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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q2982694. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 472 |
| 1901 | 723 |
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 72 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 472 total population, 248 males, 224 females, 162 married persons, 101 families, 81 married females, 81 married males, 14 widowed persons, 7 widowed females, 7 widowed males, 4.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 296 single persons under 18, 160 single males under 18, 136 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 472 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 99 houses, 99 houses built of wood, 99 occupied houses, 72 houses of 2 stories, 45 houses of 4 rooms, 27 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 11 houses of 1 story, 11 houses of 3 stories, 6 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 6 houses of 2 rooms, 6 houses of 3 rooms, 6 houses of 5 rooms, 5 houses of more than 3 stories, 3 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 5,780 bushels of potatoes, 4,600 pounds of homemade butter, 2,805 acres of land in farms, 1,900 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,655 bushels of spring wheat, 1,110 bushels of peas, 905 acres of improved land in farms, 733 chickens, 726 bushels of oats, 684 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 576 cattle killed or sold, 512 acres of farmland under crops, 443 tons of hay, 400 bushels of turnips, 356 sheep slaughtered or sold, 330 acres of farmland in pasture, 330 bushels of barley, 277 acres of hay crops, 270 swine slaughtered or sold, 150 bushels of rye, 136 swine, 116 acres of wheat, 96 sheep, 85 farm occupants who own their land, 85 occupants of farms, 84 milk cows, 69 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 68 other cattle, 63 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 58 horses aged over 3 years, 41 geese, 40 acres of oats, 34 acres of potatoes, 21 ducks, 16 acres of barley, 15 horses aged 3 years and under, 9 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 3 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 turkeys, 2 acres of turnips, 2 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 2 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON046056— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON044088— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2982694
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gore_Bay,_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). "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/.