Harriston, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)
Harriston, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,772. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5666261. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.917°N, 80.872°W.
Population
In 1881, Harriston, Town—Ville had a population of 1,772: 895 male and 877 female residents. Population density was 1766.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,772 |
| 1891 | 1,687 |
| 1901 | 1,637 |
| 1911 | 1,491 |
| 1921 | 1,263 |
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 Minto, 1871 (0.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Harriston, 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 | 389 |
| Number of families | 389 |
| Number of females | 877 |
| Number of males | 895 |
| Number of married females | 297 |
| Number of married males | 306 |
| Number of married persons | 603 |
| Number of widowed females | 40 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 53 |
| POP TOT | 1,772 |
| Total population | 1,772 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 540 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 576 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,116 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 373 |
| Number of occupied houses | 374 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 271 |
| Acres of potatoes | 82 |
| Acres of wheat | 228 |
| BAR BU | 851 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 851 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 60 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,952 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,271 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,395 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,895 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,085 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 11,360 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 2,605 |
| BWT BU | 60 |
| CRN BU | 20 |
| HAY AC | 271 |
| HAY TONS | 374 |
| OAT BU | 4,952 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,395 |
| POT AC | 82 |
| POT BU | 8,895 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 374 |
| WHT AC | 228 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,085 |
| WHT WTR BU | 2,605 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 540 |
| C UNMD M | 576 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,116 |
| D OCC | 374 |
| FEMALE | 877 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 373 |
| H UNINH | 7 |
| MALE | 895 |
| MD F | 297 |
| MD M | 306 |
| MD TOT | 603 |
| NUMBER CD | 153 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,271 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| TUR BU | 11,360 |
| WID F | 40 |
| WID M | 13 |
| WID TOT | 53 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON153003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON152014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5666261
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriston,_Ontario
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). "Harriston, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/harriston-town-ville-on153003-1881/.