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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q200166. 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 |
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 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 2,743 total population, 1,379 males, 1,364 females, 894 married persons, 491 families, 448 married males, 446 married females, 111 widowed persons, 72 widowed females, 39 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 1,738 single persons under 18, 892 single males under 18, 846 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 462 occupied houses, 456 inhabited houses, 10 uninhabited houses, 6 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 5 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 3,156 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 5 people connected to this place who were alive in 1871, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Jacob Yost Shantz | 1822–1909 | born here |
| John Motz | 1830–1911 | died here |
| Homer Ransford Watson | 1855–1936 | born and died here |
| Robert Hobson | 1861–1926 | born here |
| Archibald MacMechan | 1862–1933 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON032004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON121001_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q200166
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitchener,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitchener
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/.