Forest, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)
Forest, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,614. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5468772. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.100°N, 82.009°W.
Population
In 1881, Forest, Town—Ville had a population of 1,614: 784 male and 830 female residents. Population density was 1609.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,614 |
| 1891 | 2,057 |
| 1901 | 1,553 |
| 1911 | 1,445 |
| 1921 | 1,422 |
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, Forest, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 354 |
| Number of families | 354 |
| Number of females | 830 |
| Number of males | 784 |
| Number of married females | 281 |
| Number of married males | 283 |
| Number of married persons | 564 |
| Number of widowed females | 38 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 50 |
| POP TOT | 1,614 |
| Total population | 1,614 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 511 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 489 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,000 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 353 |
| Number of occupied houses | 353 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 49 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 232 |
| Acres of potatoes | 73 |
| Acres of wheat | 166 |
| BAR BU | 2,672 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,672 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 4,581 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,437 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 4,266 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 7,857 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 49 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 166 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 3,279 |
| BWT BU | 7 |
| CRN BU | 4,581 |
| HAY AC | 232 |
| HAY TONS | 334 |
| OAT BU | 3,437 |
| POT AC | 73 |
| POT BU | 7,857 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 334 |
| WHT AC | 166 |
| WHT SP BU | 49 |
| WHT WTR BU | 3,279 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 511 |
| C UNMD M | 489 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,000 |
| D OCC | 353 |
| FEMALE | 830 |
| GRA BU | 20 |
| H CON | 7 |
| H INHAB | 353 |
| H UNINH | 49 |
| MALE | 784 |
| MD F | 281 |
| MD M | 283 |
| MD TOT | 564 |
| NUMBER CD | 179 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 4,266 |
| TUR BU | 166 |
| WID F | 38 |
| WID M | 12 |
| WID TOT | 50 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON179017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON122013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5468772
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest,_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). "Forest, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/forest-town-ville-on179017-1881/.