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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,322 |
| 1881 | 2,910 |
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 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,910 total population, 1,457 males, 1,453 females, 940 married persons, 539 families, 471 married females, 469 married males, 91 widowed persons, 73 widowed females, 18 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,879 single persons under 18, 970 single males under 18, 909 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 526 inhabited houses, 526 occupied houses, 50 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 3,362 bushels of potatoes, 3,245 bushels of oats, 2,630 bushels of turnips, 622 bushels of other root crops, 504 bushels of corn, 475 bushels of spring wheat, 473 bushels of peas and beans, 323 bushels of winter wheat, 257 tons of hay, 219 acres of hay crops, 70 bushels of rye, 59 acres of wheat, 26 acres of potatoes. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,910 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:
ON139015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON139015— 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/.