Port Hope, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)
Port Hope, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 5,585. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.954°N, 78.299°W.
Population
In 1881, Port Hope, Town—Ville had a population of 5,585: 2,691 male and 2,894 female residents. Population density was 1697.9 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Port Hope, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 1,137 |
| Number of families | 1,137 |
| Number of females | 2,894 |
| Number of males | 2,691 |
| Number of married females | 938 |
| Number of married males | 930 |
| Number of married persons | 1,868 |
| Number of widowed females | 228 |
| Number of widowed males | 62 |
| Number of widowed persons | 290 |
| POP TOT | 5,585 |
| Total population | 5,585 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,728 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,699 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,427 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary vessels | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 1,135 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,137 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 66 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 87 |
| Acres of potatoes | 100 |
| Acres of wheat | 54 |
| BAR BU | 2,195 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,195 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 308 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,095 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 2,729 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 754 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 10,930 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 610 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,768 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 8 |
| CRN BU | 308 |
| HAY AC | 87 |
| HAY TONS | 165 |
| OAT BU | 2,095 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 754 |
| POT AC | 100 |
| POT BU | 10,930 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 165 |
| WHT AC | 54 |
| WHT SP BU | 610 |
| WHT WTR BU | 8 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,728 |
| C UNMD M | 1,699 |
| C UNMD TOT | 3,427 |
| D OCC | 1,137 |
| FEMALE | 2,894 |
| GRA BU | 5 |
| H CON | 8 |
| H INHAB | 1,135 |
| H UNINH | 66 |
| MALE | 2,691 |
| MD F | 938 |
| MD M | 930 |
| MD TOT | 1,868 |
| NUMBER CD | 127 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 2,729 |
| TUR BU | 1,768 |
| VESS | 2 |
| WID F | 228 |
| WID M | 62 |
| WID TOT | 290 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON127002— 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 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). "Port Hope, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/port-hope-town-ville-on127002-1881/.