Newboro, Village, Ontario (1891 census)
Newboro, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 462. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115134654. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.660°N, 76.321°W.
Population
In 1891, Newboro, Village had a population of 462: 214 male and 248 female residents. Population density was 435.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 418 |
| 1891 | 462 |
| 1901 | 432 |
| 1911 | 469 |
| 1921 | 346 |
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 contained Newboro, Village, 1881 (94.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Newboro, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 153 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.40 |
| FAM NO | 104 |
| Number of families | 104 |
| Number of females | 248 |
| Number of males | 214 |
| Number of married females | 87 |
| Number of married males | 82 |
| Number of married persons | 169 |
| Number of widowed females | 14 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| Number of widowed persons | 18 |
| POP F | 248 |
| POP M | 214 |
| POP TOT | 462 |
| Total population | 462 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 147 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 128 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 275 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 462 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 103 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 16 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 3 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 84 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 64 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 39 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 55 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 103 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (55 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 25 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 309 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 189 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 459 |
| Acres of hay crops | 140 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 793 |
| Acres of land in farms | 982 |
| Acres of oats | 66 |
| Acres of potatoes | 19 |
| Acres of wheat | 30 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 505 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,050 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 1,585 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 434 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 20 |
| CRN BU | 505 |
| HAY AC | 140 |
| HAY TONS | 178 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 12 |
| Number of chickens | 616 |
| Number of ducks | 11 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 23 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 8 |
| Number of geese | 27 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 10 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 65 |
| Number of milk cows | 104 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 32 |
| Number of other cattle | 28 |
| Number of other fowl | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 20 |
| Number of sheep | 146 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 94 |
| Number of swine | 28 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 40 |
| Number of turkeys | 10 |
| OAT AC | 66 |
| OAT BU | 1,050 |
| PEA BU | 40 |
| POT AC | 19 |
| POT BU | 1,585 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 629 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 5,480 |
| RYE BU | 30 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 178 |
| WHT AC | 30 |
| WHT SP BU | 434 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 2 |
| A 11 50 | 5 |
| A 201 PL | 1 |
| A 51 100 | 4 |
| BUTTER LB | 5,480 |
| CATTLE KS | 12 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 147 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 128 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 275 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 629 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 10 |
| DUCKS | 11 |
| FAMILIES | 104 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.40 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 27 |
| GRA BU | 3 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 616 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 65 |
| HOUSES | 103 |
| HOUSES B | 16 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 8 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 18 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 11 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 64 |
| HOUSES S | 3 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 55 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 39 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 8 |
| HOUSES W | 84 |
| INF 11 A | 20 |
| MD FEM | 87 |
| MD MALE | 82 |
| MD TOT | 169 |
| MILK COWS | 104 |
| NAME CD | Leeds, South—Sud |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 8 |
| OC P | 23 |
| OC TOT | 32 |
| OTHER FOWL | 3 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 28 |
| OTHERS | 462 |
| SHEEP | 146 |
| SHEEP KS | 94 |
| SUP AM | 793 |
| SUP FOR | 189 |
| SUP JV | 25 |
| SUP PAT | 309 |
| SUP SC | 459 |
| SUP TOT | 982 |
| SWINE | 28 |
| SWINE KS | 40 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 103 |
| TUR BU | 20 |
| TURKEY | 10 |
| WID FEM | 14 |
| WID MALE | 4 |
| WID TOT | 18 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON086008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON124014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115134654
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newboro,_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). "Newboro, Village, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/newboro-village-on086008-1891/.