Orillia, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)
Orillia, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 4,752. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2373358. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.602°N, 79.419°W.
Population
In 1891, Orillia, Town—Ville had a population of 4,752: 2,363 male and 2,389 female residents. Population density was 4737.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
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, Orillia, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 918 |
| Number of families | 918 |
| Number of females | 2,389 |
| Number of males | 2,363 |
| Number of married females | 797 |
| Number of married males | 794 |
| Number of married persons | 1,591 |
| Number of widowed females | 134 |
| Number of widowed males | 50 |
| Number of widowed persons | 184 |
| POP F | 2,389 |
| POP M | 2,363 |
| POP TOT | 4,752 |
| Total population | 4,752 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,458 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,519 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,977 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 21 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 4,731 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of houses | 915 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 243 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 671 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 5 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 315 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 46 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 594 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 54 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 6 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 100 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 125 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 545 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of occupied houses | 915 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 24 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Acres of barley | 21 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 333 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 459 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,088 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,041 |
| Acres of hay crops | 127 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,833 |
| Acres of land in farms | 2,921 |
| Acres of oats | 93 |
| Acres of potatoes | 15 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 63 |
| BAR AC | 21 |
| BAR BU | 385 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 385 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 140 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,190 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 740 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 1,785 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 150 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 375 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 850 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 615 |
| BWT BU | 5 |
| CRN BU | 140 |
| HAY AC | 127 |
| HAY TONS | 130 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 4 |
| Number of chickens | 2,975 |
| Number of ducks | 92 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 544 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 358 |
| Number of geese | 84 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 34 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 331 |
| Number of milk cows | 190 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 902 |
| Number of other cattle | 34 |
| Number of other fowl | 10 |
| Number of oxen | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 869 |
| Number of sheep | 7 |
| Number of swine | 141 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 37 |
| Number of turkeys | 4 |
| OAT AC | 93 |
| OAT BU | 2,190 |
| PEA BU | 740 |
| POT AC | 15 |
| POT BU | 1,785 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 40 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 6,600 |
| RYE BU | 150 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 130 |
| WHT AC | 63 |
| WHT FALL BU | 615 |
| WHT SP BU | 375 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| A 101 200 | 1 |
| A 11 50 | 19 |
| A 201 PL | 1 |
| A 51 100 | 12 |
| BUTTER LB | 6,600 |
| CATTLE KS | 4 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,458 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,519 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,977 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 40 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 34 |
| DUCKS | 92 |
| FAMILIES | 918 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FRN CA | 21 |
| GEESE | 84 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,975 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 331 |
| HOUSES | 915 |
| HOUSES B | 243 |
| HOUSES CON | 7 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 46 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 125 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 100 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 315 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 545 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 14 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 54 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 6 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 26 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 594 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 24 |
| HOUSES W | 671 |
| INF 11 A | 869 |
| MD FEM | 797 |
| MD MALE | 794 |
| MD TOT | 1,591 |
| MILK COWS | 190 |
| NAME CD | Simcoe, East-Est |
| OC F | 358 |
| OC P | 544 |
| OC TOT | 902 |
| OTHER FOWL | 10 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 34 |
| OTHERS | 4,731 |
| SHEEP | 7 |
| SUP AM | 1,833 |
| SUP FOR | 1,088 |
| SUP JV | 333 |
| SUP PAT | 459 |
| SUP SC | 1,041 |
| SUP TOT | 2,921 |
| SWINE | 141 |
| SWINE KS | 37 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 915 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 850 |
| TURKEY | 4 |
| WID FEM | 134 |
| WID MALE | 50 |
| WID TOT | 184 |
| WORKING OX | 3 |
Identifiers
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, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph.
Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/orillia-town-ville-on117009-1891/.