Yorkville, Village, Ontario (1871 census)
Yorkville, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,203. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.676°N, 79.390°W.
Population
In 1871, Yorkville, Village had a population of 2,203: 1,040 male and 1,163 female residents. Population density was 2635.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,570 |
| 1871 | 2,203 |
| 1881 | 4,825 |
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 Yorkville, Village, 1881 (58.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Yorkville, Village shared boundaries with:
- Toronto, St. David’s, Ward—Quartier
- Toronto, St. James' Ward—Quartier
- Toronto, St. John’s, Ward—Quartier
- Toronto, St. Patrick’s, Ward—Quartier
- York E
- York W-O
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 49 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 416 |
| Number of females | 1,163 |
| Number of males | 1,040 |
| Number of married females | 368 |
| Number of married males | 357 |
| Number of married persons | 725 |
| Number of widowed females | 74 |
| Number of widowed males | 24 |
| Number of widowed persons | 98 |
| Total population | 2,203 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 721 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 659 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,380 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 32 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 416 |
| Number of occupied houses | 416 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 12 |
| CRN BU | 131 |
| HAY AC | 30 |
| HAY TONS | 54 |
| OAT BU | 568 |
| PEA BU | 210 |
| POT AC | 23 |
| POT BU | 3,002 |
| Total area (acres) | 500 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA | 500 |
| BEING BUILT | 32 |
| BEN BU | 28 |
| CD | 45 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 416 |
| FEMALE | 1,163 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 416 |
| INHABITED | 416 |
| MALE | 1,040 |
| MARRIED F | 368 |
| MARRIED M | 357 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 725 |
| POPULATION | 2,203 |
| ROOT BU | 3,835 |
| SINGLE F | 721 |
| SINGLE M | 659 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,380 |
| TUR BU | 1,845 |
| UNINHABITED | 10 |
| WIDOWED F | 74 |
| WIDOWED M | 24 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 98 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON045002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON135004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Yorkville, Village, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/yorkville-village-on045002-1871/.