Gananoque, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)
Gananoque, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,871. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1208051. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.337°N, 76.157°W.
Population
In 1881, Gananoque, Town—Ville had a population of 2,871: 1,398 male and 1,473 female residents. Population density was 2861.9 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Gananoque, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 574 |
| Number of families | 574 |
| Number of females | 1,473 |
| Number of males | 1,398 |
| Number of married females | 479 |
| Number of married males | 486 |
| Number of married persons | 965 |
| Number of widowed females | 91 |
| Number of widowed males | 28 |
| Number of widowed persons | 119 |
| POP TOT | 2,871 |
| Total population | 2,871 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 903 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 884 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,787 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 557 |
| Number of occupied houses | 557 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 34 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 385 |
| Acres of potatoes | 38 |
| Acres of wheat | 90 |
| BAR BU | 3,195 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,195 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 148 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 77 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6,103 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,520 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 793 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,193 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 196 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 607 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 188 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 57 |
| BWT BU | 148 |
| CRN BU | 77 |
| HAY AC | 385 |
| HAY TONS | 370 |
| OAT BU | 6,103 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 793 |
| POT AC | 38 |
| POT BU | 5,193 |
| RYE BU | 196 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 370 |
| WHT AC | 90 |
| WHT SP BU | 607 |
| WHT WTR BU | 57 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 903 |
| C UNMD M | 884 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,787 |
| D OCC | 557 |
| FEMALE | 1,473 |
| GRA BU | 6 |
| H CON | 6 |
| H INHAB | 557 |
| H UNINH | 34 |
| MALE | 1,398 |
| MD F | 479 |
| MD M | 486 |
| MD TOT | 965 |
| NUMBER CD | 110 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,520 |
| TUR BU | 188 |
| WID F | 91 |
| WID M | 28 |
| WID TOT | 119 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON110005— 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 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). "Gananoque, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/gananoque-town-ville-on110005-1881/.