Brampton, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)
Brampton, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,920. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.686°N, 79.765°W.
Population
In 1881, Brampton, Town—Ville had a population of 2,920: 1,444 male and 1,476 female residents. Population density was 654.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,627 |
| 1871 | 2,090 |
| 1881 | 2,920 |
| 1891 | 3,252 |
| 1901 | 2,748 |
| 1911 | 3,412 |
| 1921 | 4,527 |
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 contained Brampton, Town—Ville, 1891 (22.5% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Brampton, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 593 |
| Number of families | 593 |
| Number of females | 1,476 |
| Number of males | 1,444 |
| Number of married females | 491 |
| Number of married males | 483 |
| Number of married persons | 974 |
| Number of widowed females | 111 |
| Number of widowed males | 31 |
| Number of widowed persons | 142 |
| POP TOT | 2,920 |
| Total population | 2,920 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 874 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 930 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,804 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 591 |
| Number of occupied houses | 591 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 35 |
Agriculture (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 340 |
| Acres of potatoes | 39 |
| Acres of wheat | 308 |
| BAR BU | 2,855 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,855 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 33 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6,500 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 7,626 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 794 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,700 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 16 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 715 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,201 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 4,047 |
| CRN BU | 33 |
| HAY AC | 340 |
| HAY TONS | 424 |
| OAT BU | 6,500 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 794 |
| POT AC | 39 |
| POT BU | 4,700 |
| RYE BU | 16 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 424 |
| WHT AC | 308 |
| WHT SP BU | 715 |
| WHT WTR BU | 4,047 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 874 |
| C UNMD M | 930 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,804 |
| D OCC | 591 |
| FEMALE | 1,476 |
| H CON | 4 |
| H INHAB | 591 |
| H UNINH | 35 |
| MALE | 1,444 |
| MD F | 491 |
| MD M | 483 |
| MD TOT | 974 |
| NUMBER CD | 140 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 7,626 |
| TUR BU | 1,201 |
| WID F | 111 |
| WID M | 31 |
| WID TOT | 142 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON140003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON136006— 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). "Brampton, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/brampton-town-ville-on140003-1881/.