Listowel, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)
Listowel, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,688. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1864950. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.725°N, 80.960°W.
Population
In 1881, Listowel, Town—Ville had a population of 2,688: 1,359 male and 1,329 female residents. Population density was 2679.7 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Listowel, 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 | 546 |
| Number of families | 546 |
| Number of females | 1,329 |
| Number of males | 1,359 |
| Number of married females | 470 |
| Number of married males | 459 |
| Number of married persons | 929 |
| Number of widowed females | 44 |
| Number of widowed males | 33 |
| Number of widowed persons | 77 |
| POP TOT | 2,688 |
| Total population | 2,688 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 815 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 867 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,682 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 534 |
| Number of occupied houses | 534 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 41 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 501 |
| Acres of potatoes | 112 |
| Acres of wheat | 244 |
| BAR BU | 1,940 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,940 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 34 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 16 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 10,283 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 3,707 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 3,531 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 11,212 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 507 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,286 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 3,463 |
| BWT BU | 6 |
| CRN BU | 16 |
| HAY AC | 501 |
| HAY TONS | 740 |
| OAT BU | 10,283 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 3,531 |
| POT AC | 112 |
| POT BU | 11,212 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 740 |
| WHT AC | 244 |
| WHT SP BU | 507 |
| WHT WTR BU | 3,463 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 815 |
| C UNMD M | 867 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,682 |
| D OCC | 534 |
| FEMALE | 1,329 |
| GRA BU | 34 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 534 |
| H UNINH | 41 |
| MALE | 1,359 |
| MD F | 470 |
| MD M | 459 |
| MD TOT | 929 |
| NUMBER CD | 172 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 3,707 |
| TUR BU | 1,286 |
| WID F | 44 |
| WID M | 33 |
| WID TOT | 77 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON172008— 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 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). "Listowel, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/listowel-town-ville-on172008-1881/.