Peterborough, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)
Peterborough, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 9,717. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q776930. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.314°N, 78.331°W.
Population
In 1891, Peterborough, Town—Ville had a population of 9,717: 4,653 male and 5,064 female residents. Population density was 3507.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,191 |
| 1861 | 3,979 |
| 1871 | 4,611 |
| 1881 | 6,812 |
| 1891 | 9,717 |
| 1901 | 11,239 |
| 1911 | 18,360 |
| 1921 | 20,994 |
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, Peterborough, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 178 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5 |
| FAM NO | 1,937 |
| Number of families | 1,937 |
| Number of females | 5,064 |
| Number of males | 4,653 |
| Number of married females | 1,569 |
| Number of married males | 1,560 |
| Number of married persons | 3,129 |
| Number of widowed females | 397 |
| Number of widowed males | 130 |
| Number of widowed persons | 527 |
| POP F | 5,064 |
| POP M | 4,653 |
| POP TOT | 9,717 |
| Total population | 9,717 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 3,098 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 2,963 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 6,061 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 659 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 9,058 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 1,901 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 992 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 15 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 894 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 1,029 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 256 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 699 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 61 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 164 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 134 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 165 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 1,206 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 9 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 56 |
| Number of houses under construction | 27 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,901 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 107 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 195 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 299 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,087 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,006 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,172 |
| Acres of hay crops | 876 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 3,558 |
| Acres of land in farms | 4,564 |
| Acres of oats | 524 |
| Acres of potatoes | 158 |
| Acres of turnips | 52 |
| Acres of wheat | 579 |
| BAR AC | 195 |
| BAR BU | 5,355 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 5,355 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 299 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 132 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 36 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 474 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 15,560 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,681 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 17,539 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 305 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 6,355 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 11,099 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 2,960 |
| BWT BU | 132 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 10 |
| CRN BU | 474 |
| HAY AC | 876 |
| HAY TONS | 1,146 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 243 |
| Number of chickens | 5,319 |
| Number of ducks | 85 |
| Number of employees on farms | 3 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 418 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 231 |
| Number of geese | 7 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 68 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 677 |
| Number of milk cows | 267 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 652 |
| Number of other cattle | 149 |
| Number of other fowl | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 624 |
| Number of sheep | 136 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 29 |
| Number of swine | 218 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 332 |
| Number of turkeys | 2 |
| OAT AC | 524 |
| OAT BU | 15,560 |
| PEA BU | 2,681 |
| POT AC | 158 |
| POT BU | 17,539 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 2,620 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 385 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 146 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 14,122 |
| RYE BU | 305 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,146 |
| WHT AC | 579 |
| WHT FALL BU | 2,960 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,355 |
Other recorded variables (71 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 6 |
| A 11 50 | 13 |
| A 201 PL | 3 |
| A 51 100 | 6 |
| BEN BU | 299 |
| BUTTER LB | 14,122 |
| CATTLE KS | 243 |
| CHEESE LB | 2,620 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 3,098 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 2,963 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 6,061 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 385 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 68 |
| DUCKS | 85 |
| FAMILIES | 1,937 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 146 |
| FRN CA | 659 |
| GEESE | 7 |
| GRA BU | 36 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 5,319 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 677 |
| HOUSES | 1,901 |
| HOUSES B | 992 |
| HOUSES CON | 27 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 256 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 165 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 134 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 1,029 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 9 |
| HOUSES S | 15 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 1,206 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 56 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 61 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 164 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 22 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 699 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 107 |
| HOUSES W | 894 |
| INF 11 A | 624 |
| MD FEM | 1,569 |
| MD MALE | 1,560 |
| MD TOT | 3,129 |
| MILK COWS | 267 |
| NAME CD | Peterborough, West-Ouest |
| OC E | 3 |
| OC F | 231 |
| OC P | 418 |
| OC TOT | 652 |
| OTHER FOWL | 26 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 149 |
| OTHERS | 9,058 |
| SHEEP | 136 |
| SHEEP KS | 29 |
| SILOS | 10 |
| SUP AM | 3,558 |
| SUP FOR | 1,006 |
| SUP JV | 299 |
| SUP PAT | 1,087 |
| SUP SC | 2,172 |
| SUP TOT | 4,564 |
| SWINE | 218 |
| SWINE KS | 332 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 1,901 |
| TUR AC | 52 |
| TUR BU | 11,099 |
| TURKEY | 2 |
| WID FEM | 397 |
| WID MALE | 130 |
| WID TOT | 527 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON111004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON138017— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q776930
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peterborough,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peterborough_(Ontario)
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). "Peterborough, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/peterborough-town-ville-on111004-1891/.