Penetanguishene, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)
Penetanguishene, Town—Ville 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, Town—Ville had a population of 2,110: 1,074 male and 1,036 female residents. Population density was 2103.5 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, Penetanguishene, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 160 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Average size of families | 5.70 |
| FAM NO | 368 |
| Number of families | 368 |
| Number of females | 1,036 |
| Number of males | 1,074 |
| Number of married females | 343 |
| Number of married males | 343 |
| Number of married persons | 686 |
| Number of widowed females | 42 |
| Number of widowed males | 22 |
| Number of widowed persons | 64 |
| POP F | 1,036 |
| POP M | 1,074 |
| POP TOT | 2,110 |
| Total population | 2,110 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 651 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 709 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,360 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 784 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,326 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of houses | 366 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 65 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 301 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 310 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 29 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 53 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 61 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 58 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 55 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 147 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 366 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 11 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Acres of barley | 2 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 248 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 501 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 3,878 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,637 |
| Acres of hay crops | 297 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,386 |
| Acres of land in farms | 6,264 |
| Acres of oats | 134 |
| Acres of potatoes | 68 |
| Acres of turnips | 11 |
| Acres of wheat | 92 |
| BAR AC | 2 |
| BAR BU | 50 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 50 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 58 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 134 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 258 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,096 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,120 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 7,114 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,245 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,170 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 209 |
| BWT BU | 134 |
| CRN BU | 258 |
| HAY AC | 297 |
| HAY TONS | 318 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 323 |
| Number of chickens | 2,212 |
| Number of ducks | 42 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 211 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 131 |
| Number of geese | 64 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 12 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 184 |
| Number of milk cows | 234 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 342 |
| Number of other cattle | 104 |
| Number of oxen | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 304 |
| Number of sheep | 156 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 748 |
| Number of swine | 288 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 389 |
| Number of turkeys | 28 |
| OAT AC | 134 |
| OAT BU | 3,096 |
| PEA BU | 1,120 |
| POT AC | 68 |
| POT BU | 7,114 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 734 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 15,032 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 318 |
| WHT AC | 92 |
| WHT FALL BU | 209 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,245 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| A 101 200 | 12 |
| A 11 50 | 11 |
| A 201 PL | 10 |
| A 51 100 | 5 |
| BEN BU | 58 |
| BUTTER LB | 15,032 |
| CATTLE KS | 323 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 651 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 709 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,360 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 734 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 12 |
| DUCKS | 42 |
| FAMILIES | 368 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.70 |
| FRN CA | 784 |
| GEESE | 64 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,212 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 184 |
| HOUSES | 366 |
| HOUSES B | 65 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 10 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 55 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 58 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 310 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 147 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 6 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 61 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 29 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 53 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 11 |
| HOUSES W | 301 |
| INF 11 A | 304 |
| MD FEM | 343 |
| MD MALE | 343 |
| MD TOT | 686 |
| MILK COWS | 234 |
| NAME CD | Simcoe, East-Est |
| OC F | 131 |
| OC P | 211 |
| OC TOT | 342 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 104 |
| OTHERS | 1,326 |
| SHEEP | 156 |
| SHEEP KS | 748 |
| SUP AM | 2,386 |
| SUP FOR | 3,878 |
| SUP JV | 248 |
| SUP PAT | 501 |
| SUP SC | 1,637 |
| SUP TOT | 6,264 |
| SWINE | 288 |
| SWINE KS | 389 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 366 |
| TUR AC | 11 |
| TUR BU | 1,170 |
| TURKEY | 28 |
| WID FEM | 42 |
| WID MALE | 22 |
| WID TOT | 64 |
| WORKING OX | 3 |
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). "Penetanguishene, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph.
Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/penetanguishene-town-ville-on117011-1891/.