Paris, Town—Ville, Ontario (1871 census)
Paris, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,640. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3305306. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.193°N, 80.384°W.
Population
In 1871, Paris, Town—Ville had a population of 2,640: 1,311 male and 1,329 female residents. Population density was 2006.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,640 |
| 1881 | 3,173 |
| 1891 | 3,094 |
| 1901 | 3,229 |
| 1911 | 4,098 |
| 1921 | 4,368 |
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, Paris, 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 | 529 |
| Number of females | 1,329 |
| Number of males | 1,311 |
| Number of married females | 424 |
| Number of married males | 421 |
| Number of married persons | 845 |
| Number of widowed females | 86 |
| Number of widowed males | 36 |
| Number of widowed persons | 122 |
| Total population | 2,640 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 819 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 854 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,673 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 22 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 484 |
| Number of occupied houses | 506 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 15 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 880 |
| CRN BU | 504 |
| HAY AC | 153 |
| HAY TONS | 260 |
| OAT BU | 720 |
| PEA BU | 270 |
| POT AC | 49 |
| POT BU | 5,153 |
| Total area (acres) | 796 |
| WHT SP BU | 20 |
| WHT WTR BU | 860 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 143 |
| AREA | 796 |
| BEING BUILT | 6 |
| BEN BU | 1 |
| CD | 16 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 529 |
| FEMALE | 1,329 |
| GRA BU | 8 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 506 |
| INHABITED | 484 |
| MALE | 1,311 |
| MARRIED F | 424 |
| MARRIED M | 421 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 845 |
| POPULATION | 2,640 |
| ROOT BU | 5,324 |
| SHANTIES | 22 |
| SINGLE F | 819 |
| SINGLE M | 854 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,673 |
| TUR BU | 12,174 |
| UNINHABITED | 15 |
| WIDOWED F | 86 |
| WIDOWED M | 36 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 122 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON016003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON103008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3305306
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_(Ontario)
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). "Paris, Town—Ville, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/paris-town-ville-on016003-1871/.