Owen Sound, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)
Owen Sound, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 7,497. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1017735. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.578°N, 80.922°W.
Population
In 1891, Owen Sound, Town—Ville had a population of 7,497: 3,716 male and 3,781 female residents. Population density was 953.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,216 |
| 1871 | 3,369 |
| 1881 | 4,426 |
| 1891 | 7,497 |
| 1901 | 8,776 |
| 1911 | 12,558 |
| 1921 | 12,190 |
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, Owen Sound, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 176 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 | 1,464 |
| Number of families | 1,464 |
| Number of females | 3,781 |
| Number of males | 3,716 |
| Number of married females | 1,270 |
| Number of married males | 1,251 |
| Number of married persons | 2,521 |
| Number of widowed females | 203 |
| Number of widowed males | 78 |
| Number of widowed persons | 281 |
| POP F | 3,781 |
| POP M | 3,716 |
| POP TOT | 7,497 |
| Total population | 7,497 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 2,308 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 2,387 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 4,695 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 38 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 7,459 |
Buildings & housing (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses | 1,448 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 549 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 44 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 855 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 7 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 355 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 79 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 43 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 1,035 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 115 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 57 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 180 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 177 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 822 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses under construction | 18 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,450 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 110 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 91 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 724 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,353 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,005 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,775 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,311 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 4,852 |
| Acres of land in farms | 5,857 |
| Acres of oats | 599 |
| Acres of potatoes | 142 |
| Acres of turnips | 51 |
| Acres of wheat | 294 |
| BAR AC | 91 |
| BAR BU | 1,922 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,922 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 191 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 26 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 261 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 16,325 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 5,653 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 18,827 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,664 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 14,814 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 2,525 |
| BWT BU | 26 |
| CRN BU | 261 |
| HAY AC | 1,311 |
| HAY TONS | 1,803 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 681 |
| Number of chickens | 6,291 |
| Number of ducks | 159 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 742 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 329 |
| Number of geese | 97 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 84 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 647 |
| Number of milk cows | 472 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 1,071 |
| Number of other cattle | 385 |
| Number of other fowl | 81 |
| Number of oxen | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 55 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 982 |
| Number of sheep | 217 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 2,426 |
| Number of swine | 232 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 314 |
| Number of turkeys | 55 |
| OAT AC | 599 |
| OAT BU | 16,325 |
| PEA BU | 5,653 |
| POT AC | 142 |
| POT BU | 18,827 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 50 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 691 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 441 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 20,262 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,803 |
| WHT AC | 294 |
| WHT FALL BU | 2,525 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,664 |
Other recorded variables (71 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 7 |
| A 11 50 | 55 |
| A 201 PL | 4 |
| A 51 100 | 23 |
| BEN BU | 191 |
| BUTTER LB | 20,262 |
| CATTLE KS | 681 |
| CHEESE LB | 50 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 2,308 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 2,387 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 4,695 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 691 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 84 |
| DUCKS | 159 |
| FAMILIES | 1,464 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 441 |
| FRN CA | 38 |
| GEESE | 97 |
| GRA BU | 12 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 6,291 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 647 |
| HOUSES | 1,448 |
| HOUSES B | 549 |
| HOUSES CON | 18 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 79 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 177 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 180 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 7 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 355 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES S | 44 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 822 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 25 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 115 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 57 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 43 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 1,035 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 110 |
| HOUSES W | 855 |
| INF 11 A | 982 |
| MD FEM | 1,270 |
| MD MALE | 1,251 |
| MD TOT | 2,521 |
| MILK COWS | 472 |
| NAME CD | Grey, North—Nord |
| OC F | 329 |
| OC P | 742 |
| OC TOT | 1,071 |
| OTHER FOWL | 81 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 385 |
| OTHERS | 7,459 |
| SHEEP | 217 |
| SHEEP KS | 2,426 |
| SUP AM | 4,852 |
| SUP FOR | 1,005 |
| SUP JV | 724 |
| SUP PAT | 1,353 |
| SUP SC | 2,775 |
| SUP TOT | 5,857 |
| SWINE | 232 |
| SWINE KS | 314 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 1,450 |
| TUR AC | 51 |
| TUR BU | 14,814 |
| TURKEY | 55 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 2 |
| WID FEM | 203 |
| WID MALE | 78 |
| WID TOT | 281 |
| WORKING OX | 10 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON068004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON114017— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1017735
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owen_Sound
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owen_Sound
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). "Owen Sound, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/owen-sound-town-ville-on068004-1891/.