Newbury, Village, Ontario (1891 census)
Newbury, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 452. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3492496. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.687°N, 81.807°W.
Population
In 1891, Newbury, Village had a population of 452: 227 male and 225 female residents. Population density was 450.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 546 |
| 1891 | 452 |
| 1901 | 454 |
| 1911 | 377 |
| 1921 | 301 |
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, Newbury, 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 | 4.30 |
| FAM NO | 105 |
| Number of families | 105 |
| Number of females | 225 |
| Number of males | 227 |
| Number of married females | 85 |
| Number of married males | 84 |
| Number of married persons | 169 |
| Number of widowed females | 14 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 21 |
| POP F | 225 |
| POP M | 227 |
| POP TOT | 452 |
| Total population | 452 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 126 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 136 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 262 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 452 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 104 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 7 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 97 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 47 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 55 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 55 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 104 |
Agriculture (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 2 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 22 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 776 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 555 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 468 |
| Acres of hay crops | 153 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,266 |
| Acres of land in farms | 1,821 |
| Acres of oats | 72 |
| Acres of potatoes | 20 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 60 |
| BAR AC | 2 |
| BAR BU | 40 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 204 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,080 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,132 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 207 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,250 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 377 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,137 |
| BWT BU | 10 |
| CRN BU | 2,080 |
| HAY AC | 153 |
| HAY TONS | 247 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 343 |
| Number of chickens | 676 |
| Number of ducks | 8 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 26 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 3 |
| Number of geese | 22 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 42 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 60 |
| Number of milk cows | 50 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 29 |
| Number of other cattle | 133 |
| Number of other fowl | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 8 |
| Number of sheep | 200 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 2,037 |
| Number of swine | 52 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 130 |
| Number of turkeys | 6 |
| OAT AC | 72 |
| OAT BU | 2,132 |
| PEA BU | 207 |
| POT AC | 20 |
| POT BU | 2,250 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,022 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 29 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 3,470 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 247 |
| WHT AC | 60 |
| WHT FALL BU | 1,137 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 11 50 | 14 |
| A 201 PL | 2 |
| A 51 100 | 5 |
| BEN BU | 204 |
| BUTTER LB | 3,470 |
| CATTLE KS | 343 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 126 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 136 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 262 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,022 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 42 |
| DUCKS | 8 |
| FAMILIES | 105 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 29 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 22 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 676 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 60 |
| HOUSES | 104 |
| HOUSES B | 7 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 10 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 14 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 18 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 47 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 55 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 55 |
| HOUSES W | 97 |
| INF 11 A | 8 |
| MD FEM | 85 |
| MD MALE | 84 |
| MD TOT | 169 |
| MILK COWS | 50 |
| NAME CD | Middlesex, West - Ouest |
| OC F | 3 |
| OC P | 26 |
| OC TOT | 29 |
| OTHER FOWL | 14 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 133 |
| OTHERS | 452 |
| SHEEP | 200 |
| SHEEP KS | 2,037 |
| SUP AM | 1,266 |
| SUP FOR | 555 |
| SUP JV | 22 |
| SUP PAT | 776 |
| SUP SC | 468 |
| SUP TOT | 1,821 |
| SWINE | 52 |
| SWINE KS | 130 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 104 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 377 |
| TURKEY | 6 |
| WID FEM | 14 |
| WID MALE | 7 |
| WID TOT | 21 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON093007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON128022— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3492496
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newbury,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newbury_(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). "Newbury, Village, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/newbury-village-on093007-1891/.