Bowmanville, Town—Ville, Ontario (1871 census)
Bowmanville, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,034. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.915°N, 78.682°W.
Population
In 1871, Bowmanville, Town—Ville had a population of 3,034: 1,475 male and 1,559 female residents. Population density was 465.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,721 |
| 1871 | 3,034 |
| 1881 | 3,504 |
| 1891 | 3,377 |
| 1901 | 2,731 |
| 1911 | 2,814 |
| 1921 | 3,233 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Bowmanville, Town—Ville, 1881 (93.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Bowmanville, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 601 |
| Number of females | 1,559 |
| Number of males | 1,475 |
| Number of married females | 500 |
| Number of married males | 496 |
| Number of married persons | 996 |
| Number of widowed females | 98 |
| Number of widowed males | 34 |
| Number of widowed persons | 132 |
| Total population | 3,034 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 961 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 945 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,906 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 12 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 587 |
| Number of occupied houses | 587 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 23 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 4,715 |
| BWT BU | 54 |
| CRN BU | 306 |
| HAY AC | 516 |
| HAY TONS | 659 |
| OAT BU | 4,475 |
| PEA BU | 2,560 |
| POT AC | 76 |
| POT BU | 11,963 |
| Total area (acres) | 3,370 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,707 |
| WHT WTR BU | 51 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 520 |
| AREA | 3,370 |
| BEING BUILT | 12 |
| BEN BU | 24 |
| CD | 50 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 601 |
| FEMALE | 1,559 |
| GRA BU | 486 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 587 |
| INHABITED | 587 |
| MALE | 1,475 |
| MARRIED F | 500 |
| MARRIED M | 496 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 996 |
| POPULATION | 3,034 |
| ROOT BU | 4,462 |
| SINGLE F | 961 |
| SINGLE M | 945 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,906 |
| TUR BU | 24,816 |
| UNINHABITED | 23 |
| WIDOWED F | 98 |
| WIDOWED M | 34 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 132 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON050002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON108007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Bowmanville, Town—Ville, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bowmanville-town-ville-on050002-1871/.