Smith’s Falls, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)
Smith’s Falls, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,087. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1938153. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.899°N, 76.023°W.
Population
In 1881, Smith’s Falls, Town—Ville had a population of 2,087: 1,024 male and 1,063 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,137 |
| 1871 | 1,150 |
| 1881 | 2,087 |
| 1891 | 3,864 |
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, Smith’s Falls, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,087 total population, 1,063 females, 1,024 males, 701 married persons, 397 families, 351 married females, 350 married males, 83 widowed persons, 66 widowed females, 17 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,303 single persons under 18, 657 single males under 18, 646 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 397 inhabited houses, 397 occupied houses, 4 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 2,085 bushels of potatoes, 710 bushels of oats, 290 bushels of rye, 210 bushels of other root crops, 150 tons of hay, 140 acres of hay crops, 140 bushels of corn, 100 bushels of winter wheat, 68 bushels of peas and beans, 65 bushels of buckwheat, 60 bushels of turnips, 14 acres of potatoes, 10 acres of wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,087 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON111007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON085006_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1938153
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smiths_Falls
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smiths_Falls
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). "Smith’s Falls, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/smith-s-falls-town-ville-on111007-1881/.