Penetanguishene, T-V, Ontario (1891 census)
Penetanguishene, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,110. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2991780. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.756°N, 79.937°W.
Population
In 1891, Penetanguishene, T-V had a population of 2,110: 1,074 male and 1,036 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,089 |
| 1891 | 2,110 |
| 1901 | 2,422 |
| 1911 | 3,568 |
| 1921 | 4,037 |
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, Penetanguishene, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 79 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,110 total population, 1,074 males, 1,036 females, 686 married persons, 368 families, 343 married females, 343 married males, 64 widowed persons, 42 widowed females, 22 widowed males, 5.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,360 single persons under 18, 709 single males under 18, 651 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,326 persons who are not French Canadian, 784 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 366 houses, 366 occupied houses, 310 houses of 1 story, 301 houses built of wood, 147 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 65 houses built of brick, 61 houses of 3 rooms, 58 houses of 4 rooms, 55 houses of 5 rooms, 53 houses of 2 stories, 29 houses of 2 rooms, 11 uninhabited houses, 10 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 6 houses of over 15 rooms, 4 houses under construction, 3 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 15,032 pounds of homemade butter, 7,114 bushels of potatoes, 6,264 acres of land in farms, 3,878 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,096 bushels of oats, 2,386 acres of improved land in farms, 2,212 chickens, 1,637 acres of farmland under crops, 1,245 bushels of spring wheat, 1,170 bushels of turnips, 1,120 bushels of peas, 748 sheep slaughtered or sold, 734 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 501 acres of farmland in pasture, 389 swine slaughtered or sold, 342 occupants of farms, 323 cattle killed or sold, 318 tons of hay, 304 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 297 acres of hay crops, 288 swine, 258 bushels of corn, 248 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 234 milk cows, 211 farm occupants who own their land, 209 bushels of winter wheat, 184 horses aged over 3 years, 156 sheep, 134 acres of oats, 134 bushels of buckwheat, 131 farm occupants who rent their land, 104 other cattle, 92 acres of wheat, 68 acres of potatoes, 64 geese, 58 bushels of beans, 50 bushels of barley, 42 ducks, 28 turkeys, 12 horses aged 3 years and under, 12 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 11 acres of turnips, 11 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 10 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 5 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 3 oxen, 2 acres of barley. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON117011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON144023— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2991780
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penetanguishene
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penetanguishene
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). "Penetanguishene, T-V, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/penetanguishene-t-v-on117011-1891/.