Creemore, VL, Ontario (1891 census)
Creemore, VL was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 721. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5183905. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.324°N, 80.109°W.
Population
In 1891, Creemore, VL had a population of 721: 364 male and 357 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 721 |
| 1911 | 643 |
| 1921 | 653 |
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 Nottawasaga, 1881 (0.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Creemore, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 81 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 721 total population, 364 males, 357 females, 231 married persons, 133 families, 116 married males, 115 married females, 20 widowed persons, 11 widowed females, 9 widowed males, 5.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 470 single persons under 18, 239 single males under 18, 231 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 715 persons who are not French Canadian, 6 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 132 houses, 132 occupied houses, 106 houses built of wood, 76 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 75 houses of 1 story, 55 houses of 2 stories, 25 houses built of brick, 18 houses of 5 rooms, 15 houses of 4 rooms, 12 houses of 3 rooms, 4 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 3 houses of 2 rooms, 3 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 houses of 3 stories, 2 uninhabited houses, 1 houses built of stone, 1 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 12,442 pounds of homemade butter, 3,090 bushels of winter wheat, 1,865 bushels of oats, 1,660 bushels of peas, 1,426 acres of land in farms, 1,369 chickens, 1,025 acres of improved land in farms, 1,010 bushels of turnips, 789 acres of farmland under crops, 760 bushels of potatoes, 650 bushels of spring wheat, 600 bushels of barley, 401 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 350 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 309 swine slaughtered or sold, 208 acres of wheat, 183 swine, 152 acres of farmland in pasture, 139 occupants of farms, 125 tons of hay, 121 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 102 acres of hay crops, 100 bushels of rye, 99 farm occupants who own their land, 99 milk cows, 97 horses aged over 3 years, 95 sheep, 90 acres of oats, 84 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 56 other cattle, 42 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 40 acres of barley, 40 farm occupants who rent their land, 40 geese, 39 cattle killed or sold, 30 bushels of corn, 25 horses aged 3 years and under, 21 ducks, 19 sheep slaughtered or sold, 10 bushels of buckwheat, 8 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 7 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 6 acres of potatoes, 6 turkeys, 5 acres of turnips, 4 other fowl, 3 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 2 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON118003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON144028— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5183905
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creemore
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creemore_(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). "Creemore, VL, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/creemore-vl-on118003-1891/.