Simcoe, Town—Ville, Ontario (1871 census)
Simcoe, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,856. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.840°N, 80.300°W.
Population
In 1871, Simcoe, Town—Ville had a population of 1,856: 928 male and 928 female residents. Population density was 999.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,452 |
| 1861 | 1,858 |
| 1871 | 1,856 |
| 1881 | 2,645 |
| 1891 | 2,674 |
| 1901 | 2,627 |
| 1911 | 3,227 |
| 1921 | 3,953 |
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, Simcoe, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 350 |
| Number of females | 928 |
| Number of males | 928 |
| Number of married females | 284 |
| Number of married males | 281 |
| Number of married persons | 565 |
| Number of widowed females | 66 |
| Number of widowed males | 22 |
| Number of widowed persons | 88 |
| Total population | 1,856 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 578 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 625 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,203 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 320 |
| Number of occupied houses | 320 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 170 |
| BWT BU | 90 |
| CRN BU | 1,701 |
| HAY AC | 37 |
| HAY TONS | 93 |
| OAT BU | 422 |
| PEA BU | 212 |
| POT AC | 18 |
| POT BU | 3,142 |
| RYE BU | 70 |
| Total area (acres) | 475 |
| WHT SP BU | 150 |
| WHT WTR BU | 1,526 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 91 |
| AREA | 475 |
| BEING BUILT | 7 |
| BEN BU | 60 |
| CD | 12 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 350 |
| FEMALE | 928 |
| GRA BU | 28 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 320 |
| INHABITED | 320 |
| MALE | 928 |
| MARRIED F | 284 |
| MARRIED M | 281 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 565 |
| POPULATION | 1,856 |
| ROOT BU | 320 |
| SINGLE F | 578 |
| SINGLE M | 625 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,203 |
| TUR BU | 400 |
| UNINHABITED | 8 |
| WIDOWED F | 66 |
| WIDOWED M | 22 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 88 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON012004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON131009— 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). "Simcoe, Town—Ville, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/simcoe-town-ville-on012004-1871/.