Palmerston, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)
Palmerston, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,292. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7128296. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.830°N, 80.848°W.
Population
In 1881, Palmerston, Town—Ville had a population of 1,292: 653 male and 639 female residents. Population density was 1857.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,292 |
| 1891 | 2,006 |
| 1901 | 1,850 |
| 1911 | 1,665 |
| 1921 | 1,523 |
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 was contained in Wallace, 1871 (0.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Palmerston, 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 | 254 |
| Number of families | 254 |
| Number of females | 639 |
| Number of males | 653 |
| Number of married females | 233 |
| Number of married males | 233 |
| Number of married persons | 466 |
| Number of widowed females | 16 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 31 |
| POP TOT | 1,292 |
| Total population | 1,292 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 390 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 405 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 795 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 246 |
| Number of occupied houses | 246 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (28 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 258 |
| Acres of potatoes | 61 |
| Acres of wheat | 251 |
| BAR BU | 595 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 595 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 80 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 5,470 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 685 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,930 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,111 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,320 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,254 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,232 |
| BWT BU | 6 |
| CRN BU | 80 |
| HAY AC | 258 |
| HAY TONS | 301 |
| OAT BU | 5,470 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,930 |
| POT AC | 61 |
| POT BU | 6,111 |
| RYE BU | 40 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 301 |
| WHT AC | 251 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,320 |
| WHT WTR BU | 1,232 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 390 |
| C UNMD M | 405 |
| C UNMD TOT | 795 |
| D OCC | 246 |
| FEMALE | 639 |
| H CON | 7 |
| H INHAB | 246 |
| H UNINH | 10 |
| MALE | 653 |
| MD F | 233 |
| MD M | 233 |
| MD TOT | 466 |
| NUMBER CD | 172 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 685 |
| TUR BU | 2,254 |
| WID F | 16 |
| WID M | 15 |
| WID TOT | 31 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON172009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON152016— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7128296
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmerston,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmerston_(Ontario)
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). "Palmerston, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/palmerston-town-ville-on172009-1881/.