Berlin, Town—Ville, Ontario (1871 census)
Berlin, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,743. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.448°N, 80.488°W.
Population
In 1871, Berlin, Town—Ville had a population of 2,743: 1,379 male and 1,364 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,956 |
| 1871 | 2,743 |
| 1881 | 4,054 |
| 1891 | 7,425 |
| 1901 | 9,747 |
| 1911 | 15,196 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Berlin, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 491 |
| Number of females | 1,364 |
| Number of males | 1,379 |
| Number of married females | 446 |
| Number of married males | 448 |
| Number of married persons | 894 |
| Number of widowed females | 72 |
| Number of widowed males | 39 |
| Number of widowed persons | 111 |
| Total population | 2,743 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 846 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 892 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,738 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 6 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 456 |
| Number of occupied houses | 462 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,602 |
| BWT BU | 20 |
| CRN BU | 922 |
| HAY AC | 457 |
| HAY TONS | 711 |
| OAT BU | 5,434 |
| PEA BU | 1,682 |
| POT AC | 140 |
| POT BU | 17,241 |
| RYE BU | 369 |
| Total area (acres) | 3,156 |
| WHT SP BU | 963 |
| WHT WTR BU | 1,957 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 216 |
| AREA | 3,156 |
| BEING BUILT | 5 |
| BEN BU | 31 |
| CD | 32 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 491 |
| FEMALE | 1,364 |
| GRA BU | 27 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 462 |
| INHABITED | 456 |
| MALE | 1,379 |
| MARRIED F | 446 |
| MARRIED M | 448 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 894 |
| POPULATION | 2,743 |
| ROOT BU | 4,809 |
| SHANTIES | 6 |
| SINGLE F | 846 |
| SINGLE M | 892 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,738 |
| TUR BU | 18,485 |
| UNINHABITED | 10 |
| WIDOWED F | 72 |
| WIDOWED M | 39 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 111 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON032004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON130004— 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 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). "Berlin, Town—Ville, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/berlin-town-ville-on032004-1871/.