Prescott, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)
Prescott, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,999. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.713°N, 75.524°W.
Population
In 1881, Prescott, Town—Ville had a population of 2,999: 1,410 male and 1,589 female residents. Population density was 2992.6 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Prescott, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 612 |
| Number of families | 612 |
| Number of females | 1,589 |
| Number of males | 1,410 |
| Number of married females | 488 |
| Number of married males | 481 |
| Number of married persons | 969 |
| Number of widowed females | 148 |
| Number of widowed males | 37 |
| Number of widowed persons | 185 |
| POP TOT | 2,999 |
| Total population | 2,999 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 953 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 892 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,845 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 583 |
| Number of occupied houses | 583 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 38 |
Agriculture (21 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 114 |
| Acres of potatoes | 36 |
| BAR BU | 390 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 390 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 37 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 375 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,120 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 519 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 100 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,390 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 150 |
| BWT BU | 37 |
| CRN BU | 375 |
| HAY AC | 114 |
| HAY TONS | 189 |
| OAT BU | 1,120 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 100 |
| POT AC | 36 |
| POT BU | 6,390 |
| RYE BU | 150 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 189 |
Other recorded variables (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 953 |
| C UNMD M | 892 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,845 |
| D OCC | 583 |
| FEMALE | 1,589 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 583 |
| H UNINH | 38 |
| MALE | 1,410 |
| MD F | 488 |
| MD M | 481 |
| MD TOT | 969 |
| NUMBER CD | 106 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 519 |
| WID F | 148 |
| WID M | 37 |
| WID TOT | 185 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON106002— 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 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). "Prescott, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/prescott-town-ville-on106002-1881/.