Georgetown, Village, Ontario (1891 census)
Georgetown, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,509. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3103735. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.648°N, 79.930°W.
Population
In 1891, Georgetown, Village had a population of 1,509: 721 male and 788 female residents. Population density was 1504.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,158 |
| 1871 | 1,282 |
| 1881 | 1,471 |
| 1891 | 1,509 |
| 1901 | 1,313 |
| 1911 | 1,583 |
| 1921 | 2,061 |
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, Georgetown, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 161 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 | 312 |
| Number of families | 312 |
| Number of females | 788 |
| Number of males | 721 |
| Number of married females | 262 |
| Number of married males | 263 |
| Number of married persons | 525 |
| Number of widowed females | 63 |
| Number of widowed males | 28 |
| Number of widowed persons | 91 |
| POP F | 788 |
| POP M | 721 |
| POP TOT | 1,509 |
| Total population | 1,509 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 463 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 430 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 893 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,509 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 311 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 66 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 3 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 242 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 246 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 63 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 207 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 311 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 20 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 32 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 101 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 352 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 130 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 672 |
| Acres of hay crops | 156 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,125 |
| Acres of land in farms | 1,255 |
| Acres of oats | 111 |
| Acres of potatoes | 23 |
| Acres of turnips | 8 |
| Acres of wheat | 103 |
| BAR AC | 32 |
| BAR BU | 940 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 940 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 45 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,910 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,492 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,308 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 70 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,434 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,913 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 15 |
| CRN BU | 45 |
| HAY AC | 156 |
| HAY TONS | 252 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 98 |
| Number of chickens | 2,890 |
| Number of ducks | 124 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 43 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 4 |
| Number of geese | 7 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 18 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 141 |
| Number of milk cows | 122 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 47 |
| Number of other cattle | 84 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 29 |
| Number of sheep | 110 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 50 |
| Number of swine | 197 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 111 |
| OAT AC | 111 |
| OAT BU | 2,910 |
| PEA BU | 1,492 |
| POT AC | 23 |
| POT BU | 3,308 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,000 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 228 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 235 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 11,803 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 252 |
| WHT AC | 103 |
| WHT FALL BU | 1,913 |
| WHT SP BU | 70 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 5 |
| A 11 50 | 11 |
| A 51 100 | 2 |
| BEN BU | 4 |
| BUTTER LB | 11,803 |
| CATTLE KS | 98 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,000 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 463 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 430 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 893 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 228 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 18 |
| DUCKS | 124 |
| FAMILIES | 312 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 235 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 7 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,890 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 141 |
| HOUSES | 311 |
| HOUSES B | 66 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 19 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 40 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 26 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 246 |
| HOUSES S | 3 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 207 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 6 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 63 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 20 |
| HOUSES W | 242 |
| INF 11 A | 29 |
| MD FEM | 262 |
| MD MALE | 263 |
| MD TOT | 525 |
| MILK COWS | 122 |
| NAME CD | Halton |
| OC F | 4 |
| OC P | 43 |
| OC TOT | 47 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 84 |
| OTHERS | 1,509 |
| SHEEP | 110 |
| SHEEP KS | 50 |
| SILOS | 15 |
| SUP AM | 1,125 |
| SUP FOR | 130 |
| SUP JV | 101 |
| SUP PAT | 352 |
| SUP SC | 672 |
| SUP TOT | 1,255 |
| SWINE | 197 |
| SWINE KS | 111 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 311 |
| TUR AC | 8 |
| TUR BU | 3,434 |
| WID FEM | 63 |
| WID MALE | 28 |
| WID TOT | 91 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON071004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON117006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3103735
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgetown,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgetown_(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). "Georgetown, Village, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/georgetown-village-on071004-1891/.