Niagara, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)
Niagara, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,441. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q448372. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.255°N, 79.073°W.
Population
In 1881, Niagara, Town—Ville had a population of 1,441: 679 male and 762 female residents. Population density was 1085.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,441 |
| 1891 | 1,349 |
| 1901 | 1,258 |
| 1911 | 1,318 |
| 1921 | 1,357 |
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, Niagara, 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 | 326 |
| Number of families | 326 |
| Number of females | 762 |
| Number of males | 679 |
| Number of married females | 241 |
| Number of married males | 236 |
| Number of married persons | 477 |
| Number of widowed females | 84 |
| Number of widowed males | 24 |
| Number of widowed persons | 108 |
| POP TOT | 1,441 |
| Total population | 1,441 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 437 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 419 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 856 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary vessels | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 325 |
| Number of occupied houses | 326 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 43 |
Agriculture (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 93 |
| Acres of potatoes | 39 |
| Acres of wheat | 107 |
| BAR BU | 100 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 100 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 60 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,728 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,433 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 694 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 21 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,315 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 80 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 52 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 2,274 |
| BWT BU | 60 |
| CRN BU | 1,728 |
| HAY AC | 93 |
| HAY TONS | 134 |
| OAT BU | 1,433 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 21 |
| POT AC | 39 |
| POT BU | 3,315 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 134 |
| WHT AC | 107 |
| WHT SP BU | 80 |
| WHT WTR BU | 2,274 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 437 |
| C UNMD M | 419 |
| C UNMD TOT | 856 |
| D OCC | 326 |
| FEMALE | 762 |
| H CON | 4 |
| H INHAB | 325 |
| H UNINH | 43 |
| MALE | 679 |
| MD F | 241 |
| MD M | 236 |
| MD TOT | 477 |
| NUMBER CD | 143 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 694 |
| TUR BU | 52 |
| VESS | 1 |
| WID F | 84 |
| WID M | 24 |
| WID TOT | 108 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON143002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON126011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q448372
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niagara-on-the-Lake
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niagara-on-the-Lake
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). "Niagara, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/niagara-town-ville-on143002-1881/.