Collingwood, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)
Collingwood, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 4,445. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3501912. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.497°N, 80.211°W.
Population
In 1881, Collingwood, Town—Ville had a population of 4,445: 2,249 male and 2,196 female residents. Population density was 1216.6 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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Collingwood, Town—Ville, 1871 (81.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Collingwood, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 814 |
| Number of families | 814 |
| Number of females | 2,196 |
| Number of males | 2,249 |
| Number of married females | 703 |
| Number of married males | 704 |
| Number of married persons | 1,407 |
| Number of widowed females | 108 |
| Number of widowed males | 38 |
| Number of widowed persons | 146 |
| POP TOT | 4,445 |
| Total population | 4,445 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,385 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,507 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,892 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 11 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 794 |
| Number of occupied houses | 794 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 38 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 337 |
| Acres of potatoes | 90 |
| Acres of wheat | 370 |
| BAR BU | 1,245 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,245 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,803 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 2,314 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,444 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 12,481 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,045 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,760 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 2,070 |
| CRN BU | 10 |
| HAY AC | 337 |
| HAY TONS | 438 |
| OAT BU | 2,803 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,444 |
| POT AC | 90 |
| POT BU | 12,481 |
| RYE BU | 12 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 438 |
| WHT AC | 370 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,045 |
| WHT WTR BU | 2,070 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,385 |
| C UNMD M | 1,507 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,892 |
| D OCC | 794 |
| FEMALE | 2,196 |
| GRA BU | 10 |
| H CON | 11 |
| H INHAB | 794 |
| H UNINH | 38 |
| MALE | 2,249 |
| MD F | 703 |
| MD M | 704 |
| MD TOT | 1,407 |
| NUMBER CD | 139 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 2,314 |
| TUR BU | 1,760 |
| WID F | 108 |
| WID M | 38 |
| WID TOT | 146 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON139003— 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 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). "Collingwood, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/collingwood-town-ville-on139003-1881/.