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 density was 4923.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
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 162 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Average size of families | 5 |
| FAM NO | 982 |
| Number of families | 982 |
| Number of females | 2,558 |
| Number of males | 2,381 |
| Number of married females | 793 |
| Number of married males | 793 |
| Number of married persons | 1,586 |
| Number of widowed females | 165 |
| Number of widowed males | 30 |
| Number of widowed persons | 195 |
| POP F | 2,558 |
| POP M | 2,381 |
| POP TOT | 4,939 |
| Total population | 4,939 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,600 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,558 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,158 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 4,938 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of houses | 937 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 246 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 217 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 474 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 391 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 52 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 524 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 17 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 94 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 139 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 623 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 5 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 937 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 44 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Acres of barley | 28 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 410 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,721 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,701 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,376 |
| Acres of hay crops | 263 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 6,507 |
| Acres of land in farms | 8,208 |
| Acres of oats | 118 |
| Acres of potatoes | 23 |
| Acres of turnips | 3 |
| Acres of wheat | 41 |
| BAR AC | 28 |
| BAR BU | 370 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 370 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,480 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 515 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,225 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 109 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 400 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 410 |
| CRN BU | 10 |
| HAY AC | 263 |
| HAY TONS | 446 |
| Number of chickens | 4,102 |
| Number of ducks | 197 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 556 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 142 |
| Number of geese | 241 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 44 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 280 |
| Number of milk cows | 368 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 698 |
| Number of other cattle | 44 |
| Number of other fowl | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 641 |
| Number of sheep | 135 |
| Number of swine | 181 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 2 |
| Number of turkeys | 24 |
| OAT AC | 118 |
| OAT BU | 1,480 |
| PEA BU | 515 |
| POT AC | 23 |
| POT BU | 2,225 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 600 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 416 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 350 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 10,673 |
| RYE BU | 10 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 446 |
| WHT AC | 41 |
| WHT FALL BU | 410 |
| WHT SP BU | 109 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| A 101 200 | 12 |
| A 11 50 | 19 |
| A 201 PL | 8 |
| A 51 100 | 18 |
| BUTTER LB | 10,673 |
| CHEESE LB | 600 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,600 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,558 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 3,158 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 416 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 44 |
| DUCKS | 197 |
| FAMILIES | 982 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 350 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 241 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 4,102 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 280 |
| HOUSES | 937 |
| HOUSES B | 246 |
| HOUSES CON | 5 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 52 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 139 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 94 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 391 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 5 |
| HOUSES S | 217 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 623 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 11 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 17 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 8 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 524 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 44 |
| HOUSES W | 474 |
| INF 11 A | 641 |
| MD FEM | 793 |
| MD MALE | 793 |
| MD TOT | 1,586 |
| MILK COWS | 368 |
| NAME CD | Simcoe, North-Nord |
| OC F | 142 |
| OC P | 556 |
| OC TOT | 698 |
| OTHER FOWL | 6 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 44 |
| OTHERS | 4,938 |
| SHEEP | 135 |
| SUP AM | 6,507 |
| SUP FOR | 1,701 |
| SUP JV | 410 |
| SUP PAT | 1,721 |
| SUP SC | 4,376 |
| SUP TOT | 8,208 |
| SWINE | 181 |
| SWINE KS | 2 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 937 |
| TUR AC | 3 |
| TUR BU | 400 |
| TURKEY | 24 |
| WID FEM | 165 |
| WID MALE | 30 |
| WID TOT | 195 |
Identifiers
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/.