Galt, Town—Ville, Ontario (1871 census)
Galt, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,827. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.359°N, 80.318°W.
Population
In 1871, Galt, Town—Ville had a population of 3,827: 1,931 male and 1,896 female residents. Population density was 1654.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,248 |
| 1861 | 3,069 |
| 1871 | 3,827 |
| 1881 | 5,187 |
| 1891 | 7,535 |
| 1901 | 7,866 |
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 contained Galt, Town—Ville, 1881 (41.4% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Galt, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 53 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 741 |
| Number of females | 1,896 |
| Number of males | 1,931 |
| Number of married females | 600 |
| Number of married males | 595 |
| Number of married persons | 1,195 |
| Number of widowed females | 149 |
| Number of widowed males | 45 |
| Number of widowed persons | 194 |
| Total population | 3,827 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,147 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,291 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,438 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 26 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 714 |
| Number of occupied houses | 714 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,176 |
| BWT BU | 40 |
| CRN BU | 128 |
| HAY AC | 93 |
| HAY TONS | 145 |
| OAT BU | 2,132 |
| PEA BU | 501 |
| POT AC | 13 |
| POT BU | 6,342 |
| Total area (acres) | 1,400 |
| WHT SP BU | 30 |
| WHT WTR BU | 1,322 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 131 |
| AREA | 1,400 |
| BEING BUILT | 26 |
| BEN BU | 2 |
| CD | 31 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 741 |
| FEMALE | 1,896 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 714 |
| INHABITED | 714 |
| MALE | 1,931 |
| MARRIED F | 600 |
| MARRIED M | 595 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,195 |
| POPULATION | 3,827 |
| ROOT BU | 781 |
| SINGLE F | 1,147 |
| SINGLE M | 1,291 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,438 |
| TUR BU | 11,091 |
| UNINHABITED | 3 |
| WIDOWED F | 149 |
| WIDOWED M | 45 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 194 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON031004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON122003_1851— 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 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). "Galt, Town—Ville, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/galt-town-ville-on031004-1871/.