Cobourg, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)
Cobourg, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 4,829. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.964°N, 78.173°W.
Population
In 1891, Cobourg, Town—Ville had a population of 4,829: 2,223 male and 2,606 female residents. Population density was 4814.0 people per square mile.
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, Town—Ville, 1881 (15.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Cobourg, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 176 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.90 |
| FAM NO | 990 |
| Number of families | 990 |
| Number of females | 2,606 |
| Number of males | 2,223 |
| Number of married females | 757 |
| Number of married males | 757 |
| Number of married persons | 1,514 |
| Number of widowed females | 252 |
| Number of widowed males | 66 |
| Number of widowed persons | 318 |
| POP F | 2,606 |
| POP M | 2,223 |
| POP TOT | 4,829 |
| Total population | 4,829 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,597 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,400 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,997 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 15 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 4,814 |
Buildings & housing (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 984 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 333 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 6 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 645 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 397 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 81 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 546 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 41 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 40 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 91 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 167 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 563 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 985 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 36 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 156 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 406 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 688 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 185 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,339 |
| Acres of hay crops | 415 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,433 |
| Acres of land in farms | 2,618 |
| Acres of oats | 206 |
| Acres of potatoes | 94 |
| Acres of turnips | 32 |
| Acres of wheat | 77 |
| BAR AC | 156 |
| BAR BU | 5,720 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 5,720 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 48 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 865 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,085 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 5,311 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,060 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,830 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 425 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 698 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5,849 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 200 |
| BWT BU | 865 |
| CRN BU | 1,085 |
| HAY AC | 415 |
| HAY TONS | 653 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 436 |
| Number of chickens | 5,732 |
| Number of ducks | 86 |
| Number of employees on farms | 3 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 534 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 425 |
| Number of geese | 30 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 32 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 289 |
| Number of milk cows | 279 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 962 |
| Number of other cattle | 109 |
| Number of other fowl | 29 |
| Number of oxen | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 932 |
| Number of sheep | 17 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 540 |
| Number of swine | 245 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 238 |
| Number of turkeys | 62 |
| OAT AC | 206 |
| OAT BU | 5,311 |
| PEA BU | 1,060 |
| POT AC | 94 |
| POT BU | 8,830 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 50 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 90 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 30,464 |
| RYE BU | 425 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 653 |
| WHT AC | 77 |
| WHT FALL BU | 200 |
| WHT SP BU | 698 |
Other recorded variables (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 4 |
| A 11 50 | 18 |
| A 201 PL | 1 |
| A 51 100 | 7 |
| BEN BU | 48 |
| BUTTER LB | 30,464 |
| CATTLE KS | 436 |
| CHEESE LB | 50 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,597 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,400 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,997 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 90 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 32 |
| DUCKS | 86 |
| FAMILIES | 990 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FRN CA | 15 |
| GEESE | 30 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 5,732 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 289 |
| HOUSES | 984 |
| HOUSES B | 333 |
| HOUSES CON | 5 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 81 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 167 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 91 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 397 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES S | 6 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 563 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 16 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 41 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 40 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 24 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 546 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 36 |
| HOUSES W | 645 |
| INF 11 A | 932 |
| MD FEM | 757 |
| MD MALE | 757 |
| MD TOT | 1,514 |
| MILK COWS | 279 |
| NAME CD | Northumberland, West-Ouest |
| OC E | 3 |
| OC F | 425 |
| OC P | 534 |
| OC TOT | 962 |
| OTHER FOWL | 29 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 109 |
| OTHERS | 4,814 |
| SHEEP | 17 |
| SHEEP KS | 540 |
| SUP AM | 2,433 |
| SUP FOR | 185 |
| SUP JV | 406 |
| SUP PAT | 688 |
| SUP SC | 1,339 |
| SUP TOT | 2,618 |
| SWINE | 245 |
| SWINE KS | 238 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 985 |
| TUR AC | 32 |
| TUR BU | 5,849 |
| TURKEY | 62 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 252 |
| WID MALE | 66 |
| WID TOT | 318 |
| WORKING OX | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON100002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON132012— 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). "Cobourg, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/cobourg-town-ville-on100002-1891/.