Cobourg, T-V, Ontario (1891 census)
Cobourg, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 4,829. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1007418. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.964°N, 78.173°W.
Population
In 1891, Cobourg, T-V had a population of 4,829: 2,223 male and 2,606 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,871 |
| 1861 | 4,975 |
| 1871 | 4,442 |
| 1881 | 4,957 |
| 1891 | 4,829 |
| 1901 | 4,239 |
| 1911 | 5,074 |
| 1921 | 5,327 |
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 Cobourg, T-V, 1881 (15.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Cobourg, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 87 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 4,829 total population, 2,606 females, 2,223 males, 1,514 married persons, 990 families, 757 married females, 757 married males, 318 widowed persons, 252 widowed females, 66 widowed males, 4.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 2,997 single persons under 18, 1,597 single females under 18, 1,400 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 4,814 persons who are not French Canadian, 15 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 985 occupied houses, 984 houses, 645 houses built of wood, 563 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 546 houses of 2 stories, 397 houses of 1 story, 333 houses built of brick, 167 houses of 5 rooms, 91 houses of 4 rooms, 81 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 41 houses of 3 rooms, 40 houses of 3 stories, 36 uninhabited houses, 24 houses of 2 rooms, 16 houses of over 15 rooms, 6 houses built of stone, 5 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of more than 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 30,464 pounds of homemade butter, 8,830 bushels of potatoes, 5,849 bushels of turnips, 5,732 chickens, 5,720 bushels of barley, 5,311 bushels of oats, 2,618 acres of land in farms, 2,433 acres of improved land in farms, 1,339 acres of farmland under crops, 1,085 bushels of corn, 1,060 bushels of peas, 962 occupants of farms, 932 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 865 bushels of buckwheat, 698 bushels of spring wheat, 688 acres of farmland in pasture, 653 tons of hay, 540 sheep slaughtered or sold, 534 farm occupants who own their land, 436 cattle killed or sold, 425 bushels of rye, 425 farm occupants who rent their land, 415 acres of hay crops, 406 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 289 horses aged over 3 years, 279 milk cows, 245 swine, 238 swine slaughtered or sold, 206 acres of oats, 200 bushels of winter wheat, 185 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 156 acres of barley, 109 other cattle, 94 acres of potatoes, 90 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 86 ducks, 77 acres of wheat, 62 turkeys, 50 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 48 bushels of beans, 32 acres of turnips, 32 horses aged 3 years and under, 30 geese, 29 other fowl, 18 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 17 sheep, 7 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 4 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 3 employees on farms, 1 oxen, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 5 people connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Brooking | 1813–1893 | died here |
| Sir Charles Moss | 1840–1912 | born here |
| Caleb Alvord Mallory | 1841–1926 | born and died here |
| Charles Arkoll Boulton | 1841–1899 | born here |
| Henry Norlande Ruttan | 1848–1925 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON100002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON132012_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1007418
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cobourg
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cobourg_(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). "Cobourg, T-V, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/cobourg-t-v-on100002-1891/.