Chesterville, Village, Ontario (1891 census)
Chesterville, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 775. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q17519561. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.097°N, 75.227°W.
Population
In 1891, Chesterville, Village had a population of 775: 390 male and 385 female residents. Population density was 772.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 775 |
| 1901 | 932 |
| 1911 | 883 |
| 1921 | 967 |
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 Winchester, 1881 (1.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Chesterville, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 168 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.30 |
| FAM NO | 144 |
| Number of families | 144 |
| Number of females | 385 |
| Number of males | 390 |
| Number of married females | 133 |
| Number of married males | 135 |
| Number of married persons | 268 |
| Number of widowed females | 20 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 29 |
| POP F | 385 |
| POP M | 390 |
| POP TOT | 775 |
| Total population | 775 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 232 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 246 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 478 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 5 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 770 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 140 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 13 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 126 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 129 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 11 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 77 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 140 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 35 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 41 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 231 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 546 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 727 |
| Acres of hay crops | 272 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 999 |
| Acres of land in farms | 1,545 |
| Acres of oats | 175 |
| Acres of potatoes | 39 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 27 |
| BAR AC | 35 |
| BAR BU | 535 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 535 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 36 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 601 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 413 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,635 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,645 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 36 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 260 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 598 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 30 |
| BWT BU | 601 |
| CRN BU | 413 |
| HAY AC | 272 |
| HAY TONS | 274 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 24 |
| Number of chickens | 1,198 |
| Number of ducks | 8 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 42 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 5 |
| Number of geese | 21 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 21 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 125 |
| Number of milk cows | 143 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 47 |
| Number of other cattle | 36 |
| Number of other fowl | 3 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 34 |
| Number of sheep | 26 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 29 |
| Number of swine | 67 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 107 |
| Number of turkeys | 12 |
| OAT AC | 175 |
| OAT BU | 2,635 |
| PEA BU | 40 |
| POT AC | 39 |
| POT BU | 3,645 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 167 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 12,052 |
| RYE BU | 36 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 274 |
| WHT AC | 27 |
| WHT FALL BU | 30 |
| WHT SP BU | 260 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 1 |
| A 11 50 | 1 |
| A 201 PL | 3 |
| A 51 100 | 8 |
| BEN BU | 36 |
| BUTTER LB | 12,052 |
| CATTLE KS | 24 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 232 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 246 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 478 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 167 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 21 |
| DUCKS | 8 |
| FAMILIES | 144 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FRN CA | 5 |
| GEESE | 21 |
| GRA BU | 6 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,198 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 125 |
| HOUSES | 140 |
| HOUSES B | 13 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 18 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 14 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 129 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 77 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 12 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 13 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 11 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 4 |
| HOUSES W | 126 |
| INF 11 A | 34 |
| MD FEM | 133 |
| MD MALE | 135 |
| MD TOT | 268 |
| MILK COWS | 143 |
| NAME CD | Dundas |
| OC F | 5 |
| OC P | 42 |
| OC TOT | 47 |
| OTHER FOWL | 3 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 36 |
| OTHERS | 770 |
| SHEEP | 26 |
| SHEEP KS | 29 |
| SUP AM | 999 |
| SUP FOR | 546 |
| SUP JV | 41 |
| SUP PAT | 231 |
| SUP SC | 727 |
| SUP TOT | 1,545 |
| SWINE | 67 |
| SWINE KS | 107 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 140 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 598 |
| TURKEY | 12 |
| WID FEM | 20 |
| WID MALE | 9 |
| WID TOT | 29 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON057001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON107005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q17519561
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chesterville,_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). "Chesterville, Village, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/chesterville-village-on057001-1891/.