Oshawa, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)
Oshawa, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 4,066. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q211867. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.892°N, 78.856°W.
Population
In 1891, Oshawa, Town—Ville had a population of 4,066: 1,996 male and 2,070 female residents. Population density was 763.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,142 |
| 1861 | 2,009 |
| 1871 | 3,185 |
| 1881 | 3,992 |
| 1891 | 4,066 |
| 1901 | 4,394 |
| 1911 | 7,436 |
| 1921 | 11,940 |
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 contained Oshawa, Town—Ville, 1881 (70.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Oshawa, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 158 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.60 |
| FAM NO | 878 |
| Number of families | 878 |
| Number of females | 2,070 |
| Number of males | 1,996 |
| Number of married females | 713 |
| Number of married males | 710 |
| Number of married persons | 1,423 |
| Number of widowed females | 154 |
| Number of widowed males | 55 |
| Number of widowed persons | 209 |
| POP F | 2,070 |
| POP M | 1,996 |
| POP TOT | 4,066 |
| Total population | 4,066 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,203 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,231 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,434 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 19 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 4,047 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 845 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 201 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 644 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 546 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 57 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 285 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 14 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 69 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 138 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 530 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 13 |
| Number of occupied houses | 845 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 279 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 449 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 482 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 217 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,467 |
| Acres of hay crops | 379 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,398 |
| Acres of land in farms | 2,615 |
| Acres of oats | 293 |
| Acres of potatoes | 72 |
| Acres of turnips | 36 |
| Acres of wheat | 87 |
| BAR AC | 279 |
| BAR BU | 6,253 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 6,253 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 313 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 4,984 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 9,116 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,004 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 7,088 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 55 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 708 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 13,221 |
| BWT BU | 313 |
| CRN BU | 4,984 |
| HAY AC | 379 |
| HAY TONS | 739 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 129 |
| Number of chickens | 4,621 |
| Number of ducks | 87 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 405 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 319 |
| Number of geese | 17 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 59 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 376 |
| Number of milk cows | 205 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 724 |
| Number of other cattle | 135 |
| Number of other fowl | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 697 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 2 |
| Number of swine | 226 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 563 |
| Number of turkeys | 51 |
| OAT AC | 293 |
| OAT BU | 9,116 |
| PEA BU | 1,004 |
| POT AC | 72 |
| POT BU | 7,088 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 50 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 27,908 |
| RYE BU | 55 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 739 |
| WHT AC | 87 |
| WHT SP BU | 708 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 6 |
| A 11 50 | 16 |
| A 201 PL | 1 |
| A 51 100 | 4 |
| BEN BU | 25 |
| BUTTER LB | 27,908 |
| CATTLE KS | 129 |
| CHEESE LB | 50 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,203 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,231 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,434 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 59 |
| DUCKS | 87 |
| FAMILIES | 878 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.60 |
| FRN CA | 19 |
| GEESE | 17 |
| GRA BU | 1 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 4,621 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 376 |
| HOUSES | 845 |
| HOUSES B | 201 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 57 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 138 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 69 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 546 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 530 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 13 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 27 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 14 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 11 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 285 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 14 |
| HOUSES W | 644 |
| INF 11 A | 697 |
| MD FEM | 713 |
| MD MALE | 710 |
| MD TOT | 1,423 |
| MILK COWS | 205 |
| NAME CD | Ontario, South - Sud |
| OC F | 319 |
| OC P | 405 |
| OC TOT | 724 |
| OTHER FOWL | 4 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 135 |
| OTHERS | 4,047 |
| SHEEP KS | 2 |
| SUP AM | 2,398 |
| SUP FOR | 217 |
| SUP JV | 449 |
| SUP PAT | 482 |
| SUP SC | 1,467 |
| SUP TOT | 2,615 |
| SWINE | 226 |
| SWINE KS | 563 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 845 |
| TUR AC | 36 |
| TUR BU | 13,221 |
| TURKEY | 51 |
| WID FEM | 154 |
| WID MALE | 55 |
| WID TOT | 209 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON102001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON133012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q211867
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oshawa
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oshawa
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). "Oshawa, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/oshawa-town-ville-on102001-1891/.