Oshawa, Town—Ville, Ontario (1871 census)
Oshawa, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,185. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q211867. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.900°N, 78.861°W.
Population
In 1871, Oshawa, Town—Ville had a population of 3,185: 1,600 male and 1,585 female residents. Population density was 853.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,142 |
| 1861 | 2,009 |
| 1871 | 3,185 |
| 1881 | 3,992 |
| 1891 | 4,066 |
| 1901 | 4,394 |
| 1911 | 7,436 |
| 1921 | 11,940 |
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 contained Oshawa, Town—Ville, 1861 (26.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Oshawa, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 634 |
| Number of females | 1,585 |
| Number of males | 1,600 |
| Number of married females | 551 |
| Number of married males | 551 |
| Number of married persons | 1,102 |
| Number of widowed females | 94 |
| Number of widowed males | 34 |
| Number of widowed persons | 128 |
| Total population | 3,185 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 940 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,015 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,955 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 616 |
| Number of occupied houses | 616 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 5,665 |
| BWT BU | 22 |
| CRN BU | 1,424 |
| HAY AC | 439 |
| HAY TONS | 518 |
| OAT BU | 4,930 |
| PEA BU | 1,673 |
| POT AC | 103 |
| POT BU | 9,651 |
| RYE BU | 70 |
| Total area (acres) | 2,400 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,419 |
| WHT WTR BU | 66 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 356 |
| AREA | 2,400 |
| BEING BUILT | 3 |
| BEN BU | 117 |
| CD | 48 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 634 |
| FEMALE | 1,585 |
| GRA BU | 138 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 616 |
| INHABITED | 616 |
| MALE | 1,600 |
| MARRIED F | 551 |
| MARRIED M | 551 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,102 |
| POPULATION | 3,185 |
| ROOT BU | 2,856 |
| SINGLE F | 940 |
| SINGLE M | 1,015 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,955 |
| TUR BU | 11,835 |
| UNINHABITED | 8 |
| WIDOWED F | 94 |
| WIDOWED M | 34 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 128 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON048005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON133012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q211867
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oshawa
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oshawa
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). "Oshawa, Town—Ville, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/oshawa-town-ville-on048005-1871/.