Newmarket, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)
Newmarket, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,143. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q52999. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.048°N, 79.466°W.
Population
In 1891, Newmarket, Town—Ville had a population of 2,143: 1,049 male and 1,094 female residents. Population density was 2136.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,760 |
| 1881 | 2,006 |
| 1891 | 2,143 |
| 1901 | 2,125 |
| 1911 | 2,996 |
| 1921 | 3,626 |
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, Newmarket, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 174 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.60 |
| FAM NO | 464 |
| Number of families | 464 |
| Number of females | 1,094 |
| Number of males | 1,049 |
| Number of married females | 368 |
| Number of married males | 365 |
| Number of married persons | 733 |
| Number of widowed females | 104 |
| Number of widowed males | 31 |
| Number of widowed persons | 135 |
| POP F | 1,094 |
| POP M | 1,049 |
| POP TOT | 2,143 |
| Total population | 2,143 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 622 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 653 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,275 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 13 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,130 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 463 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 109 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 4 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 350 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 201 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 53 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 249 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 12 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 37 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 52 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 301 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 464 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 20 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 84 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 141 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 402 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 305 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,209 |
| Acres of hay crops | 127 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,752 |
| Acres of land in farms | 2,057 |
| Acres of oats | 354 |
| Acres of potatoes | 57 |
| Acres of turnips | 24 |
| Acres of wheat | 139 |
| BAR AC | 84 |
| BAR BU | 1,740 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,740 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 63 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 498 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 7,710 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 859 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,042 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 330 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,225 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,718 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 620 |
| BWT BU | 3 |
| CRN BU | 498 |
| HAY AC | 127 |
| HAY TONS | 156 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 22 |
| Number of chickens | 2,498 |
| Number of ducks | 52 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 240 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 162 |
| Number of geese | 8 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 31 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 243 |
| Number of milk cows | 94 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 402 |
| Number of other cattle | 43 |
| Number of other fowl | 17 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 378 |
| Number of sheep | 33 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 34 |
| Number of swine | 339 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 400 |
| Number of turkeys | 14 |
| OAT AC | 354 |
| OAT BU | 7,710 |
| PEA BU | 859 |
| POT AC | 57 |
| POT BU | 6,042 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 2 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 130 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 20 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 10,759 |
| RYE BU | 330 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 156 |
| WHT AC | 139 |
| WHT FALL BU | 620 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,225 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 4 |
| A 11 50 | 13 |
| A 201 PL | 1 |
| A 51 100 | 6 |
| BEN BU | 63 |
| BUTTER LB | 10,759 |
| CATTLE KS | 22 |
| CHEESE LB | 2 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 622 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 653 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,275 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 130 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 31 |
| DUCKS | 52 |
| FAMILIES | 464 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 20 |
| FRN CA | 13 |
| GEESE | 8 |
| GRA BU | 8 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,498 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 243 |
| HOUSES | 463 |
| HOUSES B | 109 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 53 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 52 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 37 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 201 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES S | 4 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 301 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 8 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 7 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 12 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 249 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 20 |
| HOUSES W | 350 |
| INF 11 A | 378 |
| MD FEM | 368 |
| MD MALE | 365 |
| MD TOT | 733 |
| MILK COWS | 94 |
| NAME CD | Ontario, West-Ouest |
| OC F | 162 |
| OC P | 240 |
| OC TOT | 402 |
| OTHER FOWL | 17 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 43 |
| OTHERS | 2,130 |
| SHEEP | 33 |
| SHEEP KS | 34 |
| SUP AM | 1,752 |
| SUP FOR | 305 |
| SUP JV | 141 |
| SUP PAT | 402 |
| SUP SC | 1,209 |
| SUP TOT | 2,057 |
| SWINE | 339 |
| SWINE KS | 400 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 464 |
| TUR AC | 24 |
| TUR BU | 3,718 |
| TURKEY | 14 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 104 |
| WID MALE | 31 |
| WID TOT | 135 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON103001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON154015— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q52999
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newmarket,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newmarket_(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). "Newmarket, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/newmarket-town-ville-on103001-1891/.