Chatham, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)
Chatham, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 9,052. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5087616. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.393°N, 82.189°W.
Population
In 1891, Chatham, Town—Ville had a population of 9,052: 4,370 male and 4,682 female residents. Population density was 9024.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
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, Chatham, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 166 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 | 2,006 |
| Number of families | 2,006 |
| Number of females | 4,682 |
| Number of males | 4,370 |
| Number of married females | 1,561 |
| Number of married males | 1,564 |
| Number of married persons | 3,125 |
| Number of widowed females | 449 |
| Number of widowed males | 140 |
| Number of widowed persons | 589 |
| POP F | 4,682 |
| POP M | 4,370 |
| POP TOT | 9,052 |
| Total population | 9,052 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 2,672 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 2,666 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 5,338 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 229 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 8,823 |
Buildings & housing (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 1,974 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 330 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 1,643 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 5 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 820 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 112 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 37 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 1,090 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 91 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 57 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 176 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 322 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 1,195 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 7 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 36 |
| Number of houses under construction | 12 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,975 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 81 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Acres of barley | 7 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 106 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 301 |
| Acres of hay crops | 54 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 605 |
| Acres of land in farms | 609 |
| Acres of oats | 83 |
| Acres of potatoes | 34 |
| Acres of turnips | 25 |
| Acres of wheat | 109 |
| BAR AC | 7 |
| BAR BU | 82 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 82 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 379 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 5,503 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,480 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 895 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,038 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 280 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 785 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,507 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,000 |
| BWT BU | 25 |
| CRN BU | 5,503 |
| HAY AC | 54 |
| HAY TONS | 93 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 2,046 |
| Number of chickens | 4,903 |
| Number of ducks | 36 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 93 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 16 |
| Number of geese | 15 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 114 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 852 |
| Number of milk cows | 257 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 109 |
| Number of other cattle | 153 |
| Number of other fowl | 168 |
| Number of oxen | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 98 |
| Number of sheep | 32 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,400 |
| Number of swine | 627 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 13,274 |
| Number of turkeys | 48 |
| OAT AC | 83 |
| OAT BU | 1,480 |
| PEA BU | 895 |
| POT AC | 34 |
| POT BU | 4,038 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 128 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 2,200 |
| RYE BU | 280 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 93 |
| WHT AC | 109 |
| WHT FALL BU | 1,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 785 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| A 11 50 | 9 |
| A 51 100 | 2 |
| BEN BU | 379 |
| BUTTER LB | 2,200 |
| CATTLE KS | 2,046 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 2,672 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 2,666 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 5,338 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 128 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 114 |
| DUCKS | 36 |
| FAMILIES | 2,006 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.50 |
| FRN CA | 229 |
| GEESE | 15 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 4,903 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 852 |
| HOUSES | 1,974 |
| HOUSES B | 330 |
| HOUSES CON | 12 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 112 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 322 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 176 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 820 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 7 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 1,195 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 36 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 91 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 57 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 37 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 1,090 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 81 |
| HOUSES W | 1,643 |
| INF 11 A | 98 |
| MD FEM | 1,561 |
| MD MALE | 1,564 |
| MD TOT | 3,125 |
| MILK COWS | 257 |
| NAME CD | Kent |
| OC F | 16 |
| OC P | 93 |
| OC TOT | 109 |
| OTHER FOWL | 168 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 153 |
| OTHERS | 8,823 |
| SHEEP | 32 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,400 |
| SUP AM | 605 |
| SUP FOR | 4 |
| SUP PAT | 106 |
| SUP SC | 301 |
| SUP TOT | 609 |
| SWINE | 627 |
| SWINE KS | 13,274 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 1,975 |
| TUR AC | 25 |
| TUR BU | 2,507 |
| TURKEY | 48 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 449 |
| WID MALE | 140 |
| WID TOT | 589 |
| WORKING OX | 14 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON079002 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON121012 — computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years
- Wikidata: Q5087616
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chatham,_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). "Chatham, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph.
Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/chatham-town-ville-on079002-1891/.