Mitchell, Town—Ville, Ontario (1871 census)
Mitchell, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,802. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3317076. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.469°N, 81.199°W.
Population
In 1871, Mitchell, Town—Ville had a population of 1,802: 907 male and 895 female residents. Population density was 838.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,216 |
| 1871 | 1,802 |
| 1881 | 2,284 |
| 1891 | 2,101 |
| 1901 | 1,945 |
| 1911 | 1,766 |
| 1921 | 1,800 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Mitchell, Town—Ville, 1881 (73.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Mitchell, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 331 |
| Number of females | 895 |
| Number of males | 907 |
| Number of married females | 297 |
| Number of married males | 302 |
| Number of married persons | 599 |
| Number of widowed females | 33 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 48 |
| Total population | 1,802 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 565 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 590 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,155 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 330 |
| Number of occupied houses | 330 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 2,821 |
| BWT BU | 35 |
| CRN BU | 25 |
| HAY AC | 369 |
| HAY TONS | 437 |
| OAT BU | 5,723 |
| PEA BU | 2,210 |
| POT AC | 45 |
| POT BU | 8,034 |
| Total area (acres) | 4,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 490 |
| WHT WTR BU | 871 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 140 |
| AREA | 4,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 8 |
| BEN BU | 6 |
| CD | 29 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 331 |
| FEMALE | 895 |
| GRA BU | 7 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 330 |
| INHABITED | 330 |
| MALE | 907 |
| MARRIED F | 297 |
| MARRIED M | 302 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 599 |
| POPULATION | 1,802 |
| ROOT BU | 1,793 |
| SINGLE F | 565 |
| SINGLE M | 590 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,155 |
| TUR BU | 3,871 |
| UNINHABITED | 5 |
| WIDOWED F | 33 |
| WIDOWED M | 15 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 48 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON029005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON137014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3317076
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitchell,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitchell_(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). "Mitchell, Town—Ville, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/mitchell-town-ville-on029005-1871/.