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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,760 |
| 1881 | 2,006 |
| 1891 | 2,143 |
| 1901 | 2,125 |
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 86 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,143 total population, 1,094 females, 1,049 males, 733 married persons, 464 families, 368 married females, 365 married males, 135 widowed persons, 104 widowed females, 31 widowed males, 4.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,275 single persons under 18, 653 single males under 18, 622 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,130 persons who are not French Canadian, 13 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 464 occupied houses, 463 houses, 350 houses built of wood, 301 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 249 houses of 2 stories, 201 houses of 1 story, 109 houses built of brick, 53 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 52 houses of 5 rooms, 37 houses of 4 rooms, 20 uninhabited houses, 12 houses of 3 stories, 8 houses of over 15 rooms, 7 houses of 3 rooms, 5 houses of 2 rooms, 4 houses built of stone, 2 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses of more than 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 10,759 pounds of homemade butter, 7,710 bushels of oats, 6,042 bushels of potatoes, 3,718 bushels of turnips, 2,498 chickens, 2,057 acres of land in farms, 1,752 acres of improved land in farms, 1,740 bushels of barley, 1,225 bushels of spring wheat, 1,209 acres of farmland under crops, 859 bushels of peas, 620 bushels of winter wheat, 498 bushels of corn, 402 acres of farmland in pasture, 402 occupants of farms, 400 swine slaughtered or sold, 378 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 354 acres of oats, 339 swine, 330 bushels of rye, 305 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 243 horses aged over 3 years, 240 farm occupants who own their land, 162 farm occupants who rent their land, 156 tons of hay, 141 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 139 acres of wheat, 130 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 127 acres of hay crops, 94 milk cows, 84 acres of barley, 63 bushels of beans, 57 acres of potatoes, 52 ducks, 43 other cattle, 34 sheep slaughtered or sold, 33 sheep, 31 horses aged 3 years and under, 24 acres of turnips, 22 cattle killed or sold, 20 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 17 other fowl, 14 turkeys, 13 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 8 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 8 geese, 6 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 4 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 3 bushels of buckwheat, 2 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON103001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON099001_1871— 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/.