Prescott, Town—Ville, Ontario (1871 census)
Prescott, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,617. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.719°N, 75.519°W.
Population
In 1871, Prescott, Town—Ville had a population of 2,617: 1,290 male and 1,327 female residents. Population density was 1487.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,156 |
| 1861 | 2,591 |
| 1871 | 2,617 |
| 1881 | 2,999 |
| 1891 | 2,919 |
| 1901 | 3,019 |
| 1911 | 2,801 |
| 1921 | 2,636 |
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, Prescott, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 48 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 518 |
| Number of females | 1,327 |
| Number of males | 1,290 |
| Number of married females | 420 |
| Number of married males | 412 |
| Number of married persons | 832 |
| Number of widowed females | 103 |
| Number of widowed males | 37 |
| Number of widowed persons | 140 |
| Total population | 2,617 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 804 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 841 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,645 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 10 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 491 |
| Number of occupied houses | 491 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 120 |
| CRN BU | 11 |
| HAY AC | 373 |
| HAY TONS | 472 |
| OAT BU | 412 |
| POT AC | 51 |
| POT BU | 4,758 |
| Total area (acres) | 1,120 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA | 1,120 |
| BEING BUILT | 10 |
| BEN BU | 11 |
| CD | 69 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 518 |
| FEMALE | 1,327 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 491 |
| INHABITED | 491 |
| MALE | 1,290 |
| MARRIED F | 420 |
| MARRIED M | 412 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 832 |
| POPULATION | 2,617 |
| ROOT BU | 437 |
| SINGLE F | 804 |
| SINGLE M | 841 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,645 |
| TUR BU | 6 |
| UNINHABITED | 4 |
| WIDOWED F | 103 |
| WIDOWED M | 37 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 140 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON069002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON113006— 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). "Prescott, Town—Ville, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/prescott-town-ville-on069002-1871/.