Orangeville, Town—Ville, Ontario (1871 census)
Orangeville, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,458. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2470087. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.917°N, 80.102°W.
Population
In 1871, Orangeville, Town—Ville had a population of 1,458: 757 male and 701 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,458 |
| 1881 | 2,847 |
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, Orangeville, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 17 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 1,458 total population, 757 males, 701 females, 461 married persons, 271 families, 231 married females, 230 married males, 36 widowed persons, 29 widowed females, 7 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 961 single persons under 18, 520 single males under 18, 441 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 271 inhabited houses, 271 occupied houses, 10 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 1,375 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON034009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON152001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2470087
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orangeville,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orangeville
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). "Orangeville, Town—Ville, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/orangeville-town-ville-on034009-1871/.