Uxbridge, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)
Uxbridge, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,824. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q22401644. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.110°N, 79.116°W.
Population
In 1881, Uxbridge, Town—Ville had a population of 1,824: 899 male and 925 female residents. Population density was 1818.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,824 |
| 1891 | 2,023 |
| 1901 | 1,657 |
| 1911 | 1,433 |
| 1921 | 856 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Uxbridge, 1871 (1.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Uxbridge, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 384 |
| Number of families | 384 |
| Number of females | 925 |
| Number of males | 899 |
| Number of married females | 337 |
| Number of married males | 329 |
| Number of married persons | 666 |
| Number of widowed females | 40 |
| Number of widowed males | 27 |
| Number of widowed persons | 67 |
| POP TOT | 1,824 |
| Total population | 1,824 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 548 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 543 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,091 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 372 |
| Number of occupied houses | 372 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 196 |
| Acres of potatoes | 54 |
| Acres of wheat | 194 |
| BAR BU | 1,320 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,320 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 11 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 92 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 7,930 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,204 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,564 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,605 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 690 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,105 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 25,904 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 90 |
| CRN BU | 92 |
| HAY AC | 196 |
| HAY TONS | 255 |
| OAT BU | 7,930 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,564 |
| POT AC | 54 |
| POT BU | 6,605 |
| RYE BU | 690 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 255 |
| WHT AC | 194 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,105 |
| WHT WTR BU | 90 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 548 |
| C UNMD M | 543 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,091 |
| D OCC | 372 |
| FEMALE | 925 |
| GRA BU | 11 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 372 |
| H UNINH | 5 |
| MALE | 899 |
| MD F | 337 |
| MD M | 329 |
| MD TOT | 666 |
| NUMBER CD | 133 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,204 |
| TUR BU | 25,904 |
| WID F | 40 |
| WID M | 27 |
| WID TOT | 67 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON133010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON133013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q22401644
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). "Uxbridge, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/uxbridge-town-ville-on133010-1881/.