New Hamburg, Village, Ontario (1891 census)
New Hamburg, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,335. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7008036. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.380°N, 80.715°W.
Population
In 1891, New Hamburg, Village had a population of 1,335: 651 male and 684 female residents. Population density was 1330.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 868 |
| 1871 | 1,003 |
| 1881 | 1,240 |
| 1891 | 1,335 |
| 1901 | 1,208 |
| 1911 | 1,484 |
| 1921 | 1,351 |
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, New Hamburg, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 156 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 260 |
| Number of families | 260 |
| Number of females | 684 |
| Number of males | 651 |
| Number of married females | 240 |
| Number of married males | 237 |
| Number of married persons | 477 |
| Number of widowed females | 49 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 62 |
| POP F | 684 |
| POP M | 651 |
| POP TOT | 1,335 |
| Total population | 1,335 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 395 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 401 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 796 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,333 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 259 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 110 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 149 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 119 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 134 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 6 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 171 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 259 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 62 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 114 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 164 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 72 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 593 |
| Acres of hay crops | 163 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 871 |
| Acres of land in farms | 943 |
| Acres of oats | 151 |
| Acres of potatoes | 50 |
| Acres of turnips | 16 |
| Acres of wheat | 86 |
| BAR AC | 62 |
| BAR BU | 1,353 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,353 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 187 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,856 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 452 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,988 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 140 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,744 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,417 |
| CRN BU | 187 |
| HAY AC | 163 |
| HAY TONS | 286 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 37 |
| Number of chickens | 2,180 |
| Number of ducks | 32 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 159 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 89 |
| Number of geese | 11 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 19 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 138 |
| Number of milk cows | 112 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 248 |
| Number of other cattle | 329 |
| Number of other fowl | 6 |
| 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 over 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 230 |
| Number of sheep | 76 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 8 |
| Number of swine | 236 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 308 |
| OAT AC | 151 |
| OAT BU | 3,856 |
| PEA BU | 452 |
| POT AC | 50 |
| POT BU | 2,988 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 945 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 288 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 20 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 9,700 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 286 |
| WHT AC | 86 |
| WHT FALL BU | 1,417 |
| WHT SP BU | 140 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 1 |
| A 11 50 | 16 |
| A 201 PL | 1 |
| BUTTER LB | 9,700 |
| CATTLE KS | 37 |
| CHEESE LB | 945 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 395 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 401 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 796 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 288 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 19 |
| DUCKS | 32 |
| FAMILIES | 260 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 20 |
| FRN CA | 2 |
| GEESE | 11 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,180 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 138 |
| HOUSES | 259 |
| HOUSES B | 110 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 15 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 28 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 20 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 119 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 171 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 18 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 6 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 134 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 9 |
| HOUSES W | 149 |
| INF 11 A | 230 |
| MD FEM | 240 |
| MD MALE | 237 |
| MD TOT | 477 |
| MILK COWS | 112 |
| NAME CD | Waterloo, South-Sud |
| OC F | 89 |
| OC P | 159 |
| OC TOT | 248 |
| OTHER FOWL | 6 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 329 |
| OTHERS | 1,333 |
| SHEEP | 76 |
| SHEEP KS | 8 |
| SUP AM | 871 |
| SUP FOR | 72 |
| SUP JV | 114 |
| SUP PAT | 164 |
| SUP SC | 593 |
| SUP TOT | 943 |
| SWINE | 236 |
| SWINE KS | 308 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 259 |
| TUR AC | 16 |
| TUR BU | 3,744 |
| WID FEM | 49 |
| WID MALE | 13 |
| WID TOT | 62 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON124005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON150013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7008036
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Hamburg,_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). "New Hamburg, Village, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/new-hamburg-village-on124005-1891/.