Meaford, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)
Meaford, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,866. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3492570. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.606°N, 80.603°W.
Population
In 1881, Meaford, Town—Ville had a population of 1,866: 961 male and 905 female residents. Population density was 1860.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,866 |
| 1891 | 1,999 |
| 1901 | 1,916 |
| 1911 | 2,811 |
| 1921 | 2,650 |
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 St. Vincent, 1871 (0.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Meaford, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 362 |
| Number of families | 362 |
| Number of females | 905 |
| Number of males | 961 |
| Number of married females | 329 |
| Number of married males | 323 |
| Number of married persons | 652 |
| Number of widowed females | 31 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 48 |
| POP TOT | 1,866 |
| Total population | 1,866 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 545 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 621 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,166 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 357 |
| Number of occupied houses | 357 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 33 |
Agriculture (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 102 |
| Acres of potatoes | 43 |
| Acres of wheat | 65 |
| BAR BU | 164 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 164 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 157 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,142 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,181 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 232 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,799 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 594 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,342 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 132 |
| CRN BU | 157 |
| HAY AC | 102 |
| HAY TONS | 118 |
| OAT BU | 2,142 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 232 |
| POT AC | 43 |
| POT BU | 5,799 |
| RYE BU | 1 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 118 |
| WHT AC | 65 |
| WHT SP BU | 594 |
| WHT WTR BU | 132 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 545 |
| C UNMD M | 621 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,166 |
| D OCC | 357 |
| FEMALE | 905 |
| H CON | 8 |
| H INHAB | 357 |
| H UNINH | 33 |
| MALE | 961 |
| MD F | 329 |
| MD M | 323 |
| MD TOT | 652 |
| NUMBER CD | 155 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,181 |
| TUR BU | 4,342 |
| WID F | 31 |
| WID M | 17 |
| WID TOT | 48 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON155008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON114020— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3492570
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meaford,_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). "Meaford, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/meaford-town-ville-on155008-1881/.