Chesley, T-V, Ontario (1891 census)
Chesley, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,437. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5093252. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.303°N, 81.100°W.
Population
In 1891, Chesley, T-V had a population of 1,437: 723 male and 714 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 893 |
| 1891 | 1,437 |
| 1901 | 1,734 |
| 1911 | 1,734 |
| 1921 | 1,708 |
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, Chesley, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 77 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,437 total population, 723 males, 714 females, 469 married persons, 289 families, 236 married females, 233 married males, 59 widowed persons, 43 widowed females, 16 widowed males, 4.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 909 single persons under 18, 474 single males under 18, 435 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,437 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 278 houses, 278 occupied houses, 225 houses of 1 story, 190 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 162 houses built of wood, 116 houses built of brick, 52 houses of 2 stories, 38 houses of 5 rooms, 24 houses of 4 rooms, 16 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 5 houses of 3 rooms, 4 uninhabited houses, 3 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 houses of 2 rooms, 1 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 11,065 bushels of turnips, 7,510 pounds of homemade butter, 4,189 bushels of potatoes, 3,275 bushels of oats, 2,720 acres of land in farms, 1,918 acres of improved land in farms, 1,356 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,178 chickens, 1,127 cattle killed or sold, 802 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 528 bushels of peas, 442 acres of farmland under crops, 376 swine slaughtered or sold, 319 tons of hay, 299 sheep slaughtered or sold, 256 occupants of farms, 241 acres of hay crops, 239 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 219 bushels of barley, 200 bushels of winter wheat, 189 farm occupants who own their land, 185 bushels of spring wheat, 180 other cattle, 159 horses aged over 3 years, 149 bushels of corn, 138 swine, 137 acres of oats, 120 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 100 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 90 milk cows, 67 farm occupants who rent their land, 58 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 37 bushels of beans, 32 acres of potatoes, 27 geese, 25 acres of wheat, 23 acres of turnips, 23 horses aged 3 years and under, 20 bushels of buckwheat, 15 ducks, 12 acres of barley, 11 other fowl, 10 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 9 sheep, 3 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 3 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON052004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON104018— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5093252
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chesley,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chesley_(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). "Chesley, T-V, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/chesley-t-v-on052004-1891/.