Milton, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)
Milton, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,302. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.514°N, 79.879°W.
Population
In 1881, Milton, Town—Ville had a population of 1,302: 645 male and 657 female residents. Population density was 1298.0 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Milton, 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 | 263 |
| Number of families | 263 |
| Number of females | 657 |
| Number of males | 645 |
| Number of married females | 201 |
| Number of married males | 197 |
| Number of married persons | 398 |
| Number of widowed females | 44 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 60 |
| POP TOT | 1,302 |
| Total population | 1,302 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 412 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 432 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 844 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 256 |
| Number of occupied houses | 256 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 207 |
| Acres of potatoes | 30 |
| Acres of wheat | 243 |
| BAR BU | 2,220 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,220 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 14 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,369 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,540 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 849 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 152 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,876 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 125 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 73 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 8,425 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 4,586 |
| CRN BU | 1,369 |
| HAY AC | 207 |
| HAY TONS | 281 |
| OAT BU | 4,540 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 152 |
| POT AC | 30 |
| POT BU | 3,876 |
| RYE BU | 125 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 281 |
| WHT AC | 243 |
| WHT SP BU | 73 |
| WHT WTR BU | 4,586 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 412 |
| C UNMD M | 432 |
| C UNMD TOT | 844 |
| D OCC | 256 |
| FEMALE | 657 |
| GRA BU | 14 |
| H INHAB | 256 |
| H UNINH | 5 |
| MALE | 645 |
| MD F | 201 |
| MD M | 197 |
| MD TOT | 398 |
| NUMBER CD | 150 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 849 |
| TUR BU | 8,425 |
| WID F | 44 |
| WID M | 16 |
| WID TOT | 60 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON150005— 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 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). "Milton, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/milton-town-ville-on150005-1881/.