Owen Sound, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)
Owen Sound, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 4,426. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1017735. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.578°N, 80.922°W.
Population
In 1881, Owen Sound, Town—Ville had a population of 4,426: 2,203 male and 2,223 female residents.
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 1881
In the 1881 census, Owen Sound, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 71 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 848 |
| Number of families | 848 |
| Number of females | 2,223 |
| Number of males | 2,203 |
| Number of married females | 684 |
| Number of married males | 677 |
| Number of married persons | 1,361 |
| Number of widowed females | 130 |
| Number of widowed males | 45 |
| Number of widowed persons | 175 |
| POP TOT | 4,426 |
| Total population | 4,426 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,409 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,481 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,890 |
Buildings & housing (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 9 |
| Number of dwellings that are temporary vessels | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 834 |
| Number of occupied houses | 845 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 36 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,206 |
| Acres of potatoes | 173 |
| Acres of wheat | 678 |
| BAR BU | 1,616 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,616 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 110 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 21 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 190 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 11,933 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 4,654 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 4,325 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 17,681 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 55 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,432 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 25,190 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 4,204 |
| BWT BU | 110 |
| CRN BU | 190 |
| HAY AC | 1,206 |
| HAY TONS | 1,700 |
| OAT BU | 11,933 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 4,325 |
| POT AC | 173 |
| POT BU | 17,681 |
| RYE BU | 55 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,700 |
| WHT AC | 678 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,432 |
| WHT WTR BU | 4,204 |
Other recorded variables (21 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,409 |
| C UNMD M | 1,481 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,890 |
| D OCC | 845 |
| FEMALE | 2,223 |
| GRA BU | 21 |
| H CON | 6 |
| H INHAB | 834 |
| H UNINH | 36 |
| MALE | 2,203 |
| MD F | 684 |
| MD M | 677 |
| MD TOT | 1,361 |
| NUMBER CD | 156 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 4,654 |
| SHAN | 9 |
| TUR BU | 25,190 |
| VESS | 2 |
| WID F | 130 |
| WID M | 45 |
| WID TOT | 175 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON156001— 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 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). "Owen Sound, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/owen-sound-town-ville-on156001-1881/.