Gananoque, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)
Gananoque, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,669. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1208051. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.337°N, 76.157°W.
Population
In 1891, Gananoque, Town—Ville had a population of 3,669: 1,824 male and 1,845 female residents. Population density was 3657.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,020 |
| 1881 | 2,871 |
| 1891 | 3,669 |
| 1901 | 3,526 |
| 1911 | 3,804 |
| 1921 | 3,604 |
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, Gananoque, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 172 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.80 |
| FAM NO | 753 |
| Number of families | 753 |
| Number of females | 1,845 |
| Number of males | 1,824 |
| Number of married females | 694 |
| Number of married males | 693 |
| Number of married persons | 1,387 |
| Number of widowed females | 117 |
| Number of widowed males | 36 |
| Number of widowed persons | 153 |
| POP F | 1,845 |
| POP M | 1,824 |
| POP TOT | 3,669 |
| Total population | 3,669 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,034 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,095 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,129 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 329 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3,340 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 741 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 131 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 31 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 579 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 6 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 300 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 43 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 421 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 20 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 76 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 134 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 419 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 742 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 52 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 57 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 856 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 254 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 819 |
| Acres of hay crops | 337 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,732 |
| Acres of land in farms | 1,986 |
| Acres of oats | 154 |
| Acres of potatoes | 46 |
| Acres of turnips | 3 |
| Acres of wheat | 68 |
| BAR AC | 52 |
| BAR BU | 645 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 645 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 29 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 22 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 124 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,974 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 72 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,393 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 65 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 426 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 537 |
| BWT BU | 22 |
| CRN BU | 124 |
| HAY AC | 337 |
| HAY TONS | 497 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 19 |
| Number of chickens | 3,051 |
| Number of ducks | 59 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 72 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 37 |
| Number of geese | 5 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 43 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 276 |
| Number of milk cows | 222 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 109 |
| Number of other cattle | 71 |
| Number of other fowl | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 92 |
| Number of sheep | 37 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 7 |
| Number of swine | 90 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 128 |
| Number of turkeys | 9 |
| OAT AC | 154 |
| OAT BU | 1,974 |
| PEA BU | 72 |
| POT AC | 46 |
| POT BU | 3,393 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 40 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 80 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 82 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 8,112 |
| RYE BU | 65 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 497 |
| WHT AC | 68 |
| WHT SP BU | 426 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 3 |
| A 11 50 | 4 |
| A 201 PL | 2 |
| A 51 100 | 8 |
| BEN BU | 29 |
| BUTTER LB | 8,112 |
| CATTLE KS | 19 |
| CHEESE LB | 40 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,034 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,095 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,129 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 80 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 43 |
| DUCKS | 59 |
| FAMILIES | 753 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 82 |
| FRN CA | 329 |
| GEESE | 5 |
| GRA BU | 10 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,051 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 276 |
| HOUSES | 741 |
| HOUSES B | 131 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 43 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 134 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 76 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 300 |
| HOUSES S | 31 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 419 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 9 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 35 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 20 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 19 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 421 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 10 |
| HOUSES W | 579 |
| INF 11 A | 92 |
| MD FEM | 694 |
| MD MALE | 693 |
| MD TOT | 1,387 |
| MILK COWS | 222 |
| NAME CD | Leeds, South—Sud |
| OC F | 37 |
| OC P | 72 |
| OC TOT | 109 |
| OTHER FOWL | 3 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 71 |
| OTHERS | 3,340 |
| SHEEP | 37 |
| SHEEP KS | 7 |
| SUP AM | 1,732 |
| SUP FOR | 254 |
| SUP JV | 57 |
| SUP PAT | 856 |
| SUP SC | 819 |
| SUP TOT | 1,986 |
| SWINE | 90 |
| SWINE KS | 128 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 742 |
| TUR AC | 3 |
| TUR BU | 537 |
| TURKEY | 9 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 117 |
| WID MALE | 36 |
| WID TOT | 153 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON086005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON124012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1208051
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gananoque
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gananoque
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). "Gananoque, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/gananoque-town-ville-on086005-1891/.