Simcoe, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)
Simcoe, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,645. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.840°N, 80.300°W.
Population
In 1881, Simcoe, Town—Ville had a population of 2,645: 1,327 male and 1,318 female residents. Population density was 1425.0 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Simcoe, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 527 |
| Number of families | 527 |
| Number of females | 1,318 |
| Number of males | 1,327 |
| Number of married females | 448 |
| Number of married males | 452 |
| Number of married persons | 900 |
| Number of widowed females | 95 |
| Number of widowed males | 25 |
| Number of widowed persons | 120 |
| POP TOT | 2,645 |
| Total population | 2,645 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 775 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 850 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,625 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 9 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 522 |
| Number of occupied houses | 522 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 204 |
| Acres of potatoes | 70 |
| Acres of wheat | 281 |
| BAR BU | 185 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 185 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 101 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 55 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 4,234 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,565 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 2,007 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 525 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 7,016 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 36 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 50 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,558 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 4,845 |
| BWT BU | 101 |
| CRN BU | 4,234 |
| HAY AC | 204 |
| HAY TONS | 260 |
| OAT BU | 4,565 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 525 |
| POT AC | 70 |
| POT BU | 7,016 |
| RYE BU | 36 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 260 |
| WHT AC | 281 |
| WHT SP BU | 50 |
| WHT WTR BU | 4,845 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 775 |
| C UNMD M | 850 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,625 |
| D OCC | 522 |
| FEMALE | 1,318 |
| GRA BU | 55 |
| H CON | 9 |
| H INHAB | 522 |
| H UNINH | 10 |
| MALE | 1,327 |
| MD F | 448 |
| MD M | 452 |
| MD TOT | 900 |
| NUMBER CD | 158 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 2,007 |
| TUR BU | 1,558 |
| WID F | 95 |
| WID M | 25 |
| WID TOT | 120 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON158005— 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 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). "Simcoe, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/simcoe-town-ville-on158005-1881/.