Perth, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)
Perth, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,467. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.899°N, 76.253°W.
Population
In 1881, Perth, Town—Ville had a population of 2,467: 1,132 male and 1,335 female residents. Population density was 2087.5 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Perth, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 516 |
| Number of families | 516 |
| Number of females | 1,335 |
| Number of males | 1,132 |
| Number of married females | 362 |
| Number of married males | 359 |
| Number of married persons | 721 |
| Number of widowed females | 103 |
| Number of widowed males | 33 |
| Number of widowed persons | 136 |
| POP TOT | 2,467 |
| Total population | 2,467 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 870 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 740 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,610 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 486 |
| Number of occupied houses | 486 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 32 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 324 |
| Acres of potatoes | 62 |
| Acres of wheat | 47 |
| BAR BU | 755 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 755 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 81 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 120 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,110 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 5,439 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 153 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 9,682 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 196 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 355 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,922 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 67 |
| BWT BU | 81 |
| CRN BU | 120 |
| HAY AC | 324 |
| HAY TONS | 451 |
| OAT BU | 3,110 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 153 |
| POT AC | 62 |
| POT BU | 9,682 |
| RYE BU | 196 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 451 |
| WHT AC | 47 |
| WHT SP BU | 355 |
| WHT WTR BU | 67 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 870 |
| C UNMD M | 740 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,610 |
| D OCC | 486 |
| FEMALE | 1,335 |
| GRA BU | 3 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 486 |
| H UNINH | 32 |
| MALE | 1,132 |
| MD F | 362 |
| MD M | 359 |
| MD TOT | 721 |
| NUMBER CD | 111 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 5,439 |
| TUR BU | 1,922 |
| WID F | 103 |
| WID M | 33 |
| WID TOT | 136 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON111002— 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 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). "Perth, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/perth-town-ville-on111002-1881/.