Orillia, Town—Ville, Ontario (1871 census)
Orillia, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,322. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2373358. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.618°N, 79.430°W.
Population
In 1871, Orillia, Town—Ville had a population of 1,322: 673 male and 649 female residents. Population density was 734.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,322 |
| 1881 | 2,910 |
| 1891 | 4,752 |
| 1901 | 4,907 |
| 1911 | 6,828 |
| 1921 | 8,774 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Orillia, Matchedash, 1861 (0.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Orillia, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 53 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 245 |
| Number of females | 649 |
| Number of males | 673 |
| Number of married females | 228 |
| Number of married males | 229 |
| Number of married persons | 457 |
| Number of widowed females | 28 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 39 |
| Total population | 1,322 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 393 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 433 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 826 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 11 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 231 |
| Number of occupied houses | 231 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BWT BU | 2 |
| CRN BU | 67 |
| HAY AC | 35 |
| HAY TONS | 38 |
| OAT BU | 512 |
| PEA BU | 193 |
| POT AC | 20 |
| POT BU | 1,486 |
| RYE BU | 3 |
| Total area (acres) | 463 |
| WHT SP BU | 180 |
| WHT WTR BU | 150 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 30 |
| AREA | 463 |
| BEING BUILT | 11 |
| BEN BU | 8 |
| CD | 42 |
| CSD | 12 |
| FAMILIES | 245 |
| FEMALE | 649 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 231 |
| INHABITED | 231 |
| MALE | 673 |
| MARRIED F | 228 |
| MARRIED M | 229 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 457 |
| POPULATION | 1,322 |
| ROOT BU | 444 |
| SINGLE F | 393 |
| SINGLE M | 433 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 826 |
| TUR BU | 54 |
| UNINHABITED | 14 |
| WIDOWED F | 28 |
| WIDOWED M | 11 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 39 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON042012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON144022— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2373358
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orillia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orillia
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). "Orillia, Town—Ville, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/orillia-town-ville-on042012-1871/.