Lindsay, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)
Lindsay, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 5,080. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3241437. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.360°N, 78.736°W.
Population
In 1881, Lindsay, Town—Ville had a population of 5,080: 2,478 male and 2,602 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Lindsay, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 5,080 total population, 2,602 females, 2,478 males, 1,606 married persons, 971 families, 804 married females, 802 married males, 182 widowed persons, 147 widowed females, 35 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 3,292 single persons under 18, 1,651 single females under 18, 1,641 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 939 inhabited houses, 939 occupied houses, 120 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 22,940 bushels of oats, 21,907 bushels of potatoes, 11,615 bushels of barley, 9,630 bushels of spring wheat, 7,894 bushels of turnips, 2,958 bushels of other root crops, 2,898 bushels of peas and beans, 581 acres of wheat, 393 bushels of corn, 231 tons of hay, 208 acres of hay crops, 179 acres of potatoes, 70 bushels of winter wheat, 20 bushels of buckwheat, 8 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Edward Joseph Kylie | 1880–1916 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 5,083 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:
ON129002— 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 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). "Lindsay, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/lindsay-town-ville-on129002-1881/.