Bothwell, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)
Bothwell, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 965. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115134599. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.632°N, 81.878°W.
Population
In 1881, Bothwell, Town—Ville had a population of 965: 481 male and 484 female residents. Population density was 962.0 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Bothwell, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 192 |
| Number of families | 192 |
| Number of females | 484 |
| Number of males | 481 |
| Number of married females | 174 |
| Number of married males | 176 |
| Number of married persons | 350 |
| Number of widowed females | 18 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 28 |
| POP TOT | 965 |
| Total population | 965 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 292 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 295 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 587 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 191 |
| Number of occupied houses | 191 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 222 |
| Acres of potatoes | 40 |
| Acres of wheat | 127 |
| BAR BU | 1,130 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,130 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 72 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 24 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 9,427 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 8,618 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 4,452 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 582 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,559 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 17 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 8,538 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,805 |
| BWT BU | 72 |
| CRN BU | 9,427 |
| HAY AC | 222 |
| HAY TONS | 274 |
| OAT BU | 8,618 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 582 |
| POT AC | 40 |
| POT BU | 4,559 |
| RYE BU | 17 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 274 |
| WHT AC | 127 |
| WHT SP BU | 30 |
| WHT WTR BU | 1,805 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 292 |
| C UNMD M | 295 |
| C UNMD TOT | 587 |
| D OCC | 191 |
| FEMALE | 484 |
| GRA BU | 24 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 191 |
| H UNINH | 8 |
| MALE | 481 |
| MD F | 174 |
| MD M | 176 |
| MD TOT | 350 |
| NUMBER CD | 178 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 4,452 |
| TUR BU | 8,538 |
| WID F | 18 |
| WID M | 10 |
| WID TOT | 28 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON178008— 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 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). "Bothwell, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bothwell-town-ville-on178008-1881/.