Newbury, VL, Ontario (1891 census)
Newbury, VL 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, VL had a population of 452: 227 male and 225 female residents.
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, 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 452 total population, 227 males, 225 females, 169 married persons, 105 families, 85 married females, 84 married males, 21 widowed persons, 14 widowed females, 7 widowed males, 4.30 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 262 single persons under 18, 136 single males under 18, 126 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 452 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 104 houses, 104 occupied houses, 97 houses built of wood, 55 houses of 2 stories, 55 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 47 houses of 1 story, 18 houses of 4 rooms, 14 houses of 5 rooms, 10 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 7 houses built of brick, 4 houses of 3 rooms, 2 houses of 3 stories, 2 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses of 2 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 3,470 pounds of homemade butter, 2,250 bushels of potatoes, 2,132 bushels of oats, 2,080 bushels of corn, 2,037 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,821 acres of land in farms, 1,266 acres of improved land in farms, 1,137 bushels of winter wheat, 1,022 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 776 acres of farmland in pasture, 676 chickens, 555 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 468 acres of farmland under crops, 377 bushels of turnips, 343 cattle killed or sold, 247 tons of hay, 207 bushels of peas, 204 bushels of beans, 200 sheep, 153 acres of hay crops, 133 other cattle, 130 swine slaughtered or sold, 72 acres of oats, 60 acres of wheat, 60 horses aged over 3 years, 52 swine, 50 milk cows, 42 horses aged 3 years and under, 40 bushels of barley, 29 occupants of farms, 29 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 26 farm occupants who own their land, 22 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 22 geese, 20 acres of potatoes, 14 other fowl, 14 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 10 bushels of buckwheat, 8 ducks, 8 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 6 turkeys, 5 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 3 farm occupants who rent their land, 2 acres of barley, 2 acres of turnips, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Webster | 1809–1901 | died here |
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, VL, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/newbury-vl-on093007-1891/.