Lindsay, Town—Ville, Ontario (1871 census)
Lindsay, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 4,049. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3241437. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.360°N, 78.736°W.
Population
In 1871, Lindsay, Town—Ville had a population of 4,049: 2,082 male and 1,967 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 4,049 |
| 1881 | 5,080 |
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, Lindsay, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 4,049 total population, 2,082 males, 1,967 females, 1,334 married persons, 773 families, 670 married males, 664 married females, 140 widowed persons, 102 widowed females, 38 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 2,575 single persons under 18, 1,374 single males under 18, 1,201 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 736 inhabited houses, 736 occupied houses, 41 houses under construction, 3 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 1,625 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON052003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON129002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3241437
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindsay,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindsay_(Ontario)
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). "Lindsay, Town—Ville, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/lindsay-town-ville-on052003-1871/.