Napanee, Town—Ville, Ontario (1871 census)
Napanee, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,967. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.250°N, 76.963°W.
Population
In 1871, Napanee, Town—Ville had a population of 2,967: 1,494 male and 1,473 female residents. Population density was 1011.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,773 |
| 1871 | 2,967 |
| 1881 | 3,680 |
| 1891 | 3,433 |
| 1901 | 3,143 |
| 1911 | 2,807 |
| 1921 | 3,038 |
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, Napanee, 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 | 554 |
| Number of females | 1,473 |
| Number of males | 1,494 |
| Number of married females | 511 |
| Number of married males | 506 |
| Number of married persons | 1,017 |
| Number of widowed females | 73 |
| Number of widowed males | 33 |
| Number of widowed persons | 106 |
| Total population | 2,967 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 889 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 955 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,844 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 21 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 481 |
| Number of occupied houses | 481 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,419 |
| BWT BU | 45 |
| CRN BU | 86 |
| HAY AC | 120 |
| HAY TONS | 126 |
| OAT BU | 590 |
| PEA BU | 338 |
| POT AC | 55 |
| POT BU | 3,505 |
| RYE BU | 211 |
| Total area (acres) | 2,400 |
| WHT SP BU | 526 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 50 |
| AREA | 2,400 |
| BEING BUILT | 21 |
| BEN BU | 11 |
| CD | 63 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 554 |
| FEMALE | 1,473 |
| GRA BU | 8 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 481 |
| INHABITED | 481 |
| MALE | 1,494 |
| MARRIED F | 511 |
| MARRIED M | 506 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,017 |
| POPULATION | 2,967 |
| ROOT BU | 330 |
| SINGLE F | 889 |
| SINGLE M | 955 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,844 |
| TUR BU | 20 |
| UNINHABITED | 5 |
| WIDOWED F | 73 |
| WIDOWED M | 33 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 106 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON063005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON125007— 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). "Napanee, Town—Ville, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/napanee-town-ville-on063005-1871/.