Galt, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)
Galt, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 5,187. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q15982096. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.353°N, 80.319°W.
Population
In 1881, Galt, Town—Ville had a population of 5,187: 2,508 male and 2,679 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Galt, Town—Ville, 1871 (41.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Galt, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 5,187 total population, 2,679 females, 2,508 males, 1,673 married persons, 1,014 families, 839 married females, 834 married males, 241 widowed persons, 196 widowed females, 45 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 3,273 single persons under 18, 1,644 single females under 18, 1,629 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 961 inhabited houses, 961 occupied houses, 13 houses under construction, 13 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 5,179 bushels of potatoes, 3,402 bushels of turnips, 1,485 bushels of winter wheat, 1,010 bushels of oats, 443 bushels of other root crops, 320 bushels of barley, 310 bushels of peas and beans, 84 acres of wheat, 74 tons of hay, 65 acres of hay crops, 49 acres of potatoes, 21 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| James Young | 1835–1913 | born here |
| George Weston Wrigley | 1847–1907 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 5,187 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON161004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON122003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q15982096
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galt,_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). "Galt, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/galt-town-ville-on161004-1881/.