Newmarket, Town—Ville, Ontario (1871 census)
Newmarket, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,760. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q52999. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.048°N, 79.466°W.
Population
In 1871, Newmarket, Town—Ville had a population of 1,760: 866 male and 894 female residents. Population density was 1754.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,760 |
| 1881 | 2,006 |
| 1891 | 2,143 |
| 1901 | 2,125 |
| 1911 | 2,996 |
| 1921 | 3,626 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Whitchurch, 1861 (0.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Newmarket, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 56 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 340 |
| Number of females | 894 |
| Number of males | 866 |
| Number of married females | 287 |
| Number of married males | 280 |
| Number of married persons | 567 |
| Number of widowed females | 62 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 76 |
| Total population | 1,760 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 545 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 572 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,117 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 319 |
| Number of occupied houses | 321 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,900 |
| CRN BU | 82 |
| HAY AC | 103 |
| HAY TONS | 124 |
| OAT BU | 2,150 |
| PEA BU | 881 |
| POT AC | 47 |
| POT BU | 5,343 |
| RYE BU | 40 |
| Total area (acres) | 827 |
| WHT SP BU | 972 |
| WHT WTR BU | 194 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 84 |
| AREA | 827 |
| BEING BUILT | 4 |
| BEN BU | 5 |
| CD | 43 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 340 |
| FEMALE | 894 |
| GRA BU | 42 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 321 |
| INHABITED | 319 |
| MALE | 866 |
| MARRIED F | 287 |
| MARRIED M | 280 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 567 |
| POPULATION | 1,760 |
| ROOT BU | 1,987 |
| SHANTIES | 2 |
| SINGLE F | 545 |
| SINGLE M | 572 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,117 |
| TUR BU | 2,005 |
| UNINHABITED | 14 |
| WIDOWED F | 62 |
| WIDOWED M | 14 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 76 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON043004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON154015— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q52999
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newmarket,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newmarket_(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). "Newmarket, Town—Ville, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/newmarket-town-ville-on043004-1871/.