Gore Bay, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)
Gore Bay, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 472. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.917°N, 82.475°W.
Population
In 1891, Gore Bay, Town—Ville had a population of 472: 248 male and 224 female residents. Population density was 470.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 472 |
| 1901 | 723 |
| 1911 | 703 |
| 1921 | 635 |
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 Gordon, Mills, 1881 (1.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Gore Bay, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 147 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.60 |
| FAM NO | 101 |
| Number of families | 101 |
| Number of females | 224 |
| Number of males | 248 |
| Number of married females | 81 |
| Number of married males | 81 |
| Number of married persons | 162 |
| Number of widowed females | 7 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 14 |
| POP F | 224 |
| POP M | 248 |
| POP TOT | 472 |
| Total population | 472 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 136 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 160 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 296 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 472 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 99 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 99 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 11 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 72 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 11 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 45 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 5 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 99 |
Agriculture (54 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 16 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 63 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 330 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,900 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 512 |
| Acres of hay crops | 277 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 905 |
| Acres of land in farms | 2,805 |
| Acres of oats | 40 |
| Acres of potatoes | 34 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 116 |
| BAR AC | 16 |
| BAR BU | 330 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 330 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 726 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,110 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,780 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 150 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,655 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 400 |
| HAY AC | 277 |
| HAY TONS | 443 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 576 |
| Number of chickens | 733 |
| Number of ducks | 21 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 85 |
| Number of geese | 41 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 15 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 58 |
| Number of milk cows | 84 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 85 |
| Number of other cattle | 68 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 69 |
| Number of sheep | 96 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 356 |
| Number of swine | 136 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 270 |
| Number of turkeys | 3 |
| OAT AC | 40 |
| OAT BU | 726 |
| PEA BU | 1,110 |
| POT AC | 34 |
| POT BU | 5,780 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 684 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 4,600 |
| RYE BU | 150 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 443 |
| WHT AC | 116 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,655 |
Other recorded variables (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 2 |
| A 11 50 | 2 |
| A 201 PL | 3 |
| A 51 100 | 9 |
| BUTTER LB | 4,600 |
| CATTLE KS | 576 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 136 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 160 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 296 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 684 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 15 |
| DUCKS | 21 |
| FAMILIES | 101 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.60 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 41 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 733 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 58 |
| HOUSES | 99 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 6 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 45 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 11 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 5 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 27 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 11 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 6 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 72 |
| HOUSES W | 99 |
| INF 11 A | 69 |
| MD FEM | 81 |
| MD MALE | 81 |
| MD TOT | 162 |
| MILK COWS | 84 |
| NAME CD | Algoma (Eastern Division-Est.) |
| OC P | 85 |
| OC TOT | 85 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 68 |
| OTHERS | 472 |
| SHEEP | 96 |
| SHEEP KS | 356 |
| SUP AM | 905 |
| SUP FOR | 1,900 |
| SUP JV | 63 |
| SUP PAT | 330 |
| SUP SC | 512 |
| SUP TOT | 2,805 |
| SWINE | 136 |
| SWINE KS | 270 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 99 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 400 |
| TURKEY | 3 |
| WID FEM | 7 |
| WID MALE | 7 |
| WID TOT | 14 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON046056— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON127023— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Gore Bay, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/gore-bay-town-ville-on046056-1891/.