Whitby, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)
Whitby, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,140. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q386338. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.896°N, 78.950°W.
Population
In 1881, Whitby, Town—Ville had a population of 3,140: 1,562 male and 1,578 female residents.
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Whitby, Town—Ville, 1871 (39.3% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Whitby, Town—Ville, 1891 (8.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Whitby, 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 | 614 |
| Number of families | 614 |
| Number of females | 1,578 |
| Number of males | 1,562 |
| Number of married females | 504 |
| Number of married males | 499 |
| Number of married persons | 1,003 |
| Number of widowed females | 109 |
| Number of widowed males | 33 |
| Number of widowed persons | 142 |
| POP TOT | 3,140 |
| Total population | 3,140 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 965 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,030 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,995 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 598 |
| Number of occupied houses | 598 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 50 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 660 |
| Acres of potatoes | 102 |
| Acres of wheat | 355 |
| BAR BU | 12,007 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 12,007 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 70 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 122 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 3,930 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 10,238 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 13,656 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 7,076 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 13,117 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 220 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,983 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 28,885 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 3,444 |
| BWT BU | 70 |
| CRN BU | 3,930 |
| HAY AC | 660 |
| HAY TONS | 915 |
| OAT BU | 10,238 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 7,076 |
| POT AC | 102 |
| POT BU | 13,117 |
| RYE BU | 220 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 915 |
| WHT AC | 355 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,983 |
| WHT WTR BU | 3,444 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 965 |
| C UNMD M | 1,030 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,995 |
| D OCC | 598 |
| FEMALE | 1,578 |
| GRA BU | 122 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 598 |
| H UNINH | 50 |
| MALE | 1,562 |
| MD F | 504 |
| MD M | 499 |
| MD TOT | 1,003 |
| NUMBER CD | 132 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 13,656 |
| TUR BU | 28,885 |
| WID F | 109 |
| WID M | 33 |
| WID TOT | 142 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON132003— 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 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). "Whitby, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/whitby-town-ville-on132003-1881/.