Port Hope, Town—Ville, Ontario (1871 census)
Port Hope, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 5,114. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.954°N, 78.299°W.
Population
In 1871, Port Hope, Town—Ville had a population of 5,114: 2,535 male and 2,579 female residents. Population density was 1554.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,476 |
| 1861 | 4,162 |
| 1871 | 5,114 |
| 1881 | 5,585 |
| 1891 | 5,042 |
| 1901 | 4,188 |
| 1911 | 5,092 |
| 1921 | 4,456 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Port Hope, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 50 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 954 |
| Number of females | 2,579 |
| Number of males | 2,535 |
| Number of married females | 807 |
| Number of married males | 806 |
| Number of married persons | 1,613 |
| Number of widowed females | 170 |
| Number of widowed males | 67 |
| Number of widowed persons | 237 |
| Total population | 5,114 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,602 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,662 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,264 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 9 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 943 |
| Number of occupied houses | 943 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 32 |
Agriculture (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 150 |
| CRN BU | 35 |
| HAY AC | 18 |
| HAY TONS | 32 |
| OAT BU | 245 |
| PEA BU | 6 |
| POT AC | 24 |
| POT BU | 5,945 |
| Total area (acres) | 1,415 |
| WHT SP BU | 100 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 7 |
| AREA | 1,415 |
| BEING BUILT | 9 |
| CD | 51 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 954 |
| FEMALE | 2,579 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 943 |
| INHABITED | 943 |
| MALE | 2,535 |
| MARRIED F | 807 |
| MARRIED M | 806 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,613 |
| POPULATION | 5,114 |
| ROOT BU | 336 |
| SINGLE F | 1,602 |
| SINGLE M | 1,662 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 3,264 |
| TUR BU | 1,500 |
| UNINHABITED | 32 |
| WIDOWED F | 170 |
| WIDOWED M | 67 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 237 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON051002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON108008— 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 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). "Port Hope, Town—Ville, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/port-hope-town-ville-on051002-1871/.