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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q2373358. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 3,687 |
| 1901 | 4,564 |
| 1911 | 4,508 |
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 88 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 3,687 total population, 1,933 males, 1,754 females, 1,201 married persons, 684 families, 601 married males, 600 married females, 107 widowed persons, 65 widowed females, 42 widowed males, 5.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 2,379 single persons under 18, 1,290 single males under 18, 1,089 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 3,673 persons who are not French Canadian, 14 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 664 occupied houses, 660 houses, 575 houses built of wood, 523 houses of 1 story, 248 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 136 houses of 4 rooms, 133 houses of 2 stories, 106 houses of 3 rooms, 95 houses of 5 rooms, 77 houses built of brick, 41 houses of 2 rooms, 23 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 15 uninhabited houses, 9 houses of 1 room, 8 houses built of stone, 4 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 3 houses of more than 3 stories, 2 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 145,877 pounds of homemade butter, 66,717 bushels of oats, 60,494 bushels of turnips, 45,729 acres of land in farms, 44,654 bushels of potatoes, 24,985 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 23,828 bushels of peas, 20,744 acres of improved land in farms, 15,749 acres of farmland under crops, 12,139 bushels of winter wheat, 11,572 bushels of spring wheat, 11,306 chickens, 7,506 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 5,820 tons of hay, 5,559 acres of hay crops, 4,543 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,999 acres of oats, 2,348 bushels of barley, 2,266 sheep, 1,969 acres of wheat, 1,775 bushels of corn, 1,683 other cattle, 1,599 swine, 1,471 milk cows, 1,471 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,336 swine slaughtered or sold, 1,289 bushels of rye, 1,042 sheep slaughtered or sold, 888 horses aged over 3 years, 793 cattle killed or sold, 766 bushels of buckwheat, 592 occupants of farms, 579 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 565 geese, 511 farm occupants who own their land, 452 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 405 turkeys, 370 acres of potatoes, 360 ducks, 305 horses aged 3 years and under, 198 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 171 acres of turnips, 152 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 140 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 124 acres of barley, 113 bushels of beans, 81 farm occupants who rent their land, 81 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 42 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 42 other fowl, 21 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 20 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON117008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON119003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2373358
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orillia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orillia
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/.