Petrolia, Town—Ville, Ontario (1871 census)
Petrolia, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,651. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3089341. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.887°N, 82.141°W.
Population
In 1871, Petrolia, Town—Ville had a population of 2,651: 1,452 male and 1,199 female residents. Population density was 2642.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,651 |
| 1881 | 3,465 |
| 1891 | 4,357 |
| 1901 | 4,135 |
| 1911 | 3,518 |
| 1921 | 3,148 |
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 Enniskillen, 1861 (0.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Petrolia, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 52 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 492 |
| Number of females | 1,199 |
| Number of males | 1,452 |
| Number of married females | 449 |
| Number of married males | 466 |
| Number of married persons | 915 |
| Number of widowed females | 28 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| Number of widowed persons | 48 |
| Total population | 2,651 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 722 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 966 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,688 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 444 |
| Number of occupied houses | 444 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 975 |
| CRN BU | 130 |
| HAY AC | 96 |
| HAY TONS | 100 |
| OAT BU | 1,765 |
| PEA BU | 221 |
| POT AC | 26 |
| POT BU | 1,680 |
| Total area (acres) | 2,721 |
| WHT SP BU | 276 |
| WHT WTR BU | 962 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 76 |
| AREA | 2,721 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 25 |
| CD | 4 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 492 |
| FEMALE | 1,199 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 444 |
| INHABITED | 444 |
| MALE | 1,452 |
| MARRIED F | 449 |
| MARRIED M | 466 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 915 |
| POPULATION | 2,651 |
| ROOT BU | 70 |
| SINGLE F | 722 |
| SINGLE M | 966 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,688 |
| TUR BU | 10 |
| UNINHABITED | 1 |
| WIDOWED F | 28 |
| WIDOWED M | 20 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 48 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON004004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON122014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3089341
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrolia,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrolia_(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). "Petrolia, Town—Ville, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/petrolia-town-ville-on004004-1871/.