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 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 density was 5171.0 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.
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 59 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 1,014 |
| Number of families | 1,014 |
| Number of females | 2,679 |
| Number of males | 2,508 |
| Number of married females | 839 |
| Number of married males | 834 |
| Number of married persons | 1,673 |
| Number of widowed females | 196 |
| Number of widowed males | 45 |
| Number of widowed persons | 241 |
| POP TOT | 5,187 |
| Total population | 5,187 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,644 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,629 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,273 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 13 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 961 |
| Number of occupied houses | 961 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 13 |
Agriculture (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 65 |
| Acres of potatoes | 49 |
| Acres of wheat | 84 |
| BAR BU | 320 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 320 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 21 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,010 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 443 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 310 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,179 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,402 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,485 |
| CRN BU | 21 |
| HAY AC | 65 |
| HAY TONS | 74 |
| OAT BU | 1,010 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 310 |
| POT AC | 49 |
| POT BU | 5,179 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 74 |
| WHT AC | 84 |
| WHT WTR BU | 1,485 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,644 |
| C UNMD M | 1,629 |
| C UNMD TOT | 3,273 |
| D OCC | 961 |
| FEMALE | 2,679 |
| H CON | 13 |
| H INHAB | 961 |
| H UNINH | 13 |
| MALE | 2,508 |
| MD F | 839 |
| MD M | 834 |
| MD TOT | 1,673 |
| NUMBER CD | 161 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 443 |
| TUR BU | 3,402 |
| WID F | 196 |
| WID M | 45 |
| WID TOT | 241 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON161004— 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 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/.