Newmarket, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)
Newmarket, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,006. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q52999. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.048°N, 79.466°W.
Population
In 1881, Newmarket, Town—Ville had a population of 2,006: 991 male and 1,015 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,760 |
| 1881 | 2,006 |
| 1891 | 2,143 |
| 1901 | 2,125 |
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, Newmarket, 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 2,006 total population, 1,015 females, 991 males, 662 married persons, 410 families, 338 married females, 324 married males, 108 widowed persons, 92 widowed females, 16 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,236 single persons under 18, 651 single males under 18, 585 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 410 inhabited houses, 410 occupied houses, 5 houses under construction, 5 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 5,895 bushels of potatoes, 2,746 bushels of oats, 1,178 bushels of other root crops, 1,174 bushels of turnips, 1,130 bushels of winter wheat, 1,050 bushels of barley, 478 bushels of peas and beans, 320 bushels of spring wheat, 145 tons of hay, 121 acres of hay crops, 109 acres of wheat, 100 bushels of rye, 73 bushels of corn, 31 acres of potatoes, 6 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,006 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:
ON137005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON099001_1871— 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 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). "Newmarket, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/newmarket-town-ville-on137005-1881/.