Petrolia, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)
Petrolia, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 4,357. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3089341. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.887°N, 82.141°W.
Population
In 1891, Petrolia, Town—Ville had a population of 4,357: 2,196 male and 2,161 female residents. Population density was 4343.6 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, Petrolia, 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 | 4.90 |
| FAM NO | 878 |
| Number of families | 878 |
| Number of females | 2,161 |
| Number of males | 2,196 |
| Number of married females | 792 |
| Number of married males | 797 |
| Number of married persons | 1,589 |
| Number of widowed females | 82 |
| Number of widowed males | 38 |
| Number of widowed persons | 120 |
| POP F | 2,161 |
| POP M | 2,196 |
| POP TOT | 4,357 |
| Total population | 4,357 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,287 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,361 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,648 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 4 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 4,353 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of houses | 854 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 30 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 824 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 737 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 46 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 114 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 109 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 145 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 484 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses under construction | 15 |
| Number of occupied houses | 854 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Acres of barley | 56 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,476 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,244 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,667 |
| Acres of hay crops | 991 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 4,366 |
| Acres of land in farms | 5,610 |
| Acres of oats | 485 |
| Acres of potatoes | 31 |
| Acres of turnips | 21 |
| Acres of wheat | 202 |
| BAR AC | 56 |
| BAR BU | 1,172 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,172 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 31 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,359 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 13,045 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,812 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,417 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 822 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,689 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 2,746 |
| CRN BU | 1,359 |
| HAY AC | 991 |
| HAY TONS | 1,575 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 26 |
| Number of chickens | 2,235 |
| Number of ducks | 27 |
| Number of employees on farms | 3 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 237 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 56 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 89 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 389 |
| Number of milk cows | 182 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 296 |
| Number of other cattle | 121 |
| Number of other fowl | 70 |
| Number of oxen | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 250 |
| Number of sheep | 29 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1 |
| Number of swine | 175 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 238 |
| Number of turkeys | 9 |
| OAT AC | 485 |
| OAT BU | 13,045 |
| PEA BU | 2,812 |
| POT AC | 31 |
| POT BU | 2,417 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 100 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 116 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 8,285 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,575 |
| WHT AC | 202 |
| WHT FALL BU | 2,746 |
| WHT SP BU | 822 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| A 101 200 | 9 |
| A 11 50 | 23 |
| A 201 PL | 6 |
| A 51 100 | 8 |
| BEN BU | 31 |
| BUTTER LB | 8,285 |
| CATTLE KS | 26 |
| CHEESE LB | 100 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,287 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,361 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,648 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 116 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 89 |
| DUCKS | 27 |
| FAMILIES | 878 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FRN CA | 4 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,235 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 389 |
| HOUSES | 854 |
| HOUSES B | 30 |
| HOUSES CON | 15 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 46 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 145 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 109 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 737 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 484 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 19 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 32 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 19 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 114 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 12 |
| HOUSES W | 824 |
| INF 11 A | 250 |
| MD FEM | 792 |
| MD MALE | 797 |
| MD TOT | 1,589 |
| MILK COWS | 182 |
| NAME CD | Lambton, East—Est |
| OC E | 3 |
| OC F | 56 |
| OC P | 237 |
| OC TOT | 296 |
| OTHER FOWL | 70 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 121 |
| OTHERS | 4,353 |
| SHEEP | 29 |
| SHEEP KS | 1 |
| SUP AM | 4,366 |
| SUP FOR | 1,244 |
| SUP PAT | 1,476 |
| SUP SC | 2,667 |
| SUP TOT | 5,610 |
| SWINE | 175 |
| SWINE KS | 238 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 854 |
| TUR AC | 21 |
| TUR BU | 4,689 |
| TURKEY | 9 |
| WID FEM | 82 |
| WID MALE | 38 |
| WID TOT | 120 |
| WORKING OX | 1 |
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). "Petrolia, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph.
Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/petrolia-town-ville-on081007-1891/.