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 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 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 965 total population, 484 females, 481 males, 350 married persons, 192 families, 176 married males, 174 married females, 28 widowed persons, 18 widowed females, 10 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 587 single persons under 18, 295 single males under 18, 292 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 191 inhabited houses, 191 occupied houses, 8 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 9,427 bushels of corn, 8,618 bushels of oats, 8,538 bushels of turnips, 4,559 bushels of potatoes, 4,452 bushels of other root crops, 1,805 bushels of winter wheat, 1,130 bushels of barley, 582 bushels of peas and beans, 274 tons of hay, 222 acres of hay crops, 127 acres of wheat, 72 bushels of buckwheat, 40 acres of potatoes, 30 bushels of spring wheat, 24 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 17 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 965 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:
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/.