Oshawa, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)
Oshawa, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,992. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q211867. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.900°N, 78.861°W.
Population
In 1881, Oshawa, Town—Ville had a population of 3,992: 1,928 male and 2,064 female residents. Population density was 1069.9 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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Oshawa, Town—Ville, 1891 (70.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Oshawa, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 823 |
| Number of families | 823 |
| Number of females | 2,064 |
| Number of males | 1,928 |
| Number of married females | 668 |
| Number of married males | 669 |
| Number of married persons | 1,337 |
| Number of widowed females | 150 |
| Number of widowed males | 43 |
| Number of widowed persons | 193 |
| POP TOT | 3,992 |
| Total population | 3,992 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,246 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,216 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,462 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 813 |
| Number of occupied houses | 813 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 89 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 338 |
| Acres of potatoes | 70 |
| Acres of wheat | 318 |
| BAR BU | 10,576 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 10,576 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 410 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 51 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,537 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 10,770 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 10,625 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 4,454 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 10,509 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 15 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,461 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 11,785 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 900 |
| BWT BU | 410 |
| CRN BU | 2,537 |
| HAY AC | 338 |
| HAY TONS | 554 |
| OAT BU | 10,770 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 4,454 |
| POT AC | 70 |
| POT BU | 10,509 |
| RYE BU | 15 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 554 |
| WHT AC | 318 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,461 |
| WHT WTR BU | 900 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,246 |
| C UNMD M | 1,216 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,462 |
| D OCC | 813 |
| FEMALE | 2,064 |
| GRA BU | 51 |
| H INHAB | 813 |
| H UNINH | 89 |
| MALE | 1,928 |
| MD F | 668 |
| MD M | 669 |
| MD TOT | 1,337 |
| NUMBER CD | 132 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 10,625 |
| TUR BU | 11,785 |
| WID F | 150 |
| WID M | 43 |
| WID TOT | 193 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON132005— 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 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). "Oshawa, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/oshawa-town-ville-on132005-1881/.