Aurora, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)
Aurora, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,743. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q266438. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.003°N, 79.481°W.
Population
In 1891, Aurora, Town—Ville had a population of 1,743: 854 male and 889 female residents. Population density was 1737.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,743 |
| 1901 | 1,590 |
| 1911 | 1,901 |
| 1921 | 2,307 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Aurora, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 161 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.70 |
| FAM NO | 371 |
| Number of families | 371 |
| Number of females | 889 |
| Number of males | 854 |
| Number of married females | 311 |
| Number of married males | 306 |
| Number of married persons | 617 |
| Number of widowed females | 63 |
| Number of widowed males | 27 |
| Number of widowed persons | 90 |
| POP F | 889 |
| POP M | 854 |
| POP TOT | 1,743 |
| Total population | 1,743 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 515 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 521 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,036 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,743 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 370 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 106 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 5 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 259 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 61 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 306 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 56 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 261 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 370 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 31 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 157 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 146 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 173 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 151 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 935 |
| Acres of hay crops | 269 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,254 |
| Acres of land in farms | 1,405 |
| Acres of oats | 364 |
| Acres of potatoes | 87 |
| Acres of turnips | 20 |
| Acres of wheat | 225 |
| BAR AC | 157 |
| BAR BU | 3,674 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,674 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 23 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 10,875 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,180 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,910 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,832 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 6,423 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,140 |
| CRN BU | 9 |
| HAY AC | 269 |
| HAY TONS | 430 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 75 |
| Number of chickens | 1,695 |
| Number of ducks | 67 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 207 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 138 |
| Number of geese | 24 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 35 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 200 |
| Number of milk cows | 121 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 345 |
| Number of other cattle | 79 |
| Number of other fowl | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 328 |
| Number of sheep | 34 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 49 |
| Number of swine | 257 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 411 |
| Number of turkeys | 7 |
| OAT AC | 364 |
| OAT BU | 10,875 |
| PEA BU | 2,180 |
| POT AC | 87 |
| POT BU | 8,910 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 249 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 50 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 16,522 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 430 |
| WHT AC | 225 |
| WHT FALL BU | 1,140 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,832 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 3 |
| A 11 50 | 8 |
| A 201 PL | 1 |
| A 51 100 | 5 |
| BEN BU | 1 |
| BUTTER LB | 16,522 |
| CATTLE KS | 75 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 515 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 521 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,036 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 249 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 35 |
| DUCKS | 67 |
| FAMILIES | 371 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 50 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 24 |
| GRA BU | 23 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,695 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 200 |
| HOUSES | 370 |
| HOUSES B | 106 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 15 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 56 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 28 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 61 |
| HOUSES S | 5 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 261 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 7 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 306 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 31 |
| HOUSES W | 259 |
| INF 11 A | 328 |
| MD FEM | 311 |
| MD MALE | 306 |
| MD TOT | 617 |
| MILK COWS | 121 |
| NAME CD | York, North-Nord |
| OC F | 138 |
| OC P | 207 |
| OC TOT | 345 |
| OTHER FOWL | 12 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 79 |
| OTHERS | 1,743 |
| SHEEP | 34 |
| SHEEP KS | 49 |
| SUP AM | 1,254 |
| SUP FOR | 151 |
| SUP JV | 146 |
| SUP PAT | 173 |
| SUP SC | 935 |
| SUP TOT | 1,405 |
| SWINE | 257 |
| SWINE KS | 411 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 370 |
| TUR AC | 20 |
| TUR BU | 6,423 |
| TURKEY | 7 |
| WID FEM | 63 |
| WID MALE | 27 |
| WID TOT | 90 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON132001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON154012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q266438
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurora,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurora_(Ontario)
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1891 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). "Aurora, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/aurora-town-ville-on132001-1891/.