Bowmanville, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)
Bowmanville, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,377. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.909°N, 78.679°W.
Population
In 1891, Bowmanville, Town—Ville had a population of 3,377: 1,622 male and 1,755 female residents. Population density was 3366.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,721 |
| 1871 | 3,034 |
| 1881 | 3,504 |
| 1891 | 3,377 |
| 1901 | 2,731 |
| 1911 | 2,814 |
| 1921 | 3,233 |
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 Bowmanville, Town—Ville, 1881 (14.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Bowmanville, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 170 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.50 |
| FAM NO | 743 |
| Number of families | 743 |
| Number of females | 1,755 |
| Number of males | 1,622 |
| Number of married females | 620 |
| Number of married males | 618 |
| Number of married persons | 1,238 |
| Number of widowed females | 150 |
| Number of widowed males | 54 |
| Number of widowed persons | 204 |
| POP F | 1,755 |
| POP M | 1,622 |
| POP TOT | 3,377 |
| Total population | 3,377 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 985 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 950 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,935 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 15 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3,362 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses | 739 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 406 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 4 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 329 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 366 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 59 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 367 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 6 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 69 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 100 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 485 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 741 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 79 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 444 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 462 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 826 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 64 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,220 |
| Acres of hay crops | 661 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 3,508 |
| Acres of land in farms | 3,572 |
| Acres of oats | 454 |
| Acres of potatoes | 83 |
| Acres of turnips | 76 |
| Acres of wheat | 249 |
| BAR AC | 444 |
| BAR BU | 11,930 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 11,930 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 100 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 935 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 215 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,470 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 13,224 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,758 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,145 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,337 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 26,890 |
| BWT BU | 935 |
| CRN BU | 1,470 |
| HAY AC | 661 |
| HAY TONS | 1,069 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 325 |
| Number of chickens | 5,532 |
| Number of ducks | 80 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 427 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 261 |
| Number of geese | 35 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 70 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 367 |
| Number of milk cows | 263 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 689 |
| Number of other cattle | 441 |
| Number of other fowl | 150 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 647 |
| Number of sheep | 84 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 338 |
| Number of swine | 331 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 463 |
| Number of turkeys | 56 |
| OAT AC | 454 |
| OAT BU | 13,224 |
| PEA BU | 2,758 |
| POT AC | 83 |
| POT BU | 8,145 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 328 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 82 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 25,785 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,069 |
| WHT AC | 249 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,337 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 6 |
| A 11 50 | 22 |
| A 201 PL | 2 |
| A 51 100 | 12 |
| BEN BU | 100 |
| BUTTER LB | 25,785 |
| CATTLE KS | 325 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 985 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 950 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,935 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 328 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 70 |
| DUCKS | 80 |
| FAMILIES | 743 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 82 |
| FRN CA | 15 |
| GEESE | 35 |
| GRA BU | 215 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 5,532 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 367 |
| HOUSES | 739 |
| HOUSES B | 406 |
| HOUSES CON | 5 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 59 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 100 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 69 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 366 |
| HOUSES S | 4 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 485 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 13 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 6 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 8 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 367 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 79 |
| HOUSES W | 329 |
| INF 11 A | 647 |
| MD FEM | 620 |
| MD MALE | 618 |
| MD TOT | 1,238 |
| MILK COWS | 263 |
| NAME CD | Durham, West-Ouest |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 261 |
| OC P | 427 |
| OC TOT | 689 |
| OTHER FOWL | 150 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 441 |
| OTHERS | 3,362 |
| SHEEP | 84 |
| SHEEP KS | 338 |
| SUP AM | 3,508 |
| SUP FOR | 64 |
| SUP JV | 462 |
| SUP PAT | 826 |
| SUP SC | 2,220 |
| SUP TOT | 3,572 |
| SWINE | 331 |
| SWINE KS | 463 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 741 |
| TUR AC | 76 |
| TUR BU | 26,890 |
| TURKEY | 56 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 2 |
| WID FEM | 150 |
| WID MALE | 54 |
| WID TOT | 204 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON059001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON108007— 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 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). "Bowmanville, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bowmanville-town-ville-on059001-1891/.