Perth, T-V, Ontario (1871 census)
Perth, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,375. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2428683. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.899°N, 76.253°W.
Population
In 1871, Perth, T-V had a population of 2,375: 1,141 male and 1,234 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,916 |
| 1861 | 2,465 |
| 1871 | 2,375 |
| 1881 | 2,467 |
| 1891 | 3,136 |
| 1901 | 3,588 |
| 1911 | 3,588 |
| 1921 | 3,790 |
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, Perth, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 2,375 total population, 1,234 females, 1,141 males, 676 married persons, 444 families, 341 married females, 335 married males, 113 widowed persons, 92 widowed females, 21 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 1,586 single persons under 18, 801 single females under 18, 785 single males under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 431 inhabited houses, 431 occupied houses, 14 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 1,037 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 10 people connected to this place who were alive in 1871, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Roderick Matheson | 1793–1873 | died here |
| John Robson Premier of British Columbia (1824-1892) | 1824–1892 | born here |
| D'Arcy Boulton | 1825–1875 | born here |
| Alexander Morris | 1826–1889 | born here |
| Malcolm Colin Cameron | 1831–1898 | born here |
| Robert Campbell | 1835–1921 | born here |
| John Graham Haggart | 1836–1913 | born here |
| Alexander Ferguson MacLaren | 1854–1917 | born here |
| Charles Napier Bell | 1854–1936 | born here |
| Flora Madeline Shaw | 1864–1927 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON079008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON123017_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2428683
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perth,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perth_(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). "Perth, T-V, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/perth-t-v-on079008-1871/.