | 339 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 16 |
| BWT BU | 65 |
| CRN BU | 110 |
| HAY AC | 50 |
| HAY TONS | 95 |
| OAT BU | 980 |
| PEA BU | 408 |
| POT AC | 24 |
| POT BU | 3,697 |
| Total area (acres) | 656 |
| WHT SP BU | 470 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 37 |
| AREA | 656 |
| BEING BUILT | 14 |
| BEN BU | 1 |
| CD | 80 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 395 |
| FEMALE | 1,086 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 339 |
| INHABITED | 339 |
| MALE | 994 |
| MARRIED F | 333 |
| MARRIED M | 323 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 656 |
| POPULATION | 2,080 |
| ROOT BU | 435 |
| SINGLE F | 699 |
| SINGLE M | 661 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,360 |
| TUR BU | 81 |
| UNINHABITED | 12 |
| WIDOWED F | 54 |
| WIDOWED M | 10 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 64 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON080002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON123015— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1391099
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almonte,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almonte_(Ontario)
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1871 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). "Almonte, Town—Ville, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/almonte-town-ville-on080002-1871/.