Paris, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)
Paris, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,173. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3305306. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.193°N, 80.384°W.
Population
In 1881, Paris, Town—Ville had a population of 3,173: 1,494 male and 1,679 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,640 |
| 1881 | 3,173 |
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, Paris, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 3,173 total population, 1,679 females, 1,494 males, 984 married persons, 639 families, 495 married females, 489 married males, 177 widowed persons, 138 widowed females, 39 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,012 single persons under 18, 1,046 single females under 18, 966 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 631 inhabited houses, 631 occupied houses, 10 uninhabited houses, 7 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 17,340 bushels of turnips, 8,130 bushels of potatoes, 5,717 bushels of winter wheat, 3,665 bushels of oats, 1,845 bushels of other root crops, 1,630 bushels of barley, 1,297 bushels of peas and beans, 636 bushels of corn, 274 acres of wheat, 218 tons of hay, 181 acres of hay crops, 130 bushels of spring wheat, 100 bushels of rye, 81 acres of potatoes, 5 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 3,173 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON160004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON160004— 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 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). "Paris, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/paris-town-ville-on160004-1881/.