Collingwood, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)
Collingwood, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 4,939. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3501912. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.497°N, 80.227°W.
Population
In 1891, Collingwood, Town—Ville had a population of 4,939: 2,381 male and 2,558 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 4,939 |
| 1901 | 5,755 |
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, Collingwood, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 80 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 4,939 total population, 2,558 females, 2,381 males, 1,586 married persons, 982 families, 793 married females, 793 married males, 195 widowed persons, 165 widowed females, 30 widowed males, 5 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 3,158 single persons under 18, 1,600 single females under 18, 1,558 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 4,938 persons who are not French Canadian, 1 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 937 houses, 937 occupied houses, 623 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 524 houses of 2 stories, 474 houses built of wood, 391 houses of 1 story, 246 houses built of brick, 217 houses built of stone, 139 houses of 5 rooms, 94 houses of 4 rooms, 52 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 44 uninhabited houses, 17 houses of 3 stories, 11 houses of over 15 rooms, 10 houses of 3 rooms, 8 houses of 2 rooms, 5 houses of more than 3 stories, 5 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 10,673 pounds of homemade butter, 8,208 acres of land in farms, 6,507 acres of improved land in farms, 4,376 acres of farmland under crops, 4,102 chickens, 2,225 bushels of potatoes, 1,721 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,701 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,480 bushels of oats, 698 occupants of farms, 641 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 600 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 556 farm occupants who own their land, 515 bushels of peas, 446 tons of hay, 416 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 410 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 410 bushels of winter wheat, 400 bushels of turnips, 370 bushels of barley, 368 milk cows, 350 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 280 horses aged over 3 years, 263 acres of hay crops, 241 geese, 197 ducks, 181 swine, 142 farm occupants who rent their land, 135 sheep, 118 acres of oats, 109 bushels of spring wheat, 44 horses aged 3 years and under, 44 other cattle, 41 acres of wheat, 28 acres of barley, 24 turkeys, 23 acres of potatoes, 19 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 18 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 12 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 10 bushels of corn, 10 bushels of rye, 8 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 6 other fowl, 3 acres of turnips, 2 swine slaughtered or sold. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON118002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON114002_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3501912
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collingwood,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collingwood_(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). "Collingwood, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/collingwood-town-ville-on118002-1891/.