Collingwood, Town—Ville, Ontario (1871 census)
Collingwood, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,829. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3501912. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.497°N, 80.216°W.
Population
In 1871, Collingwood, Town—Ville had a population of 2,829: 1,518 male and 1,311 female residents. Population density was 951.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,408 |
| 1871 | 2,829 |
| 1881 | 4,445 |
| 1891 | 4,939 |
| 1901 | 5,755 |
| 1911 | 7,090 |
| 1921 | 5,882 |
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 became part of Collingwood, Town—Ville, 1881 (81.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Collingwood, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 50 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 502 |
| Number of females | 1,311 |
| Number of males | 1,518 |
| Number of married females | 459 |
| Number of married males | 459 |
| Number of married persons | 918 |
| Number of widowed females | 38 |
| Number of widowed males | 23 |
| Number of widowed persons | 61 |
| Total population | 2,829 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 814 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,036 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,850 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 30 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 487 |
| Number of occupied houses | 487 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| HAY AC | 324 |
| HAY TONS | 326 |
| OAT BU | 2,070 |
| PEA BU | 308 |
| POT AC | 35 |
| POT BU | 4,758 |
| Total area (acres) | 4,500 |
| WHT SP BU | 791 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 63 |
| AREA | 4,500 |
| BEING BUILT | 30 |
| BEN BU | 14 |
| CD | 42 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 502 |
| FEMALE | 1,311 |
| GRA BU | 4 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 487 |
| INHABITED | 487 |
| MALE | 1,518 |
| MARRIED F | 459 |
| MARRIED M | 459 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 918 |
| POPULATION | 2,829 |
| ROOT BU | 300 |
| SINGLE F | 814 |
| SINGLE M | 1,036 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,850 |
| TUR BU | 136 |
| UNINHABITED | 4 |
| WIDOWED F | 38 |
| WIDOWED M | 23 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 61 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON042002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON144020— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3501912
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collingwood,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collingwood_(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). "Collingwood, Town—Ville, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/collingwood-town-ville-on042002-1871/.