Newboro, VL, Ontario (1891 census)
Newboro, VL 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, VL had a population of 462: 214 male and 248 female residents.
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, VL, 1881 (94.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Newboro, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 75 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 462 total population, 248 females, 214 males, 169 married persons, 104 families, 87 married females, 82 married males, 18 widowed persons, 14 widowed females, 4.40 average size of families, 4 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 275 single persons under 18, 147 single females under 18, 128 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 462 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 103 houses, 103 occupied houses, 84 houses built of wood, 64 houses of 1 story, 55 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 39 houses of 2 stories, 18 houses of 5 rooms, 16 houses built of brick, 11 houses of 4 rooms, 8 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 8 uninhabited houses, 6 houses of 3 rooms, 4 houses of 2 rooms, 3 houses built of stone, 2 houses under construction, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 5,480 pounds of homemade butter, 1,585 bushels of potatoes, 1,050 bushels of oats, 982 acres of land in farms, 793 acres of improved land in farms, 629 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 616 chickens, 505 bushels of corn, 459 acres of farmland under crops, 434 bushels of spring wheat, 309 acres of farmland in pasture, 189 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 178 tons of hay, 146 sheep, 140 acres of hay crops, 104 milk cows, 94 sheep slaughtered or sold, 66 acres of oats, 65 horses aged over 3 years, 40 bushels of peas, 40 swine slaughtered or sold, 32 occupants of farms, 30 acres of wheat, 30 bushels of rye, 28 other cattle, 28 swine, 27 geese, 25 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 23 farm occupants who own their land, 20 bushels of turnips, 20 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 19 acres of potatoes, 12 cattle killed or sold, 11 ducks, 10 horses aged 3 years and under, 10 turkeys, 8 farm occupants who rent their land, 5 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 4 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 3 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 3 other fowl, 2 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 1 employees on farms, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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, VL, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/newboro-vl-on086008-1891/.