Chatham, Town—Ville, Ontario (1871 census)
Chatham, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 5,873. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5087616. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.403°N, 82.189°W.
Population
In 1871, Chatham, Town—Ville had a population of 5,873: 2,916 male and 2,957 female residents. Population density was 2044.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 5,873 |
| 1881 | 7,873 |
| 1891 | 9,052 |
| 1901 | 9,068 |
| 1911 | 10,770 |
| 1921 | 13,256 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Chatham, 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 | 1,176 |
| Number of females | 2,957 |
| Number of males | 2,916 |
| Number of married females | 990 |
| Number of married males | 1,004 |
| Number of married persons | 1,994 |
| Number of widowed females | 177 |
| Number of widowed males | 65 |
| Number of widowed persons | 242 |
| Total population | 5,873 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,790 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,847 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,637 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 74 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 1,137 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,137 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 945 |
| BWT BU | 70 |
| CRN BU | 2,501 |
| HAY AC | 120 |
| HAY TONS | 166 |
| OAT BU | 1,116 |
| PEA BU | 210 |
| POT AC | 32 |
| POT BU | 6,624 |
| RYE BU | 32 |
| Total area (acres) | 1,683 |
| WHT SP BU | 383 |
| WHT WTR BU | 613 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 94 |
| AREA | 1,683 |
| BEING BUILT | 74 |
| BEN BU | 5 |
| CD | 2 |
| CSD | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 1,176 |
| FEMALE | 2,957 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 1,137 |
| INHABITED | 1,137 |
| MALE | 2,916 |
| MARRIED F | 990 |
| MARRIED M | 1,004 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,994 |
| POPULATION | 5,873 |
| ROOT BU | 1,222 |
| SINGLE F | 1,790 |
| SINGLE M | 1,847 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 3,637 |
| TUR BU | 61 |
| UNINHABITED | 3 |
| WIDOWED F | 177 |
| WIDOWED M | 65 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 242 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON002007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON121012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5087616
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chatham,_Ontario
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). "Chatham, Town—Ville, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/chatham-town-ville-on002007-1871/.