Guelph, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)
Guelph, Town—Ville was a township in Ontario (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 9,890. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.547°N, 80.250°W.
Population
In 1881, Guelph, Town—Ville had a population of 9,890: 4,669 male and 5,221 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).
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Guelph, City—Cité, 1891 (21.3% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Guelph, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 1,937 |
| Number of families | 1,937 |
| Number of females | 5,221 |
| Number of males | 4,669 |
| Number of married females | 1,629 |
| Number of married males | 1,621 |
| Number of married persons | 3,250 |
| Number of widowed females | 332 |
| Number of widowed males | 95 |
| Number of widowed persons | 427 |
| POP TOT | 9,890 |
| Total population | 9,890 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 3,260 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 2,953 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 6,213 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 11 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 1,883 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,883 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 97 |
Agriculture (28 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 243 |
| Acres of potatoes | 143 |
| Acres of wheat | 154 |
| BAR BU | 1,910 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,910 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 356 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 5,980 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 10,180 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,973 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 18,312 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 250 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,611 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 49,670 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,255 |
| BWT BU | 12 |
| CRN BU | 356 |
| HAY AC | 243 |
| HAY TONS | 393 |
| OAT BU | 5,980 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,973 |
| POT AC | 143 |
| POT BU | 18,312 |
| RYE BU | 250 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 393 |
| WHT AC | 154 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,611 |
| WHT WTR BU | 1,255 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 3,260 |
| C UNMD M | 2,953 |
| C UNMD TOT | 6,213 |
| D OCC | 1,883 |
| FEMALE | 5,221 |
| H CON | 11 |
| H INHAB | 1,883 |
| H UNINH | 97 |
| MALE | 4,669 |
| MD F | 1,629 |
| MD M | 1,621 |
| MD TOT | 3,250 |
| NUMBER CD | 151 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 10,180 |
| TUR BU | 49,670 |
| WID F | 332 |
| WID M | 95 |
| WID TOT | 427 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON151003— 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 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). "Guelph, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/guelph-town-ville-on151003-1881/.