Perth, Town—Ville, Ontario (1871 census)
Perth, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,375. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.899°N, 76.253°W.
Population
In 1871, Perth, Town—Ville had a population of 2,375: 1,141 male and 1,234 female residents. Population density was 2009.7 people per square mile.
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, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 53 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 444 |
| Number of females | 1,234 |
| Number of males | 1,141 |
| Number of married females | 341 |
| Number of married males | 335 |
| Number of married persons | 676 |
| Number of widowed females | 92 |
| Number of widowed males | 21 |
| Number of widowed persons | 113 |
| Total population | 2,375 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 801 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 785 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,586 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 431 |
| Number of occupied houses | 431 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 300 |
| BWT BU | 27 |
| CRN BU | 106 |
| HAY AC | 151 |
| HAY TONS | 220 |
| OAT BU | 1,047 |
| PEA BU | 392 |
| POT AC | 64 |
| POT BU | 6,964 |
| Total area (acres) | 1,037 |
| WHT SP BU | 760 |
| WHT WTR BU | 75 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 60 |
| AREA | 1,037 |
| BEING BUILT | 3 |
| BEN BU | 5 |
| CD | 79 |
| CSD | 8 |
| FAMILIES | 444 |
| FEMALE | 1,234 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 431 |
| INHABITED | 431 |
| MALE | 1,141 |
| MARRIED F | 341 |
| MARRIED M | 335 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 676 |
| POPULATION | 2,375 |
| ROOT BU | 1,082 |
| SINGLE F | 801 |
| SINGLE M | 785 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,586 |
| TUR BU | 91 |
| UNINHABITED | 14 |
| WIDOWED F | 92 |
| WIDOWED M | 21 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 113 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON079008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON123017— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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, Town—Ville, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/perth-town-ville-on079008-1871/.