Owen Sound, Town—Ville, Ontario (1871 census)
Owen Sound, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,369. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1017735. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.578°N, 80.922°W.
Population
In 1871, Owen Sound, Town—Ville had a population of 3,369: 1,705 male and 1,664 female residents. Population density was 428.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,216 |
| 1871 | 3,369 |
| 1881 | 4,426 |
| 1891 | 7,497 |
| 1901 | 8,776 |
| 1911 | 12,558 |
| 1921 | 12,190 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Owen Sound, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 629 |
| Number of females | 1,664 |
| Number of males | 1,705 |
| Number of married females | 527 |
| Number of married males | 534 |
| Number of married persons | 1,061 |
| Number of widowed females | 76 |
| Number of widowed males | 30 |
| Number of widowed persons | 106 |
| Total population | 3,369 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,061 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,141 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,202 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 9 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 625 |
| Number of occupied houses | 625 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 21 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,199 |
| BWT BU | 21 |
| CRN BU | 353 |
| HAY AC | 832 |
| HAY TONS | 1,012 |
| OAT BU | 7,366 |
| PEA BU | 2,397 |
| POT AC | 122 |
| POT BU | 12,775 |
| Total area (acres) | 6,120 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,305 |
| WHT WTR BU | 250 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 480 |
| AREA | 6,120 |
| BEING BUILT | 9 |
| BEN BU | 46 |
| CD | 37 |
| CSD | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 629 |
| FEMALE | 1,664 |
| GRA BU | 2 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 625 |
| INHABITED | 625 |
| MALE | 1,705 |
| MARRIED F | 527 |
| MARRIED M | 534 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,061 |
| POPULATION | 3,369 |
| ROOT BU | 1,642 |
| SINGLE F | 1,061 |
| SINGLE M | 1,141 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,202 |
| TUR BU | 6,584 |
| UNINHABITED | 21 |
| WIDOWED F | 76 |
| WIDOWED M | 30 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 106 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON037007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON114017— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1017735
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owen_Sound
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owen_Sound
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). "Owen Sound, Town—Ville, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/owen-sound-town-ville-on037007-1871/.