Whitby, Town—Ville, Ontario (1871 census)
Whitby, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,732. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q386338. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.874°N, 78.941°W.
Population
In 1871, Whitby, Town—Ville had a population of 2,732: 1,343 male and 1,389 female residents. Population density was 561.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,697 |
| 1871 | 2,732 |
| 1881 | 3,140 |
| 1891 | 2,786 |
| 1901 | 2,110 |
| 1911 | 2,248 |
| 1921 | 2,800 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Whitby, Town—Ville, 1881 (39.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Whitby, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 517 |
| Number of females | 1,389 |
| Number of males | 1,343 |
| Number of married females | 435 |
| Number of married males | 432 |
| Number of married persons | 867 |
| Number of widowed females | 72 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| Number of widowed persons | 92 |
| Total population | 2,732 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 882 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 891 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,773 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 9 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 512 |
| Number of occupied houses | 512 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 32 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 13,016 |
| CRN BU | 2,035 |
| HAY AC | 875 |
| HAY TONS | 1,204 |
| OAT BU | 8,285 |
| PEA BU | 4,337 |
| POT AC | 151 |
| POT BU | 16,078 |
| RYE BU | 17 |
| Total area (acres) | 4,240 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,429 |
| WHT WTR BU | 366 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 609 |
| AREA | 4,240 |
| BEING BUILT | 9 |
| BEN BU | 65 |
| CD | 48 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 517 |
| FEMALE | 1,389 |
| GRA BU | 349 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 512 |
| INHABITED | 512 |
| MALE | 1,343 |
| MARRIED F | 435 |
| MARRIED M | 432 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 867 |
| POPULATION | 2,732 |
| ROOT BU | 9,148 |
| SINGLE F | 882 |
| SINGLE M | 891 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,773 |
| TUR BU | 39,739 |
| UNINHABITED | 32 |
| WIDOWED F | 72 |
| WIDOWED M | 20 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 92 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON048003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON133014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q386338
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitby,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitby_(Ontario)
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). "Whitby, Town—Ville, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/whitby-town-ville-on048003-1871/.