Milton, Town—Ville, Ontario (1871 census)
Milton, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 891. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.514°N, 79.879°W.
Population
In 1871, Milton, Town—Ville had a population of 891: 481 male and 410 female residents. Population density was 888.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 905 |
| 1871 | 891 |
| 1881 | 1,302 |
| 1891 | 1,450 |
| 1901 | 1,372 |
| 1911 | 1,654 |
| 1921 | 1,873 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Milton, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 53 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 176 |
| Number of females | 410 |
| Number of males | 481 |
| Number of married females | 143 |
| Number of married males | 139 |
| Number of married persons | 282 |
| Number of widowed females | 23 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 34 |
| Total population | 891 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 244 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 331 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 575 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 175 |
| Number of occupied houses | 175 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 790 |
| CRN BU | 21 |
| HAY AC | 102 |
| HAY TONS | 140 |
| OAT BU | 600 |
| PEA BU | 112 |
| POT AC | 20 |
| POT BU | 2,116 |
| Total area (acres) | 412 |
| WHT SP BU | 200 |
| WHT WTR BU | 215 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 36 |
| AREA | 412 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 9 |
| CD | 38 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 176 |
| FEMALE | 410 |
| GRA BU | 2 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 175 |
| INHABITED | 175 |
| MALE | 481 |
| MARRIED F | 143 |
| MARRIED M | 139 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 282 |
| POPULATION | 891 |
| ROOT BU | 986 |
| SINGLE F | 244 |
| SINGLE M | 331 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 575 |
| TUR BU | 3,600 |
| UNINHABITED | 7 |
| WIDOWED F | 23 |
| WIDOWED M | 11 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 34 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON038004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON117007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Milton, Town—Ville, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/milton-town-ville-on038004-1871/.