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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q2420628. 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 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 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 2,617 total population, 1,327 females, 1,290 males, 832 married persons, 518 families, 420 married females, 412 married males, 140 widowed persons, 103 widowed females, 37 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 1,645 single persons under 18, 841 single males under 18, 804 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 491 inhabited houses, 491 occupied houses, 10 houses under construction, 4 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 1,120 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 3 people connected to this place who were alive in 1871, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Sir Richard William Scott | 1825–1913 | born here |
| James Morrow Walsh | 1840–1905 | born here |
| John Dowsley Reid | 1859–1929 | born and died here |
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: Q2420628
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prescott,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prescott_(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). "Prescott, Town—Ville, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/prescott-town-ville-on069002-1871/.