Paisley, VL, Ontario (1891 census)
Paisley, VL was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,328. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7125167. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.305°N, 81.267°W.
Population
In 1891, Paisley, VL had a population of 1,328: 642 male and 686 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,154 |
| 1891 | 1,328 |
| 1901 | 1,086 |
| 1911 | 830 |
| 1921 | 760 |
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, Paisley, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 77 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,328 total population, 686 females, 642 males, 419 married persons, 280 families, 211 married males, 208 married females, 68 widowed persons, 48 widowed females, 20 widowed males, 4.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 841 single persons under 18, 430 single females under 18, 411 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,325 persons who are not French Canadian, 3 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 271 houses, 271 occupied houses, 207 houses of 2 stories, 199 houses built of wood, 156 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 72 houses built of brick, 62 houses of 1 story, 39 houses of 5 rooms, 30 houses of 4 rooms, 17 houses of 3 rooms, 14 houses of 2 rooms, 8 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 5 uninhabited houses, 4 houses of over 15 rooms, 3 houses of 1 room, 2 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 6,916 acres of land in farms, 5,280 pounds of homemade butter, 4,439 acres of improved land in farms, 3,910 bushels of turnips, 3,712 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,477 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,375 bushels of oats, 2,116 bushels of potatoes, 1,384 chickens, 1,037 bushels of peas, 599 acres of farmland under crops, 350 bushels of winter wheat, 300 tons of hay, 256 occupants of farms, 223 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 212 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 203 acres of hay crops, 194 farm occupants who own their land, 128 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 124 horses aged over 3 years, 118 milk cows, 116 swine slaughtered or sold, 76 sheep, 63 other cattle, 62 acres of oats, 62 farm occupants who rent their land, 61 bushels of beans, 60 bushels of spring wheat, 53 cattle killed or sold, 50 ducks, 44 geese, 43 bushels of corn, 40 swine, 34 acres of wheat, 23 other fowl, 20 acres of potatoes, 18 horses aged 3 years and under, 16 sheep slaughtered or sold, 15 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 12 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 10 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 9 acres of turnips, 7 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 turkeys. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON052008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON104027— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7125167
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paisley,_Ontario
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). "Paisley, VL, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/paisley-vl-on052008-1891/.