Berlin, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)
Berlin, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 4,054. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q200166. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.448°N, 80.488°W.
Population
In 1881, Berlin, Town—Ville had a population of 4,054: 2,008 male and 2,046 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Berlin, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 4,054 total population, 2,046 females, 2,008 males, 1,323 married persons, 775 families, 662 married males, 661 married females, 184 widowed persons, 120 widowed females, 64 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,547 single persons under 18, 1,282 single males under 18, 1,265 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 715 inhabited houses, 715 occupied houses, 4 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 26,520 bushels of turnips, 14,920 bushels of potatoes, 7,762 bushels of oats, 6,388 bushels of other root crops, 5,381 bushels of winter wheat, 2,404 bushels of barley, 1,150 bushels of rye, 1,031 bushels of corn, 947 bushels of peas and beans, 682 bushels of spring wheat, 545 tons of hay, 349 acres of hay crops, 342 acres of wheat, 139 acres of potatoes. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 6 people connected to this place who were alive in 1881, 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 |
| William Lyon Mackenzie King | 1874–1950 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 4,055 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON162005— 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 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). "Berlin, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/berlin-town-ville-on162005-1881/.