Chatham, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)
Chatham, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 7,873. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5087616. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.393°N, 82.189°W.
Population
In 1881, Chatham, Town—Ville had a population of 7,873: 3,811 male and 4,062 female residents. Population density was 7848.7 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Chatham, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 61 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 1,589 |
| Number of families | 1,589 |
| Number of females | 4,062 |
| Number of males | 3,811 |
| Number of married females | 1,332 |
| Number of married males | 1,336 |
| Number of married persons | 2,668 |
| Number of widowed females | 294 |
| Number of widowed males | 100 |
| Number of widowed persons | 394 |
| POP TOT | 7,873 |
| Total population | 7,873 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 2,436 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 2,375 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 4,811 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 1,587 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,587 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 174 |
| Acres of potatoes | 35 |
| Acres of wheat | 450 |
| BAR BU | 1,050 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,050 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 7,678 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,535 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,463 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 226 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,572 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,480 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 141 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 6,710 |
| CRN BU | 7,678 |
| HAY AC | 174 |
| HAY TONS | 240 |
| OAT BU | 2,535 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 226 |
| POT AC | 35 |
| POT BU | 3,572 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 240 |
| WHT AC | 450 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,480 |
| WHT WTR BU | 6,710 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 2,436 |
| C UNMD M | 2,375 |
| C UNMD TOT | 4,811 |
| D OCC | 1,587 |
| FEMALE | 4,062 |
| H CON | 4 |
| H INHAB | 1,587 |
| H UNINH | 8 |
| MALE | 3,811 |
| MD F | 1,332 |
| MD M | 1,336 |
| MD TOT | 2,668 |
| NUMBER CD | 180 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,463 |
| TUR BU | 141 |
| WID F | 294 |
| WID M | 100 |
| WID TOT | 394 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON180009— 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 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). "Chatham, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/chatham-town-ville-on180009-1881/.