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 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 density was 1085.7 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Orangeville, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 59 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 577 |
| Number of families | 577 |
| Number of females | 1,436 |
| Number of males | 1,411 |
| Number of married females | 458 |
| Number of married males | 465 |
| Number of married persons | 923 |
| Number of widowed females | 72 |
| Number of widowed males | 35 |
| Number of widowed persons | 107 |
| POP TOT | 2,847 |
| Total population | 2,847 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 906 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 911 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,817 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 567 |
| Number of occupied houses | 567 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 198 |
| Acres of potatoes | 82 |
| Acres of wheat | 286 |
| BAR BU | 341 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 341 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 5,682 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,466 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,213 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 10,849 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,454 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 6,099 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 175 |
| HAY AC | 198 |
| HAY TONS | 215 |
| OAT BU | 5,682 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,213 |
| POT AC | 82 |
| POT BU | 10,849 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 215 |
| WHT AC | 286 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,454 |
| WHT WTR BU | 175 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 906 |
| C UNMD M | 911 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,817 |
| D OCC | 567 |
| FEMALE | 1,436 |
| H CON | 4 |
| H INHAB | 567 |
| H UNINH | 10 |
| MALE | 1,411 |
| MD F | 458 |
| MD M | 465 |
| MD TOT | 923 |
| NUMBER CD | 152 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,466 |
| TUR BU | 6,099 |
| WID F | 72 |
| WID M | 35 |
| WID TOT | 107 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON152001— 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 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/.