Mount Forest, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)
Mount Forest, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,170. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q6920786. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.970°N, 80.730°W.
Population
In 1881, Mount Forest, Town—Ville had a population of 2,170: 1,066 male and 1,104 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 2,170 |
| 1891 | 2,214 |
| 1901 | 2,019 |
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, Mount Forest, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,170 total population, 1,104 females, 1,066 males, 684 married persons, 404 families, 345 married females, 339 married males, 96 widowed persons, 66 widowed females, 30 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,390 single persons under 18, 697 single males under 18, 693 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 402 inhabited houses, 402 occupied houses, 29 uninhabited houses, 6 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 20,367 bushels of turnips, 11,470 bushels of potatoes, 7,972 bushels of oats, 3,870 bushels of barley, 3,065 bushels of peas and beans, 2,282 bushels of spring wheat, 2,220 bushels of other root crops, 1,860 bushels of winter wheat, 774 tons of hay, 596 bushels of corn, 531 acres of hay crops, 256 acres of wheat, 120 bushels of rye, 67 acres of potatoes, 40 bushels of buckwheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,170 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON153005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON125010_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q6920786
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Forest,_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). "Mount Forest, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/mount-forest-town-ville-on153005-1881/.