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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 7,873 |
| 1891 | 9,052 |
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 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 7,873 total population, 4,062 females, 3,811 males, 2,668 married persons, 1,589 families, 1,336 married males, 1,332 married females, 394 widowed persons, 294 widowed females, 100 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 4,811 single persons under 18, 2,436 single females under 18, 2,375 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 1,587 inhabited houses, 1,587 occupied houses, 8 uninhabited houses, 4 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 7,678 bushels of corn, 6,710 bushels of winter wheat, 3,572 bushels of potatoes, 2,535 bushels of oats, 1,480 bushels of spring wheat, 1,463 bushels of other root crops, 1,050 bushels of barley, 450 acres of wheat, 240 tons of hay, 226 bushels of peas and beans, 174 acres of hay crops, 141 bushels of turnips, 35 acres of potatoes. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 13,781 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON180009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON079002_1881— 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/.