Peterborough, Town—Ville, Ontario (1871 census)
Peterborough, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 4,611. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q776930. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.301°N, 78.331°W.
Population
In 1871, Peterborough, Town—Ville had a population of 4,611: 2,293 male and 2,318 female residents. Population density was 1171.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,191 |
| 1861 | 3,979 |
| 1871 | 4,611 |
| 1881 | 6,812 |
| 1891 | 9,717 |
| 1901 | 11,239 |
| 1911 | 18,360 |
| 1921 | 20,994 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Peterborough, Town—Ville, 1881 (88.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Peterborough, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 51 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 876 |
| Number of females | 2,318 |
| Number of males | 2,293 |
| Number of married females | 721 |
| Number of married males | 722 |
| Number of married persons | 1,443 |
| Number of widowed females | 149 |
| Number of widowed males | 41 |
| Number of widowed persons | 190 |
| Total population | 4,611 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,448 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,530 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,978 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 10 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 814 |
| Number of occupied houses | 814 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 450 |
| CRN BU | 22 |
| HAY AC | 215 |
| HAY TONS | 273 |
| OAT BU | 2,440 |
| PEA BU | 263 |
| POT AC | 52 |
| POT BU | 9,160 |
| Total area (acres) | 1,583 |
| WHT SP BU | 527 |
| WHT WTR BU | 1,332 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 145 |
| AREA | 1,583 |
| BEING BUILT | 10 |
| CD | 56 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 876 |
| FEMALE | 2,318 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 814 |
| INHABITED | 814 |
| MALE | 2,293 |
| MARRIED F | 721 |
| MARRIED M | 722 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,443 |
| POPULATION | 4,611 |
| ROOT BU | 4,344 |
| SINGLE F | 1,448 |
| SINGLE M | 1,530 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,978 |
| TUR BU | 3,400 |
| UNINHABITED | 2 |
| WIDOWED F | 149 |
| WIDOWED M | 41 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 190 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON056003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON138017— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q776930
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peterborough,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peterborough_(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). "Peterborough, Town—Ville, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/peterborough-town-ville-on056003-1871/.