Durham, T-V, Ontario (1891 census)
Durham, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,273. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5316450. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.187°N, 80.834°W.
Population
In 1891, Durham, T-V had a population of 1,273: 611 male and 662 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,059 |
| 1891 | 1,273 |
| 1901 | 1,422 |
| 1911 | 1,581 |
| 1921 | 1,494 |
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, Durham, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 83 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,273 total population, 662 females, 611 males, 422 married persons, 246 families, 211 married females, 211 married males, 40 widowed persons, 28 widowed females, 12 widowed males, 5.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 811 single persons under 18, 423 single females under 18, 388 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,272 persons who are not French Canadian, 1 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 246 houses, 246 occupied houses, 187 houses built of wood, 133 houses of 2 stories, 121 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 108 houses of 1 story, 50 houses of 5 rooms, 48 houses built of brick, 24 houses of 3 rooms, 22 houses of 4 rooms, 13 houses of 2 rooms, 11 houses built of stone, 10 uninhabited houses, 9 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 6 houses under construction, 5 houses of 3 stories, 5 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 9,878 bushels of turnips, 7,395 pounds of homemade butter, 4,848 bushels of potatoes, 3,925 bushels of oats, 2,963 acres of land in farms, 2,146 acres of improved land in farms, 1,527 chickens, 1,403 bushels of peas, 1,247 acres of farmland in pasture, 817 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 787 acres of farmland under crops, 562 tons of hay, 330 bushels of winter wheat, 326 acres of hay crops, 227 occupants of farms, 216 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 204 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 180 other cattle, 174 acres of oats, 170 farm occupants who own their land, 167 cattle killed or sold, 165 bushels of corn, 163 horses aged over 3 years, 156 milk cows, 155 bushels of spring wheat, 112 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 76 swine, 60 sheep slaughtered or sold, 57 farm occupants who rent their land, 50 bushels of barley, 50 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 49 acres of wheat, 36 acres of potatoes, 36 horses aged 3 years and under, 36 sheep, 22 acres of turnips, 19 ducks, 18 swine slaughtered or sold, 14 geese, 9 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 8 bushels of rye, 8 turkeys, 7 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 5 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 acres of barley, 2 bushels of beans, 2 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 1 other fowl, 1 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON069003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON114018— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5316450
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durham,_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). "Durham, T-V, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/durham-t-v-on069003-1891/.