Bowmanville, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)
Bowmanville, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,504. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.914°N, 78.680°W.
Population
In 1881, Bowmanville, Town—Ville had a population of 3,504: 1,723 male and 1,781 female residents. Population density was 501.6 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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Bowmanville, Town—Ville, 1871 (93.2% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Bowmanville, Town—Ville, 1891 (14.4% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Bowmanville, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 747 |
| Number of families | 747 |
| Number of females | 1,781 |
| Number of males | 1,723 |
| Number of married females | 602 |
| Number of married males | 602 |
| Number of married persons | 1,204 |
| Number of widowed females | 110 |
| Number of widowed males | 35 |
| Number of widowed persons | 145 |
| POP TOT | 3,504 |
| Total population | 3,504 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,069 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,086 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,155 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 744 |
| Number of occupied houses | 745 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 362 |
| Acres of potatoes | 70 |
| Acres of wheat | 377 |
| BAR BU | 9,827 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 9,827 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 48 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,454 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 7,437 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 18,233 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 3,684 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 10,682 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,707 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 12,740 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 2,478 |
| CRN BU | 1,454 |
| HAY AC | 362 |
| HAY TONS | 594 |
| OAT BU | 7,437 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 3,684 |
| POT AC | 70 |
| POT BU | 10,682 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 594 |
| WHT AC | 377 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,707 |
| WHT WTR BU | 2,478 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,069 |
| C UNMD M | 1,086 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,155 |
| D OCC | 745 |
| FEMALE | 1,781 |
| GRA BU | 48 |
| H CON | 5 |
| H INHAB | 744 |
| H UNINH | 7 |
| MALE | 1,723 |
| MD F | 602 |
| MD M | 602 |
| MD TOT | 1,204 |
| NUMBER CD | 128 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 18,233 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| TUR BU | 12,740 |
| WID F | 110 |
| WID M | 35 |
| WID TOT | 145 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON128005— 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 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). "Bowmanville, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bowmanville-town-ville-on128005-1881/.