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 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 density was 556.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,458 |
| 1881 | 2,847 |
| 1891 | 2,962 |
| 1901 | 2,511 |
| 1911 | 2,340 |
| 1921 | 2,187 |
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 48 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 271 |
| Number of females | 701 |
| Number of males | 757 |
| Number of married females | 231 |
| Number of married males | 230 |
| Number of married persons | 461 |
| Number of widowed females | 29 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 36 |
| Total population | 1,458 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 441 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 520 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 961 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 10 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 271 |
| Number of occupied houses | 271 |
Agriculture (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 985 |
| HAY AC | 126 |
| HAY TONS | 188 |
| OAT BU | 2,380 |
| PEA BU | 443 |
| POT AC | 22 |
| POT BU | 5,108 |
| Total area (acres) | 1,375 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,985 |
| WHT WTR BU | 250 |
Other recorded variables (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 224 |
| AREA | 1,375 |
| BEING BUILT | 10 |
| CD | 34 |
| CSD | 9 |
| FAMILIES | 271 |
| FEMALE | 701 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 271 |
| INHABITED | 271 |
| MALE | 757 |
| MARRIED F | 231 |
| MARRIED M | 230 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 461 |
| POPULATION | 1,458 |
| ROOT BU | 709 |
| SINGLE F | 441 |
| SINGLE M | 520 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 961 |
| TUR BU | 1,160 |
| WIDOWED F | 29 |
| WIDOWED M | 7 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 36 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON034009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON106007— 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). "Orangeville, Town—Ville, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/orangeville-town-ville-on034009-1871/.