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 density was 2163.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 2,170 |
| 1891 | 2,214 |
| 1901 | 2,019 |
| 1911 | 1,839 |
| 1921 | 1,718 |
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 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 404 |
| Number of families | 404 |
| Number of females | 1,104 |
| Number of males | 1,066 |
| Number of married females | 345 |
| Number of married males | 339 |
| Number of married persons | 684 |
| Number of widowed females | 66 |
| Number of widowed males | 30 |
| Number of widowed persons | 96 |
| POP TOT | 2,170 |
| Total population | 2,170 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 693 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 697 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,390 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 402 |
| Number of occupied houses | 402 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 29 |
Agriculture (28 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 531 |
| Acres of potatoes | 67 |
| Acres of wheat | 256 |
| BAR BU | 3,870 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,870 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 596 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 7,972 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 2,220 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 3,065 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 11,470 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 120 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,282 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 20,367 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,860 |
| BWT BU | 40 |
| CRN BU | 596 |
| HAY AC | 531 |
| HAY TONS | 774 |
| OAT BU | 7,972 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 3,065 |
| POT AC | 67 |
| POT BU | 11,470 |
| RYE BU | 120 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 774 |
| WHT AC | 256 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,282 |
| WHT WTR BU | 1,860 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 693 |
| C UNMD M | 697 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,390 |
| D OCC | 402 |
| FEMALE | 1,104 |
| H CON | 6 |
| H INHAB | 402 |
| H UNINH | 29 |
| MALE | 1,066 |
| MD F | 345 |
| MD M | 339 |
| MD TOT | 684 |
| NUMBER CD | 153 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 2,220 |
| TUR BU | 20,367 |
| WID F | 66 |
| WID M | 30 |
| WID TOT | 96 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON153005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON152015— 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/.