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 |
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 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 2,080 total population, 1,086 females, 994 males, 656 married persons, 395 families, 333 married females, 323 married males, 64 widowed persons, 54 widowed females, 10 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 1,360 single persons under 18, 699 single females under 18, 661 single males under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 339 inhabited houses, 339 occupied houses, 14 houses under construction, 12 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 656 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON080002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON112002_1871— 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/.