Walkerton, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)
Walkerton, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,604. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7962384. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.132°N, 81.149°W.
Population
In 1881, Walkerton, Town—Ville had a population of 2,604: 1,267 male and 1,337 female residents. Population density was 2595.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 2,604 |
| 1891 | 3,061 |
| 1901 | 2,971 |
| 1911 | 2,601 |
| 1921 | 2,344 |
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 Brant, 1871 (0.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Walkerton, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 59 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 506 |
| Number of families | 506 |
| Number of females | 1,337 |
| Number of males | 1,267 |
| Number of married females | 419 |
| Number of married males | 419 |
| Number of married persons | 838 |
| Number of widowed females | 71 |
| Number of widowed males | 19 |
| Number of widowed persons | 90 |
| POP TOT | 2,604 |
| Total population | 2,604 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 847 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 829 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,676 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 505 |
| Number of occupied houses | 505 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 87 |
Agriculture (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 133 |
| Acres of potatoes | 62 |
| Acres of wheat | 55 |
| BAR BU | 490 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 490 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 80 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,970 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 2,361 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 773 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 7,045 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 500 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,215 |
| BWT BU | 10 |
| CRN BU | 80 |
| HAY AC | 133 |
| HAY TONS | 195 |
| OAT BU | 4,970 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 773 |
| POT AC | 62 |
| POT BU | 7,045 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 195 |
| WHT AC | 55 |
| WHT WTR BU | 1,215 |
Other recorded variables (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 847 |
| C UNMD M | 829 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,676 |
| D OCC | 505 |
| FEMALE | 1,337 |
| H INHAB | 505 |
| H UNINH | 87 |
| MALE | 1,267 |
| MD F | 419 |
| MD M | 419 |
| MD TOT | 838 |
| NUMBER CD | 176 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 2,361 |
| TUR BU | 500 |
| WID F | 71 |
| WID M | 19 |
| WID TOT | 90 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON176009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON104021— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7962384
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walkerton,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walkerton_(Ontario)
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). "Walkerton, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/walkerton-town-ville-on176009-1881/.