Clinton, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)
Clinton, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,606. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.618°N, 81.541°W.
Population
In 1881, Clinton, Town—Ville had a population of 2,606: 1,259 male and 1,347 female residents. Population density was 1244.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,000 |
| 1871 | 2,016 |
| 1881 | 2,606 |
| 1891 | 2,635 |
| 1901 | 2,547 |
| 1911 | 2,254 |
| 1921 | 2,018 |
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, Clinton, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 59 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 512 |
| Number of families | 512 |
| Number of females | 1,347 |
| Number of males | 1,259 |
| Number of married females | 434 |
| Number of married males | 432 |
| Number of married persons | 866 |
| Number of widowed females | 69 |
| Number of widowed males | 26 |
| Number of widowed persons | 95 |
| POP TOT | 2,606 |
| Total population | 2,606 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 844 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 801 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,645 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 509 |
| Number of occupied houses | 509 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 21 |
Agriculture (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 137 |
| Acres of potatoes | 53 |
| Acres of wheat | 155 |
| BAR BU | 500 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 500 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 686 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,825 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 3,432 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,306 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 330 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 7,623 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 3,554 |
| CRN BU | 686 |
| HAY AC | 137 |
| HAY TONS | 277 |
| OAT BU | 1,825 |
| POT AC | 53 |
| POT BU | 5,306 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 277 |
| WHT AC | 155 |
| WHT SP BU | 330 |
| WHT WTR BU | 3,554 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 844 |
| C UNMD M | 801 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,645 |
| D OCC | 509 |
| FEMALE | 1,347 |
| H CON | 6 |
| H INHAB | 509 |
| H UNINH | 21 |
| MALE | 1,259 |
| MD F | 434 |
| MD M | 432 |
| MD TOT | 866 |
| NUMBER CD | 173 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 3,432 |
| TUR BU | 7,623 |
| WID F | 69 |
| WID M | 26 |
| WID TOT | 95 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON173008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON119017— 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). "Clinton, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/clinton-town-ville-on173008-1881/.