Newcastle, Village, Ontario (1891 census)
Newcastle, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 787. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.915°N, 78.594°W.
Population
In 1891, Newcastle, Village had a population of 787: 455 male and 332 female residents. Population density was 784.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,029 |
| 1871 | 1,109 |
| 1881 | 1,060 |
| 1891 | 787 |
| 1901 | 645 |
| 1911 | 655 |
| 1921 | 559 |
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 was contained in Newcastle, Village, 1881 (31.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Newcastle, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.20 |
| FAM NO | 186 |
| Number of families | 186 |
| Number of females | 332 |
| Number of males | 455 |
| Number of married females | 154 |
| Number of married males | 154 |
| Number of married persons | 308 |
| Number of widowed females | 39 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 53 |
| POP F | 332 |
| POP M | 455 |
| POP TOT | 787 |
| Total population | 787 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 139 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 287 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 426 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 786 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 176 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 43 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 132 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 95 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 71 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 10 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 115 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 176 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 11 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 473 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 168 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 402 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 260 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,148 |
| Acres of hay crops | 414 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,718 |
| Acres of land in farms | 2,978 |
| Acres of oats | 253 |
| Acres of potatoes | 49 |
| Acres of turnips | 67 |
| Acres of wheat | 248 |
| BAR AC | 473 |
| BAR BU | 9,431 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 9,431 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 1,108 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 641 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 145 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 391 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 8,885 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,276 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,335 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,431 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 23,994 |
| BWT BU | 641 |
| CRN BU | 391 |
| HAY AC | 414 |
| HAY TONS | 588 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 34 |
| Number of chickens | 2,291 |
| Number of ducks | 114 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 164 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 30 |
| Number of geese | 117 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 42 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 165 |
| Number of milk cows | 142 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 194 |
| Number of other cattle | 135 |
| Number of other fowl | 5 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 171 |
| Number of sheep | 94 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 21 |
| Number of swine | 211 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 45 |
| Number of turkeys | 82 |
| OAT AC | 253 |
| OAT BU | 8,885 |
| PEA BU | 2,276 |
| POT AC | 49 |
| POT BU | 3,335 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 230 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 272 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 95 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 11,352 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 588 |
| WHT AC | 248 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,431 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 4 |
| A 11 50 | 4 |
| A 201 PL | 4 |
| A 51 100 | 11 |
| BEN BU | 1,108 |
| BUTTER LB | 11,352 |
| CATTLE KS | 34 |
| CHEESE LB | 230 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 139 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 287 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 426 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 272 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 42 |
| DUCKS | 114 |
| FAMILIES | 186 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.20 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 95 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 117 |
| GRA BU | 145 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,291 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 165 |
| HOUSES | 176 |
| HOUSES B | 43 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 25 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 14 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 15 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 95 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 115 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 5 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 10 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 71 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 11 |
| HOUSES W | 132 |
| INF 11 A | 171 |
| MD FEM | 154 |
| MD MALE | 154 |
| MD TOT | 308 |
| MILK COWS | 142 |
| NAME CD | Durham, West-Ouest |
| OC F | 30 |
| OC P | 164 |
| OC TOT | 194 |
| OTHER FOWL | 5 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 135 |
| OTHERS | 786 |
| SHEEP | 94 |
| SHEEP KS | 21 |
| SUP AM | 2,718 |
| SUP FOR | 260 |
| SUP JV | 168 |
| SUP PAT | 402 |
| SUP SC | 2,148 |
| SUP TOT | 2,978 |
| SWINE | 211 |
| SWINE KS | 45 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 176 |
| TUR AC | 67 |
| TUR BU | 23,994 |
| TURKEY | 82 |
| WID FEM | 39 |
| WID MALE | 14 |
| WID TOT | 53 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON059005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON108010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Newcastle, Village, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/newcastle-village-on059005-1891/.