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 density was 1999.8 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Newmarket, 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 | 410 |
| Number of families | 410 |
| Number of females | 1,015 |
| Number of males | 991 |
| Number of married females | 338 |
| Number of married males | 324 |
| Number of married persons | 662 |
| Number of widowed females | 92 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 108 |
| POP TOT | 2,006 |
| Total population | 2,006 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 585 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 651 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,236 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 410 |
| Number of occupied houses | 410 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 121 |
| Acres of potatoes | 31 |
| Acres of wheat | 109 |
| BAR BU | 1,050 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,050 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 73 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,746 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,178 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 478 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,895 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 100 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 320 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,174 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,130 |
| CRN BU | 73 |
| HAY AC | 121 |
| HAY TONS | 145 |
| OAT BU | 2,746 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 478 |
| POT AC | 31 |
| POT BU | 5,895 |
| RYE BU | 100 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 145 |
| WHT AC | 109 |
| WHT SP BU | 320 |
| WHT WTR BU | 1,130 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 585 |
| C UNMD M | 651 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,236 |
| D OCC | 410 |
| FEMALE | 1,015 |
| GRA BU | 6 |
| H CON | 5 |
| H INHAB | 410 |
| H UNINH | 5 |
| MALE | 991 |
| MD F | 338 |
| MD M | 324 |
| MD TOT | 662 |
| NUMBER CD | 137 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,178 |
| TUR BU | 1,174 |
| WID F | 92 |
| WID M | 16 |
| WID TOT | 108 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON137005— 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 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/.