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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 6,081 |
| 1901 | 7,003 |
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 85 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 6,081 total population, 3,116 females, 2,965 males, 2,106 married persons, 1,261 families, 1,059 married females, 1,047 married males, 304 widowed persons, 218 widowed females, 86 widowed males, 4.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 3,671 single persons under 18, 1,839 single females under 18, 1,832 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 5,919 persons who are not French Canadian, 162 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 1,219 houses, 1,219 occupied houses, 765 houses built of wood, 750 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 636 houses of 1 story, 551 houses of 2 stories, 452 houses built of brick, 143 houses of 4 rooms, 134 houses of 5 rooms, 74 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 56 houses of 3 rooms, 40 houses of 2 rooms, 31 houses of 3 stories, 24 houses under construction, 22 uninhabited houses, 20 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 houses built of stone, 2 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of more than 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 16,331 pounds of homemade butter, 15,466 bushels of potatoes, 10,863 bushels of turnips, 10,342 bushels of oats, 8,089 chickens, 4,220 bushels of barley, 3,098 bushels of spring wheat, 1,935 acres of land in farms, 1,742 acres of improved land in farms, 1,088 occupants of farms, 1,065 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 960 acres of farmland under crops, 940 bushels of peas, 680 farm occupants who own their land, 427 sheep, 418 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 408 farm occupants who rent their land, 399 horses aged over 3 years, 379 acres of oats, 364 acres of farmland in pasture, 325 tons of hay, 310 milk cows, 268 acres of hay crops, 264 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 254 swine slaughtered or sold, 252 acres of wheat, 247 swine, 243 bushels of corn, 198 acres of barley, 193 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 192 bushels of buckwheat, 185 bushels of winter wheat, 161 cattle killed or sold, 132 acres of potatoes, 119 ducks, 115 other cattle, 101 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 92 horses aged 3 years and under, 59 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 49 geese, 36 acres of turnips, 29 turkeys, 17 sheep slaughtered or sold, 16 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 14 other fowl, 9 bushels of beans, 5 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 1 oxen, 1 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON122003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON120003_1891— 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/.