Oakville, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)
Oakville, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,710. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.451°N, 79.675°W.
Population
In 1881, Oakville, Town—Ville had a population of 1,710: 829 male and 881 female residents. Population density was 694.5 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Oakville, 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 | 355 |
| Number of families | 355 |
| Number of females | 881 |
| Number of males | 829 |
| Number of married females | 274 |
| Number of married males | 270 |
| Number of married persons | 544 |
| Number of widowed females | 74 |
| Number of widowed males | 31 |
| Number of widowed persons | 105 |
| POP TOT | 1,710 |
| Total population | 1,710 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 533 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 528 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,061 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 355 |
| Number of occupied houses | 355 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 20 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 93 |
| Acres of potatoes | 100 |
| Acres of wheat | 72 |
| BAR BU | 855 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 855 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 415 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,464 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,445 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 2,215 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 137 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 11,502 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 62 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 10,823 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 890 |
| BWT BU | 415 |
| CRN BU | 1,464 |
| HAY AC | 93 |
| HAY TONS | 141 |
| OAT BU | 1,445 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 137 |
| POT AC | 100 |
| POT BU | 11,502 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 141 |
| WHT AC | 72 |
| WHT SP BU | 62 |
| WHT WTR BU | 890 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 533 |
| C UNMD M | 528 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,061 |
| D OCC | 355 |
| FEMALE | 881 |
| GRA BU | 5 |
| H CON | 4 |
| H INHAB | 355 |
| H UNINH | 20 |
| MALE | 829 |
| MD F | 274 |
| MD M | 270 |
| MD TOT | 544 |
| NUMBER CD | 150 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 2,215 |
| TUR BU | 10,823 |
| WID F | 74 |
| WID M | 31 |
| WID TOT | 105 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON150004— 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 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, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/oakville-town-ville-on150004-1881/.