Gravenhurst, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)
Gravenhurst, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,015. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q937901. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.922°N, 79.380°W.
Population
In 1881, Gravenhurst, Town—Ville had a population of 1,015: 535 male and 480 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,015 |
| 1891 | 1,848 |
| 1901 | 2,146 |
| 1911 | 1,624 |
| 1921 | 1,478 |
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 Muskoka, 1871 (1.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Gravenhurst, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,015 total population, 535 males, 480 females, 372 married persons, 190 families, 186 married females, 186 married males, 22 widowed persons, 16 widowed females, 6 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 621 single persons under 18, 343 single males under 18, 278 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 183 inhabited houses, 183 occupied houses, 3 houses under construction, 3 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 2,809 bushels of potatoes, 1,054 bushels of turnips, 862 bushels of oats, 365 bushels of peas and beans, 307 bushels of other root crops, 160 bushels of spring wheat, 135 tons of hay, 83 acres of hay crops, 34 acres of potatoes, 24 acres of wheat, 14 bushels of corn, 5 bushels of barley, 5 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,015 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:
ON131002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON129025— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q937901
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). "Gravenhurst, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/gravenhurst-town-ville-on131002-1881/.