Napanee, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)
Napanee, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,433. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.248°N, 76.962°W.
Population
In 1891, Napanee, Town—Ville had a population of 3,433: 1,703 male and 1,730 female residents. Population density was 3423.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,773 |
| 1871 | 2,967 |
| 1881 | 3,680 |
| 1891 | 3,433 |
| 1901 | 3,143 |
| 1911 | 2,807 |
| 1921 | 3,038 |
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 Napanee, Town—Ville, 1881 (34.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Napanee, 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 | 4.60 |
| FAM NO | 743 |
| Number of families | 743 |
| Number of females | 1,730 |
| Number of males | 1,703 |
| Number of married females | 608 |
| Number of married males | 624 |
| Number of married persons | 1,232 |
| Number of widowed females | 170 |
| Number of widowed males | 51 |
| Number of widowed persons | 221 |
| POP F | 1,730 |
| POP M | 1,703 |
| POP TOT | 3,433 |
| Total population | 3,433 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 952 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,028 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,980 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 11 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3,422 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 738 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 237 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 11 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 490 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 482 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 81 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 239 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 15 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 58 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 87 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 446 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 738 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 48 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 343 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 84 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 559 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 329 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,845 |
| Acres of hay crops | 687 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,488 |
| Acres of land in farms | 2,817 |
| Acres of oats | 296 |
| Acres of potatoes | 51 |
| Acres of turnips | 4 |
| Acres of wheat | 589 |
| BAR AC | 343 |
| BAR BU | 5,280 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 5,280 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 68 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 505 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 69 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 870 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 5,820 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 626 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,722 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 200 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 6,593 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 983 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 235 |
| BWT BU | 505 |
| CRN BU | 870 |
| HAY AC | 687 |
| HAY TONS | 871 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 13 |
| Number of chickens | 3,608 |
| Number of ducks | 108 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 89 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 37 |
| Number of geese | 29 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 59 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 354 |
| Number of milk cows | 290 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 126 |
| Number of other cattle | 151 |
| Number of other fowl | 3 |
| Number of oxen | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 111 |
| Number of sheep | 91 |
| Number of swine | 351 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 202 |
| Number of turkeys | 36 |
| OAT AC | 296 |
| OAT BU | 5,820 |
| PEA BU | 626 |
| POT AC | 51 |
| POT BU | 4,722 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 174 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 200 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 12,244 |
| RYE BU | 200 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 871 |
| WHT AC | 589 |
| WHT FALL BU | 235 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,593 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 1 |
| A 11 50 | 7 |
| A 201 PL | 6 |
| A 51 100 | 1 |
| BEN BU | 68 |
| BUTTER LB | 12,244 |
| CATTLE KS | 13 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 952 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,028 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,980 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 174 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 59 |
| DUCKS | 108 |
| FAMILIES | 743 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 200 |
| FRN CA | 11 |
| GEESE | 29 |
| GRA BU | 69 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,608 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 354 |
| HOUSES | 738 |
| HOUSES B | 237 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 81 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 87 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 58 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 482 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES S | 11 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 446 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 18 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 30 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 15 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 16 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 239 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 48 |
| HOUSES W | 490 |
| INF 11 A | 111 |
| MD FEM | 608 |
| MD MALE | 624 |
| MD TOT | 1,232 |
| MILK COWS | 290 |
| NAME CD | Lennox |
| OC F | 37 |
| OC P | 89 |
| OC TOT | 126 |
| OTHER FOWL | 3 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 151 |
| OTHERS | 3,422 |
| SHEEP | 91 |
| SUP AM | 2,488 |
| SUP FOR | 329 |
| SUP JV | 84 |
| SUP PAT | 559 |
| SUP SC | 1,845 |
| SUP TOT | 2,817 |
| SWINE | 351 |
| SWINE KS | 202 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 738 |
| TUR AC | 4 |
| TUR BU | 983 |
| TURKEY | 36 |
| WID FEM | 170 |
| WID MALE | 51 |
| WID TOT | 221 |
| WORKING OX | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON087007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON125007— 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). "Napanee, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/napanee-town-ville-on087007-1891/.