Durham, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)
Durham, Town—Ville 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, Town—Ville had a population of 1,273: 611 male and 662 female residents. Population density was 1269.1 people per square mile.
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, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 168 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 246 |
| Number of families | 246 |
| Number of females | 662 |
| Number of males | 611 |
| Number of married females | 211 |
| Number of married males | 211 |
| Number of married persons | 422 |
| Number of widowed females | 28 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 40 |
| POP F | 662 |
| POP M | 611 |
| POP TOT | 1,273 |
| Total population | 1,273 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 423 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 388 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 811 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,272 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 246 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 48 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 11 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 187 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 108 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 133 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 5 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 50 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 121 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of occupied houses | 246 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 2 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 112 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,247 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 817 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 787 |
| Acres of hay crops | 326 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,146 |
| Acres of land in farms | 2,963 |
| Acres of oats | 174 |
| Acres of potatoes | 36 |
| Acres of turnips | 22 |
| Acres of wheat | 49 |
| BAR AC | 2 |
| BAR BU | 50 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 50 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 165 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,925 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,403 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,848 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 155 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 9,878 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 330 |
| CRN BU | 165 |
| HAY AC | 326 |
| HAY TONS | 562 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 167 |
| Number of chickens | 1,527 |
| Number of ducks | 19 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 170 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 57 |
| Number of geese | 14 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 36 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 163 |
| Number of milk cows | 156 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 227 |
| Number of other cattle | 180 |
| Number of other fowl | 1 |
| Number of oxen | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 204 |
| Number of sheep | 36 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 60 |
| Number of swine | 76 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 18 |
| Number of turkeys | 8 |
| OAT AC | 174 |
| OAT BU | 3,925 |
| PEA BU | 1,403 |
| POT AC | 36 |
| POT BU | 4,848 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 50 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 216 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 7,395 |
| RYE BU | 8 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 562 |
| WHT AC | 49 |
| WHT FALL BU | 330 |
| WHT SP BU | 155 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 2 |
| A 11 50 | 9 |
| A 201 PL | 5 |
| A 51 100 | 7 |
| BEN BU | 2 |
| BUTTER LB | 7,395 |
| CATTLE KS | 167 |
| CHEESE LB | 50 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 423 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 388 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 811 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 216 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 36 |
| DUCKS | 19 |
| FAMILIES | 246 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 14 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,527 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 163 |
| HOUSES | 246 |
| HOUSES B | 48 |
| HOUSES CON | 6 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 9 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 50 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 22 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 108 |
| HOUSES S | 11 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 121 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 5 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 24 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 13 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 133 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 10 |
| HOUSES W | 187 |
| INF 11 A | 204 |
| MD FEM | 211 |
| MD MALE | 211 |
| MD TOT | 422 |
| MILK COWS | 156 |
| NAME CD | Grey, South—Sud |
| OC F | 57 |
| OC P | 170 |
| OC TOT | 227 |
| OTHER FOWL | 1 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 180 |
| OTHERS | 1,272 |
| SHEEP | 36 |
| SHEEP KS | 60 |
| SUP AM | 2,146 |
| SUP FOR | 817 |
| SUP JV | 112 |
| SUP PAT | 1,247 |
| SUP SC | 787 |
| SUP TOT | 2,963 |
| SWINE | 76 |
| SWINE KS | 18 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 246 |
| TUR AC | 22 |
| TUR BU | 9,878 |
| TURKEY | 8 |
| WID FEM | 28 |
| WID MALE | 12 |
| WID TOT | 40 |
| WORKING OX | 1 |
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, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/durham-town-ville-on069003-1891/.