Bothwell, Town—Ville, Ontario (1871 census)
Bothwell, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 995. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115134599. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.632°N, 81.878°W.
Population
In 1871, Bothwell, Town—Ville had a population of 995: 507 male and 488 female residents. Population density was 991.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 995 |
| 1881 | 965 |
| 1891 | 897 |
| 1901 | 907 |
| 1911 | 690 |
| 1921 | 633 |
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 Zone, 1861 (2.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Bothwell, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 49 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 189 |
| Number of females | 488 |
| Number of males | 507 |
| Number of married females | 158 |
| Number of married males | 158 |
| Number of married persons | 316 |
| Number of widowed females | 17 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 24 |
| Total population | 995 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 313 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 342 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 655 |
Buildings & housing (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 189 |
| Number of occupied houses | 189 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 732 |
| BWT BU | 65 |
| CRN BU | 1,018 |
| HAY AC | 183 |
| HAY TONS | 213 |
| OAT BU | 4,468 |
| PEA BU | 601 |
| POT AC | 26 |
| POT BU | 5,466 |
| Total area (acres) | 2,150 |
| WHT SP BU | 116 |
| WHT WTR BU | 540 |
Other recorded variables (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 21 |
| AREA | 2,150 |
| BEN BU | 5 |
| CD | 3 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 189 |
| FEMALE | 488 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 189 |
| INHABITED | 189 |
| MALE | 507 |
| MARRIED F | 158 |
| MARRIED M | 158 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 316 |
| POPULATION | 995 |
| ROOT BU | 798 |
| SINGLE F | 313 |
| SINGLE M | 342 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 655 |
| TUR BU | 1,295 |
| WIDOWED F | 17 |
| WIDOWED M | 7 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 24 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON003005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON121014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115134599
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bothwell,_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). "Bothwell, Town—Ville, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bothwell-town-ville-on003005-1871/.