Oakville, Town—Ville, Ontario (1871 census)
Oakville, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,684. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.451°N, 79.675°W.
Population
In 1871, Oakville, Town—Ville had a population of 1,684: 817 male and 867 female residents. Population density was 683.9 people per square mile.
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 1871
In the 1871 census, Oakville, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 51 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 326 |
| Number of females | 867 |
| Number of males | 817 |
| Number of married females | 264 |
| Number of married males | 261 |
| Number of married persons | 525 |
| Number of widowed females | 56 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 73 |
| Total population | 1,684 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 547 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 539 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,086 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 319 |
| Number of occupied houses | 319 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,260 |
| CRN BU | 516 |
| HAY AC | 161 |
| HAY TONS | 179 |
| OAT BU | 1,607 |
| PEA BU | 550 |
| POT AC | 33 |
| POT BU | 6,076 |
| Total area (acres) | 1,356 |
| WHT SP BU | 185 |
| WHT WTR BU | 750 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 57 |
| AREA | 1,356 |
| BEN BU | 62 |
| CD | 38 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 326 |
| FEMALE | 867 |
| GRA BU | 17 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 319 |
| INHABITED | 319 |
| MALE | 817 |
| MARRIED F | 264 |
| MARRIED M | 261 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 525 |
| POPULATION | 1,684 |
| ROOT BU | 2,000 |
| SINGLE F | 547 |
| SINGLE M | 539 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,086 |
| TUR BU | 8,558 |
| UNINHABITED | 3 |
| WIDOWED F | 56 |
| WIDOWED M | 17 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 73 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON038003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON117008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Oakville, Town—Ville, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/oakville-town-ville-on038003-1871/.