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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 4,752 |
| 1901 | 4,907 |
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 81 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 4,752 total population, 2,389 females, 2,363 males, 1,591 married persons, 918 families, 797 married females, 794 married males, 184 widowed persons, 134 widowed females, 50 widowed males, 5.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 2,977 single persons under 18, 1,519 single males under 18, 1,458 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 4,731 persons who are not French Canadian, 21 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 915 houses, 915 occupied houses, 671 houses built of wood, 594 houses of 2 stories, 545 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 315 houses of 1 story, 243 houses built of brick, 125 houses of 5 rooms, 100 houses of 4 rooms, 54 houses of 3 rooms, 46 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 26 houses of 2 rooms, 24 uninhabited houses, 14 houses of over 15 rooms, 7 houses under construction, 6 houses of 3 stories, 5 houses of 1 room, 1 houses built of stone. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 6,600 pounds of homemade butter, 2,975 chickens, 2,921 acres of land in farms, 2,190 bushels of oats, 1,833 acres of improved land in farms, 1,785 bushels of potatoes, 1,088 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,041 acres of farmland under crops, 902 occupants of farms, 869 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 850 bushels of turnips, 740 bushels of peas, 615 bushels of winter wheat, 544 farm occupants who own their land, 459 acres of farmland in pasture, 385 bushels of barley, 375 bushels of spring wheat, 358 farm occupants who rent their land, 333 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 331 horses aged over 3 years, 190 milk cows, 150 bushels of rye, 141 swine, 140 bushels of corn, 130 tons of hay, 127 acres of hay crops, 93 acres of oats, 92 ducks, 84 geese, 63 acres of wheat, 40 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 37 swine slaughtered or sold, 34 horses aged 3 years and under, 34 other cattle, 21 acres of barley, 19 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 15 acres of potatoes, 12 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 10 other fowl, 7 sheep, 5 bushels of buckwheat, 4 cattle killed or sold, 4 turkeys, 3 oxen, 2 acres of turnips, 1 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON117009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON113009— 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, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/orillia-town-ville-on117009-1891/.