Listowel, Town—Ville, Ontario (1871 census)
Listowel, Town—Ville 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, Town—Ville had a population of 976: 512 male and 464 female residents. Population density was 973.0 people per square mile.
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, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 48 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 187 |
| Number of females | 464 |
| Number of males | 512 |
| Number of married females | 174 |
| Number of married males | 177 |
| Number of married persons | 351 |
| Number of widowed females | 10 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 19 |
| Total population | 976 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 280 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 326 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 606 |
Buildings & housing (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 187 |
| Number of occupied houses | 187 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 550 |
| HAY AC | 106 |
| HAY TONS | 126 |
| OAT BU | 1,265 |
| PEA BU | 455 |
| POT AC | 16 |
| POT BU | 1,402 |
| RYE BU | 350 |
| Total area (acres) | 2,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 658 |
| WHT WTR BU | 80 |
Other recorded variables (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 210 |
| AREA | 2,000 |
| BEN BU | 13 |
| CD | 30 |
| CSD | 8 |
| FAMILIES | 187 |
| FEMALE | 464 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 187 |
| INHABITED | 187 |
| MALE | 512 |
| MARRIED F | 174 |
| MARRIED M | 177 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 351 |
| POPULATION | 976 |
| ROOT BU | 75 |
| SINGLE F | 280 |
| SINGLE M | 326 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 606 |
| TUR BU | 2,290 |
| WIDOWED F | 10 |
| WIDOWED M | 9 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 19 |
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, Town—Ville, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/listowel-town-ville-on030008-1871/.