Guelph, Town—Ville, Ontario (1871 census)
Guelph, Town—Ville was a township in Ontario (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 6,878. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.547°N, 80.250°W.
Population
In 1871, Guelph, Town—Ville had a population of 6,878: 3,384 male and 3,494 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 6,878 |
| 1881 | 9,890 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Guelph, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 1,259 |
| Number of females | 3,494 |
| Number of males | 3,384 |
| Number of married females | 1,106 |
| Number of married males | 1,113 |
| Number of married persons | 2,219 |
| Number of widowed females | 181 |
| Number of widowed males | 60 |
| Number of widowed persons | 241 |
| Total population | 6,878 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 2,207 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 2,211 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 4,418 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 11 |
| Number of houses under construction | 31 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 1,212 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,223 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 3,128 |
| CRN BU | 16 |
| HAY AC | 416 |
| HAY TONS | 644 |
| OAT BU | 5,433 |
| PEA BU | 3,270 |
| POT AC | 104 |
| POT BU | 18,544 |
| Total area (acres) | 3,480 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,494 |
| WHT WTR BU | 108 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 261 |
| AREA | 3,480 |
| BEING BUILT | 31 |
| BEN BU | 7 |
| CD | 33 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 1,259 |
| FEMALE | 3,494 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 1,223 |
| INHABITED | 1,212 |
| MALE | 3,384 |
| MARRIED F | 1,106 |
| MARRIED M | 1,113 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 2,219 |
| POPULATION | 6,878 |
| ROOT BU | 2,487 |
| SHANTIES | 11 |
| SINGLE F | 2,207 |
| SINGLE M | 2,211 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 4,418 |
| TUR BU | 87,504 |
| UNINHABITED | 5 |
| WIDOWED F | 181 |
| WIDOWED M | 60 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 241 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON033003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON151003— 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 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). "Guelph, Town—Ville, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/guelph-town-ville-on033003-1871/.