Paris, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)
Paris, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,094. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3305306. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.195°N, 80.396°W.
Population
In 1891, Paris, Town—Ville had a population of 3,094: 1,415 male and 1,679 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 3,094 |
| 1901 | 3,229 |
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, Paris, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 80 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 3,094 total population, 1,679 females, 1,415 males, 999 married persons, 644 families, 501 married females, 498 married males, 185 widowed persons, 138 widowed females, 47 widowed males, 4.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,910 single persons under 18, 1,040 single females under 18, 870 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 3,087 persons who are not French Canadian, 7 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 629 houses, 629 occupied houses, 447 houses built of wood, 403 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 369 houses of 2 stories, 250 houses of 1 story, 147 houses built of brick, 103 houses of 5 rooms, 55 houses of 4 rooms, 51 uninhabited houses, 42 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 33 houses built of stone, 15 houses of 3 rooms, 8 houses of 3 stories, 6 houses of 2 rooms, 2 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 11,201 bushels of turnips, 4,984 bushels of potatoes, 4,844 pounds of homemade butter, 3,142 bushels of barley, 2,814 chickens, 2,470 bushels of oats, 2,295 bushels of winter wheat, 852 bushels of peas, 820 bushels of corn, 674 acres of land in farms, 566 acres of improved land in farms, 312 acres of farmland under crops, 280 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 234 horses aged over 3 years, 188 tons of hay, 160 swine slaughtered or sold, 159 acres of farmland in pasture, 131 acres of barley, 130 ducks, 114 acres of wheat, 111 swine, 109 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 100 bushels of beans, 100 bushels of spring wheat, 100 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 95 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 93 acres of hay crops, 93 acres of oats, 72 milk cows, 65 occupants of farms, 65 sheep, 56 farm occupants who own their land, 55 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 43 acres of potatoes, 37 other cattle, 29 acres of turnips, 29 other fowl, 24 horses aged 3 years and under, 23 cattle killed or sold, 21 geese, 13 sheep slaughtered or sold, 9 farm occupants who rent their land, 6 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 5 oxen, 5 turkeys, 2 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 2 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON049004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON046004_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3305306
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_(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). "Paris, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/paris-town-ville-on049004-1891/.