New Hamburg, VL, Ontario (1891 census)
New Hamburg, VL 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, VL had a population of 1,335: 651 male and 684 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 77 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,335 total population, 684 females, 651 males, 477 married persons, 260 families, 240 married females, 237 married males, 62 widowed persons, 49 widowed females, 13 widowed males, 5.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 796 single persons under 18, 401 single males under 18, 395 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,333 persons who are not French Canadian, 2 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 259 houses, 259 occupied houses, 171 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 149 houses built of wood, 134 houses of 2 stories, 119 houses of 1 story, 110 houses built of brick, 28 houses of 5 rooms, 20 houses of 4 rooms, 18 houses of 3 rooms, 15 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 9 uninhabited houses, 6 houses of 3 stories, 3 houses of 2 rooms, 3 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 9,700 pounds of homemade butter, 3,856 bushels of oats, 3,744 bushels of turnips, 2,988 bushels of potatoes, 2,180 chickens, 1,417 bushels of winter wheat, 1,353 bushels of barley, 945 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 943 acres of land in farms, 871 acres of improved land in farms, 593 acres of farmland under crops, 452 bushels of peas, 329 other cattle, 308 swine slaughtered or sold, 288 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 286 tons of hay, 248 occupants of farms, 236 swine, 230 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 187 bushels of corn, 164 acres of farmland in pasture, 163 acres of hay crops, 159 farm occupants who own their land, 151 acres of oats, 140 bushels of spring wheat, 138 horses aged over 3 years, 114 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 112 milk cows, 89 farm occupants who rent their land, 86 acres of wheat, 76 sheep, 72 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 62 acres of barley, 50 acres of potatoes, 37 cattle killed or sold, 32 ducks, 20 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 19 horses aged 3 years and under, 16 acres of turnips, 16 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 11 geese, 8 sheep slaughtered or sold, 6 other fowl, 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:
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, VL, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/new-hamburg-vl-on124005-1891/.