Parkhill, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)
Parkhill, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,539. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115134657. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.162°N, 81.688°W.
Population
In 1881, Parkhill, Town—Ville had a population of 1,539: 744 male and 795 female residents. Population density was 1534.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,539 |
| 1891 | 1,680 |
| 1901 | 1,430 |
| 1911 | 1,289 |
| 1921 | 1,152 |
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 Williams E, 1871 (1.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Parkhill, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 59 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 307 |
| Number of families | 307 |
| Number of females | 795 |
| Number of males | 744 |
| Number of married females | 250 |
| Number of married males | 250 |
| Number of married persons | 500 |
| Number of widowed females | 44 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 60 |
| POP TOT | 1,539 |
| Total population | 1,539 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 501 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 478 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 979 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 307 |
| Number of occupied houses | 307 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 35 |
Agriculture (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 112 |
| Acres of potatoes | 50 |
| Acres of wheat | 133 |
| BAR BU | 670 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 670 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 729 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,312 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 2,869 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 279 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,970 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,610 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 2,825 |
| CRN BU | 729 |
| HAY AC | 112 |
| HAY TONS | 120 |
| OAT BU | 3,312 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 279 |
| POT AC | 50 |
| POT BU | 5,970 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 120 |
| WHT AC | 133 |
| WHT SP BU | 12 |
| WHT WTR BU | 2,825 |
Other recorded variables (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 501 |
| C UNMD M | 478 |
| C UNMD TOT | 979 |
| D OCC | 307 |
| FEMALE | 795 |
| H INHAB | 307 |
| H UNINH | 35 |
| MALE | 744 |
| MD F | 250 |
| MD M | 250 |
| MD TOT | 500 |
| NUMBER CD | 169 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 2,869 |
| TUR BU | 1,610 |
| WID F | 44 |
| WID M | 16 |
| WID TOT | 60 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON169008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON128017— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115134657
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). "Parkhill, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/parkhill-town-ville-on169008-1881/.