Oakville, T-V, Ontario (1881 census)
Oakville, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,710. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q424984. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.451°N, 79.675°W.
Population
In 1881, Oakville, T-V had a population of 1,710: 829 male and 881 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,450 |
| 1871 | 1,684 |
| 1881 | 1,710 |
| 1891 | 1,823 |
| 1901 | 1,643 |
| 1911 | 2,372 |
| 1921 | 3,298 |
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, Oakville, T-V 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 1,710 total population, 881 females, 829 males, 544 married persons, 355 families, 274 married females, 270 married males, 105 widowed persons, 74 widowed females, 31 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,061 single persons under 18, 533 single females under 18, 528 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 355 inhabited houses, 355 occupied houses, 20 uninhabited houses, 4 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 11,502 bushels of potatoes, 10,823 bushels of turnips, 2,215 bushels of other root crops, 1,464 bushels of corn, 1,445 bushels of oats, 890 bushels of winter wheat, 855 bushels of barley, 415 bushels of buckwheat, 141 tons of hay, 137 bushels of peas and beans, 100 acres of potatoes, 93 acres of hay crops, 72 acres of wheat, 62 bushels of spring wheat, 5 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Phillips Thompson (1843-1933) | 1843–1933 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,710 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:
ON150004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON117008_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q424984
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakville,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakville_(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). "Oakville, T-V, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/oakville-t-v-on150004-1881/.