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 density was 3084.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
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 162 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Average size of families | 4.80 |
| FAM NO | 644 |
| Number of families | 644 |
| Number of females | 1,679 |
| Number of males | 1,415 |
| Number of married females | 501 |
| Number of married males | 498 |
| Number of married persons | 999 |
| Number of widowed females | 138 |
| Number of widowed males | 47 |
| Number of widowed persons | 185 |
| POP F | 1,679 |
| POP M | 1,415 |
| POP TOT | 3,094 |
| Total population | 3,094 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,040 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 870 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,910 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 7 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3,087 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of houses | 629 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 147 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 33 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 447 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 250 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 42 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 369 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 8 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 55 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 103 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 403 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 629 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 51 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Acres of barley | 131 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 95 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 159 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 109 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 312 |
| Acres of hay crops | 93 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 566 |
| Acres of land in farms | 674 |
| Acres of oats | 93 |
| Acres of potatoes | 43 |
| Acres of turnips | 29 |
| Acres of wheat | 114 |
| BAR AC | 131 |
| BAR BU | 3,142 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,142 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 100 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 820 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,470 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 852 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,984 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 100 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 11,201 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 2,295 |
| CRN BU | 820 |
| HAY AC | 93 |
| HAY TONS | 188 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 23 |
| Number of chickens | 2,814 |
| Number of ducks | 130 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 56 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 9 |
| Number of geese | 21 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 24 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 234 |
| Number of milk cows | 72 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 65 |
| Number of other cattle | 37 |
| Number of other fowl | 29 |
| Number of oxen | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 55 |
| Number of sheep | 65 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 13 |
| Number of swine | 111 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 160 |
| Number of turkeys | 5 |
| OAT AC | 93 |
| OAT BU | 2,470 |
| PEA BU | 852 |
| POT AC | 43 |
| POT BU | 4,984 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 100 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 280 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 4,844 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 188 |
| WHT AC | 114 |
| WHT FALL BU | 2,295 |
| WHT SP BU | 100 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| A 101 200 | 2 |
| A 11 50 | 6 |
| A 51 100 | 2 |
| BEN BU | 100 |
| BUTTER LB | 4,844 |
| CATTLE KS | 23 |
| CHEESE LB | 100 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,040 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 870 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,910 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 280 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 24 |
| DUCKS | 130 |
| FAMILIES | 644 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.80 |
| FRN CA | 7 |
| GEESE | 21 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,814 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 234 |
| HOUSES | 629 |
| HOUSES B | 147 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 42 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 103 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 55 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 250 |
| HOUSES S | 33 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 403 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 8 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 6 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 369 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 51 |
| HOUSES W | 447 |
| INF 11 A | 55 |
| MD FEM | 501 |
| MD MALE | 498 |
| MD TOT | 999 |
| MILK COWS | 72 |
| NAME CD | Brant, South- Sud |
| OC F | 9 |
| OC P | 56 |
| OC TOT | 65 |
| OTHER FOWL | 29 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 37 |
| OTHERS | 3,087 |
| SHEEP | 65 |
| SHEEP KS | 13 |
| SUP AM | 566 |
| SUP FOR | 109 |
| SUP JV | 95 |
| SUP PAT | 159 |
| SUP SC | 312 |
| SUP TOT | 674 |
| SWINE | 111 |
| SWINE KS | 160 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 629 |
| TUR AC | 29 |
| TUR BU | 11,201 |
| TURKEY | 5 |
| WID FEM | 138 |
| WID MALE | 47 |
| WID TOT | 185 |
| WORKING OX | 5 |
Identifiers
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/.