Orangeville, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)
Orangeville, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,847. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2470087. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.917°N, 80.102°W.
Population
In 1881, Orangeville, Town—Ville had a population of 2,847: 1,411 male and 1,436 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Orangeville, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,847 total population, 1,436 females, 1,411 males, 923 married persons, 577 families, 465 married males, 458 married females, 107 widowed persons, 72 widowed females, 35 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,817 single persons under 18, 911 single males under 18, 906 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 567 inhabited houses, 567 occupied houses, 10 uninhabited houses, 4 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 10,849 bushels of potatoes, 6,099 bushels of turnips, 5,682 bushels of oats, 3,454 bushels of spring wheat, 1,466 bushels of other root crops, 1,213 bushels of peas and beans, 341 bushels of barley, 286 acres of wheat, 215 tons of hay, 198 acres of hay crops, 175 bushels of winter wheat, 82 acres of potatoes. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,847 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:
ON152001— 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 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). "Orangeville, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/orangeville-town-ville-on152001-1881/.