Gananoque, Town—Ville, Ontario (1871 census)
Gananoque, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,020. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1208051. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.337°N, 76.157°W.
Population
In 1871, Gananoque, Town—Ville had a population of 2,020: 1,034 male and 986 female residents. Population density was 2013.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,020 |
| 1881 | 2,871 |
| 1891 | 3,669 |
| 1901 | 3,526 |
| 1911 | 3,804 |
| 1921 | 3,604 |
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 Leeds, 1861 (1.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Gananoque, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 52 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 386 |
| Number of females | 986 |
| Number of males | 1,034 |
| Number of married females | 348 |
| Number of married males | 351 |
| Number of married persons | 699 |
| Number of widowed females | 58 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 72 |
| Total population | 2,020 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 580 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 669 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,249 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 350 |
| Number of occupied houses | 350 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 800 |
| CRN BU | 80 |
| HAY AC | 285 |
| HAY TONS | 257 |
| OAT BU | 1,408 |
| PEA BU | 484 |
| POT AC | 15 |
| POT BU | 4,285 |
| Total area (acres) | 1,968 |
| WHT SP BU | 586 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 60 |
| AREA | 1,968 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 10 |
| CD | 67 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 386 |
| FEMALE | 986 |
| GRA BU | 30 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 350 |
| INHABITED | 350 |
| MALE | 1,034 |
| MARRIED F | 348 |
| MARRIED M | 351 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 699 |
| POPULATION | 2,020 |
| ROOT BU | 174 |
| SINGLE F | 580 |
| SINGLE M | 669 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,249 |
| TUR BU | 12 |
| UNINHABITED | 3 |
| WIDOWED F | 58 |
| WIDOWED M | 14 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 72 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON067002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON124012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1208051
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gananoque
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gananoque
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). "Gananoque, Town—Ville, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/gananoque-town-ville-on067002-1871/.