Lindsay, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)
Lindsay, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 6,081. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3241437. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.357°N, 78.749°W.
Population
In 1891, Lindsay, Town—Ville had a population of 6,081: 2,965 male and 3,116 female residents. Population density was 6062.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,907 |
| 1871 | 4,049 |
| 1881 | 5,080 |
| 1891 | 6,081 |
| 1901 | 7,003 |
| 1911 | 6,964 |
| 1921 | 7,620 |
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, Lindsay, 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 | 1,261 |
| Number of families | 1,261 |
| Number of females | 3,116 |
| Number of males | 2,965 |
| Number of married females | 1,059 |
| Number of married males | 1,047 |
| Number of married persons | 2,106 |
| Number of widowed females | 218 |
| Number of widowed males | 86 |
| Number of widowed persons | 304 |
| POP F | 3,116 |
| POP M | 2,965 |
| POP TOT | 6,081 |
| Total population | 6,081 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,839 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,832 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,671 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 162 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 5,919 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 1,219 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 452 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 765 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 636 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 74 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 551 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 56 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 31 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 143 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 134 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 750 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses under construction | 24 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,219 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 22 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 198 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 418 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 364 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 193 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 960 |
| Acres of hay crops | 268 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,742 |
| Acres of land in farms | 1,935 |
| Acres of oats | 379 |
| Acres of potatoes | 132 |
| Acres of turnips | 36 |
| Acres of wheat | 252 |
| BAR AC | 198 |
| BAR BU | 4,220 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 4,220 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 192 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 59 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 243 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 10,342 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 940 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 15,466 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,098 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 10,863 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 185 |
| BWT BU | 192 |
| CRN BU | 243 |
| HAY AC | 268 |
| HAY TONS | 325 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 161 |
| Number of chickens | 8,089 |
| Number of ducks | 119 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 680 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 408 |
| Number of geese | 49 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 92 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 399 |
| Number of milk cows | 310 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 1,088 |
| Number of other cattle | 115 |
| Number of other fowl | 14 |
| Number of oxen | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 1,065 |
| Number of sheep | 427 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 17 |
| Number of swine | 247 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 254 |
| Number of turkeys | 29 |
| OAT AC | 379 |
| OAT BU | 10,342 |
| PEA BU | 940 |
| POT AC | 132 |
| POT BU | 15,466 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 101 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 264 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 16,331 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 325 |
| WHT AC | 252 |
| WHT FALL BU | 185 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,098 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 1 |
| A 11 50 | 16 |
| A 201 PL | 1 |
| A 51 100 | 5 |
| BEN BU | 9 |
| BUTTER LB | 16,331 |
| CATTLE KS | 161 |
| CHEESE LB | 101 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,839 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,832 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 3,671 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 264 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 92 |
| DUCKS | 119 |
| FAMILIES | 1,261 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.80 |
| FRN CA | 162 |
| GEESE | 49 |
| GRA BU | 59 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 8,089 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 399 |
| HOUSES | 1,219 |
| HOUSES B | 452 |
| HOUSES CON | 24 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 74 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 134 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 143 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 636 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES S | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 750 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 20 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 56 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 31 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 40 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 551 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 22 |
| HOUSES W | 765 |
| INF 11 A | 1,065 |
| MD FEM | 1,059 |
| MD MALE | 1,047 |
| MD TOT | 2,106 |
| MILK COWS | 310 |
| NAME CD | Victoria, South -Sud |
| OC F | 408 |
| OC P | 680 |
| OC TOT | 1,088 |
| OTHER FOWL | 14 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 115 |
| OTHERS | 5,919 |
| SHEEP | 427 |
| SHEEP KS | 17 |
| SUP AM | 1,742 |
| SUP FOR | 193 |
| SUP JV | 418 |
| SUP PAT | 364 |
| SUP SC | 960 |
| SUP TOT | 1,935 |
| SWINE | 247 |
| SWINE KS | 254 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 1,219 |
| TUR AC | 36 |
| TUR BU | 10,863 |
| TURKEY | 29 |
| WID FEM | 218 |
| WID MALE | 86 |
| WID TOT | 304 |
| WORKING OX | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON122003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON149013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3241437
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindsay,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindsay_(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). "Lindsay, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/lindsay-town-ville-on122003-1891/.