Picton, Town—Ville, Ontario (1871 census)
Picton, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,361. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7191105. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.007°N, 77.145°W.
Population
In 1871, Picton, Town—Ville had a population of 2,361: 1,151 male and 1,210 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,569 |
| 1861 | 2,067 |
| 1871 | 2,361 |
| 1881 | 2,975 |
| 1891 | 3,287 |
| 1901 | 3,698 |
| 1911 | 3,564 |
| 1921 | 3,356 |
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 contained Picton, Town—Ville, 1881 (53.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Picton, 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 | 460 |
| Number of females | 1,210 |
| Number of males | 1,151 |
| Number of married females | 392 |
| Number of married males | 388 |
| Number of married persons | 780 |
| Number of widowed females | 95 |
| Number of widowed males | 28 |
| Number of widowed persons | 123 |
| Total population | 2,361 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 723 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 735 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,458 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 432 |
| Number of occupied houses | 432 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 30 |
| CRN BU | 247 |
| HAY AC | 2 |
| HAY TONS | 3 |
| OAT BU | 180 |
| POT AC | 40 |
| POT BU | 7,304 |
| Total area (acres) | 530 |
| WHT SP BU | 105 |
| WHT WTR BU | 78 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 6 |
| AREA | 530 |
| BEING BUILT | 6 |
| BEN BU | 3 |
| CD | 59 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 460 |
| FEMALE | 1,210 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 432 |
| INHABITED | 432 |
| MALE | 1,151 |
| MARRIED F | 392 |
| MARRIED M | 388 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 780 |
| POPULATION | 2,361 |
| ROOT BU | 2,135 |
| SINGLE F | 723 |
| SINGLE M | 735 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,458 |
| TUR BU | 427 |
| UNINHABITED | 12 |
| WIDOWED F | 95 |
| WIDOWED M | 28 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 123 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON059005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON140008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7191105
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picton,_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). "Picton, Town—Ville, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/picton-town-ville-on059005-1871/.