Parkhill, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)
Parkhill, Town—Ville 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, Town—Ville had a population of 1,680: 831 male and 849 female residents. Population density was 1674.8 people per square mile.
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, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.50 |
| FAM NO | 368 |
| Number of families | 368 |
| Number of females | 849 |
| Number of males | 831 |
| Number of married females | 285 |
| Number of married males | 278 |
| Number of married persons | 563 |
| Number of widowed females | 59 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| Number of widowed persons | 79 |
| POP F | 849 |
| POP M | 831 |
| POP TOT | 1,680 |
| Total population | 1,680 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 505 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 533 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,038 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,679 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 364 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 94 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 270 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 7 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 183 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 179 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 52 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 47 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 205 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 364 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 6 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 176 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 584 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 244 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 606 |
| Acres of hay crops | 294 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,366 |
| Acres of land in farms | 1,610 |
| Acres of oats | 95 |
| Acres of potatoes | 54 |
| Acres of turnips | 7 |
| Acres of wheat | 67 |
| BAR AC | 6 |
| BAR BU | 200 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 200 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 159 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,340 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 284 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,223 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,362 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,160 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,385 |
| CRN BU | 159 |
| HAY AC | 294 |
| HAY TONS | 479 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 116 |
| Number of chickens | 1,681 |
| Number of ducks | 7 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 202 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 108 |
| Number of geese | 9 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 36 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 164 |
| Number of milk cows | 81 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 310 |
| Number of other cattle | 126 |
| Number of other fowl | 1 |
| Number of oxen | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 297 |
| Number of sheep | 11 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 7 |
| Number of swine | 74 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 120 |
| Number of turkeys | 5 |
| OAT AC | 95 |
| OAT BU | 3,340 |
| PEA BU | 284 |
| POT AC | 54 |
| POT BU | 4,223 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,150 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 15 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 15 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 8,011 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 479 |
| WHT AC | 67 |
| WHT FALL BU | 1,385 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,362 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 3 |
| A 11 50 | 3 |
| A 201 PL | 2 |
| A 51 100 | 5 |
| BEN BU | 9 |
| BUTTER LB | 8,011 |
| CATTLE KS | 116 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,150 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 505 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 533 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,038 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 15 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 36 |
| DUCKS | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 368 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 15 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 9 |
| GRA BU | 5 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,681 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 164 |
| HOUSES | 364 |
| HOUSES B | 94 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 17 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 47 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 52 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 7 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 183 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 205 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 5 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 21 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 10 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 179 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 8 |
| HOUSES W | 270 |
| INF 11 A | 297 |
| MD FEM | 285 |
| MD MALE | 278 |
| MD TOT | 563 |
| MILK COWS | 81 |
| NAME CD | Middlesex, North—Nord |
| OC F | 108 |
| OC P | 202 |
| OC TOT | 310 |
| OTHER FOWL | 1 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 126 |
| OTHERS | 1,679 |
| SHEEP | 11 |
| SHEEP KS | 7 |
| SUP AM | 1,366 |
| SUP FOR | 244 |
| SUP JV | 176 |
| SUP PAT | 584 |
| SUP SC | 606 |
| SUP TOT | 1,610 |
| SWINE | 74 |
| SWINE KS | 120 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 364 |
| TUR AC | 7 |
| TUR BU | 3,160 |
| TURKEY | 5 |
| WID FEM | 59 |
| WID MALE | 20 |
| WID TOT | 79 |
| WORKING OX | 1 |
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, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/parkhill-town-ville-on091006-1891/.