Listowel, T-V, Ontario (1871 census)
Listowel, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 976. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1864950. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.725°N, 80.960°W.
Population
In 1871, Listowel, T-V had a population of 976: 512 male and 464 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 976 |
| 1881 | 2,688 |
| 1891 | 2,587 |
| 1901 | 2,693 |
| 1911 | 2,289 |
| 1921 | 2,477 |
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 Elma, 1861 (0.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Listowel, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 16 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 976 total population, 512 males, 464 females, 351 married persons, 187 families, 177 married males, 174 married females, 19 widowed persons, 10 widowed females, 9 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 606 single persons under 18, 326 single males under 18, 280 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 187 inhabited houses, 187 occupied houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 2,000 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
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 1871, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Horatio Walker | 1858–1938 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON030008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON137013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1864950
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Listowel,_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). "Listowel, T-V, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/listowel-t-v-on030008-1871/.