Picton, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)
Picton, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,975. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7191105. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.006°N, 77.147°W.
Population
In 1881, Picton, Town—Ville had a population of 2,975: 1,344 male and 1,631 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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Picton, Town—Ville, 1871 (53.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Picton, 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 | 681 |
| Number of families | 681 |
| Number of females | 1,631 |
| Number of males | 1,344 |
| Number of married females | 549 |
| Number of married males | 538 |
| Number of married persons | 1,087 |
| Number of widowed females | 137 |
| Number of widowed males | 33 |
| Number of widowed persons | 170 |
| POP TOT | 2,975 |
| Total population | 2,975 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 945 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 773 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,718 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 639 |
| Number of occupied houses | 639 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 25 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 361 |
| Acres of potatoes | 73 |
| Acres of wheat | 73 |
| BAR BU | 9,708 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 9,708 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 491 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 22 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,632 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,289 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 2,090 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 190 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 10,185 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 2,456 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 390 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,158 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 670 |
| BWT BU | 491 |
| CRN BU | 2,632 |
| HAY AC | 361 |
| HAY TONS | 474 |
| OAT BU | 4,289 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 190 |
| POT AC | 73 |
| POT BU | 10,185 |
| RYE BU | 2,456 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 474 |
| WHT AC | 73 |
| WHT SP BU | 390 |
| WHT WTR BU | 670 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 945 |
| C UNMD M | 773 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,718 |
| D OCC | 639 |
| FEMALE | 1,631 |
| GRA BU | 22 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 639 |
| H UNINH | 25 |
| MALE | 1,344 |
| MD F | 549 |
| MD M | 538 |
| MD TOT | 1,087 |
| NUMBER CD | 119 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 2,090 |
| TUR BU | 1,158 |
| WID F | 137 |
| WID M | 33 |
| WID TOT | 170 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON119001— 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 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). "Picton, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/picton-town-ville-on119001-1881/.