Parkhill, T-V, Ontario (1891 census)
Parkhill, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,680. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115134657. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.162°N, 81.688°W.
Population
In 1891, Parkhill, T-V had a population of 1,680: 831 male and 849 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,539 |
| 1891 | 1,680 |
| 1901 | 1,430 |
| 1911 | 1,289 |
| 1921 | 1,152 |
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, Parkhill, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 82 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,680 total population, 849 females, 831 males, 563 married persons, 368 families, 285 married females, 278 married males, 79 widowed persons, 59 widowed females, 20 widowed males, 4.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,038 single persons under 18, 533 single males under 18, 505 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,679 persons who are not French Canadian, 1 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 364 houses, 364 occupied houses, 270 houses built of wood, 205 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 183 houses of 1 story, 179 houses of 2 stories, 94 houses built of brick, 52 houses of 4 rooms, 47 houses of 5 rooms, 21 houses of 3 rooms, 17 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 10 houses of 2 rooms, 8 uninhabited houses, 7 houses of 1 room, 5 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 8,011 pounds of homemade butter, 4,223 bushels of potatoes, 3,362 bushels of spring wheat, 3,340 bushels of oats, 3,160 bushels of turnips, 1,681 chickens, 1,610 acres of land in farms, 1,385 bushels of winter wheat, 1,366 acres of improved land in farms, 1,150 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 606 acres of farmland under crops, 584 acres of farmland in pasture, 479 tons of hay, 310 occupants of farms, 297 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 294 acres of hay crops, 284 bushels of peas, 244 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 202 farm occupants who own their land, 200 bushels of barley, 176 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 164 horses aged over 3 years, 159 bushels of corn, 126 other cattle, 120 swine slaughtered or sold, 116 cattle killed or sold, 108 farm occupants who rent their land, 95 acres of oats, 81 milk cows, 74 swine, 67 acres of wheat, 54 acres of potatoes, 36 horses aged 3 years and under, 15 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 15 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 11 sheep, 9 bushels of beans, 9 geese, 7 acres of turnips, 7 ducks, 7 sheep slaughtered or sold, 6 acres of barley, 5 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 5 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 5 turkeys, 3 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 3 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 other fowl, 1 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON091006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON128017— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115134657
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). "Parkhill, T-V, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/parkhill-t-v-on091006-1891/.