Orillia, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)
Orillia, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,910. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2373358. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.618°N, 79.430°W.
Population
In 1881, Orillia, Town—Ville had a population of 2,910: 1,457 male and 1,453 female residents. Population density was 1617.6 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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Orillia, 1891 (0.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Orillia, 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 | 539 |
| Number of families | 539 |
| Number of females | 1,453 |
| Number of males | 1,457 |
| Number of married females | 471 |
| Number of married males | 469 |
| Number of married persons | 940 |
| Number of widowed females | 73 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| Number of widowed persons | 91 |
| POP TOT | 2,910 |
| Total population | 2,910 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 909 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 970 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,879 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 526 |
| Number of occupied houses | 526 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 50 |
Agriculture (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 219 |
| Acres of potatoes | 26 |
| Acres of wheat | 59 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 504 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,245 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 622 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 473 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,362 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 70 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 475 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,630 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 323 |
| CRN BU | 504 |
| HAY AC | 219 |
| HAY TONS | 257 |
| OAT BU | 3,245 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 473 |
| POT AC | 26 |
| POT BU | 3,362 |
| RYE BU | 70 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 257 |
| WHT AC | 59 |
| WHT SP BU | 475 |
| WHT WTR BU | 323 |
Other recorded variables (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 909 |
| C UNMD M | 970 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,879 |
| D OCC | 526 |
| FEMALE | 1,453 |
| H INHAB | 526 |
| H UNINH | 50 |
| MALE | 1,457 |
| MD F | 471 |
| MD M | 469 |
| MD TOT | 940 |
| NUMBER CD | 139 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 622 |
| TUR BU | 2,630 |
| WID F | 73 |
| WID M | 18 |
| WID TOT | 91 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON139015— 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 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). "Orillia, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/orillia-town-ville-on139015-1881/.