Orillia, Ontario (1891 census)
Orillia was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,687. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.654°N, 79.432°W.
Population
In 1891, Orillia had a population of 3,687: 1,933 male and 1,754 female residents. Population density was 19.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 3,687 |
| 1901 | 4,564 |
| 1911 | 4,508 |
| 1921 | 3,418 |
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 Orillia, Matchedash, 1881 (67.5% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Orillia, Town—Ville, 1881 (0.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Orillia shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 178 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 684 |
| Number of families | 684 |
| Number of females | 1,754 |
| Number of males | 1,933 |
| Number of married females | 600 |
| Number of married males | 601 |
| Number of married persons | 1,201 |
| Number of widowed females | 65 |
| Number of widowed males | 42 |
| Number of widowed persons | 107 |
| POP F | 1,754 |
| POP M | 1,933 |
| POP TOT | 3,687 |
| Total population | 3,687 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,089 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,290 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,379 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 14 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3,673 |
Buildings & housing (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 4 |
| Number of houses | 660 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 77 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 8 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 575 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 9 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 523 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 41 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 133 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 106 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 136 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 95 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 248 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 664 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 15 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 124 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 452 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,543 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 24,985 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 15,749 |
| Acres of hay crops | 5,559 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 20,744 |
| Acres of land in farms | 45,729 |
| Acres of oats | 2,999 |
| Acres of potatoes | 370 |
| Acres of turnips | 171 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,969 |
| BAR AC | 124 |
| BAR BU | 2,348 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,348 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 113 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 766 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 42 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,775 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 66,717 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 23,828 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 44,654 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,289 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 11,572 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 60,494 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 12,139 |
| BWT BU | 766 |
| CRN BU | 1,775 |
| HAY AC | 5,559 |
| HAY TONS | 5,820 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 793 |
| Number of chickens | 11,306 |
| Number of ducks | 360 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 511 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 81 |
| Number of geese | 565 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 305 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 888 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,471 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 592 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,683 |
| Number of other fowl | 42 |
| Number of oxen | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 81 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 140 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 198 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 21 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 152 |
| Number of sheep | 2,266 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,042 |
| Number of swine | 1,599 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,336 |
| Number of turkeys | 405 |
| OAT AC | 2,999 |
| OAT BU | 66,717 |
| PEA BU | 23,828 |
| POT AC | 370 |
| POT BU | 44,654 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 579 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 7,506 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,471 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 145,877 |
| RYE BU | 1,289 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,820 |
| WHT AC | 1,969 |
| WHT FALL BU | 12,139 |
| WHT SP BU | 11,572 |
Other recorded variables (71 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 81 |
| A 11 50 | 140 |
| A 201 PL | 21 |
| A 51 100 | 198 |
| BEN BU | 113 |
| BUTTER LB | 145,877 |
| CATTLE KS | 793 |
| CHEESE LB | 579 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,089 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,290 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,379 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 7,506 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 305 |
| DUCKS | 360 |
| FAMILIES | 684 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,471 |
| FRN CA | 14 |
| GEESE | 565 |
| GRA BU | 42 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 11,306 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 888 |
| HOUSES | 660 |
| HOUSES B | 77 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 23 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 95 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 136 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 9 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 523 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES S | 8 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 248 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 106 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 41 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 133 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 15 |
| HOUSES W | 575 |
| INF 11 A | 152 |
| MD FEM | 600 |
| MD MALE | 601 |
| MD TOT | 1,201 |
| MILK COWS | 1,471 |
| NAME CD | Simcoe, East-Est |
| OC F | 81 |
| OC P | 511 |
| OC TOT | 592 |
| OTHER FOWL | 42 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,683 |
| OTHERS | 3,673 |
| SHEEP | 2,266 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,042 |
| SUP AM | 20,744 |
| SUP FOR | 24,985 |
| SUP JV | 452 |
| SUP PAT | 4,543 |
| SUP SC | 15,749 |
| SUP TOT | 45,729 |
| SWINE | 1,599 |
| SWINE KS | 1,336 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 664 |
| TUR AC | 171 |
| TUR BU | 60,494 |
| TURKEY | 405 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 4 |
| WID FEM | 65 |
| WID MALE | 42 |
| WID TOT | 107 |
| WORKING OX | 20 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON117008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON144009— 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). "Orillia, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/orillia-on117008-1891/.