Picton, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)
Picton, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,287. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7191105. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.006°N, 77.147°W.
Population
In 1891, Picton, Town—Ville had a population of 3,287: 1,522 male and 1,765 female residents. Population density was 3276.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,569 |
| 1861 | 2,067 |
| 1871 | 2,361 |
| 1881 | 2,975 |
| 1891 | 3,287 |
| 1901 | 3,698 |
| 1911 | 3,564 |
| 1921 | 3,356 |
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, Picton, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 174 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.40 |
| FAM NO | 753 |
| Number of families | 753 |
| Number of females | 1,765 |
| Number of males | 1,522 |
| Number of married females | 630 |
| Number of married males | 625 |
| Number of married persons | 1,255 |
| Number of widowed females | 194 |
| Number of widowed males | 54 |
| Number of widowed persons | 248 |
| POP F | 1,765 |
| POP M | 1,522 |
| POP TOT | 3,287 |
| Total population | 3,287 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 941 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 843 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,784 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 10 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3,277 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 744 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 311 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 41 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 392 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 268 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 67 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 448 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 39 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 28 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 70 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 100 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 426 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of occupied houses | 744 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 24 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 248 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 408 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 649 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 358 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,201 |
| Acres of hay crops | 549 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 3,258 |
| Acres of land in farms | 3,616 |
| Acres of oats | 223 |
| Acres of potatoes | 80 |
| Acres of turnips | 21 |
| Acres of wheat | 102 |
| BAR AC | 248 |
| BAR BU | 4,530 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 4,530 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 678 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 795 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 107 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,150 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,910 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 4,005 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 7,401 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,230 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 155 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,975 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,256 |
| BWT BU | 795 |
| CRN BU | 2,150 |
| HAY AC | 549 |
| HAY TONS | 891 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 364 |
| Number of chickens | 3,201 |
| Number of ducks | 160 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 443 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 98 |
| Number of geese | 30 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 117 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 428 |
| Number of milk cows | 282 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 541 |
| Number of other cattle | 133 |
| Number of other fowl | 9 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 510 |
| Number of sheep | 112 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 246 |
| Number of swine | 313 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 395 |
| Number of turkeys | 8 |
| OAT AC | 223 |
| OAT BU | 4,910 |
| PEA BU | 4,005 |
| POT AC | 80 |
| POT BU | 7,401 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 100 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 202 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 235 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 7,252 |
| RYE BU | 1,230 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 891 |
| WHT AC | 102 |
| WHT FALL BU | 1,256 |
| WHT SP BU | 155 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 11 |
| A 11 50 | 9 |
| A 201 PL | 2 |
| A 51 100 | 9 |
| BEN BU | 678 |
| BUTTER LB | 7,252 |
| CATTLE KS | 364 |
| CHEESE LB | 100 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 941 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 843 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,784 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 202 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 117 |
| DUCKS | 160 |
| FAMILIES | 753 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 235 |
| FRN CA | 10 |
| GEESE | 30 |
| GRA BU | 107 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,201 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 428 |
| HOUSES | 744 |
| HOUSES B | 311 |
| HOUSES CON | 8 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 67 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 100 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 70 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 268 |
| HOUSES S | 41 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 426 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 20 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 39 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 28 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 20 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 448 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 24 |
| HOUSES W | 392 |
| INF 11 A | 510 |
| MD FEM | 630 |
| MD MALE | 625 |
| MD TOT | 1,255 |
| MILK COWS | 282 |
| NAME CD | Prince Edward |
| OC F | 98 |
| OC P | 443 |
| OC TOT | 541 |
| OTHER FOWL | 9 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 133 |
| OTHERS | 3,277 |
| SHEEP | 112 |
| SHEEP KS | 246 |
| SUP AM | 3,258 |
| SUP FOR | 358 |
| SUP JV | 408 |
| SUP PAT | 649 |
| SUP SC | 2,201 |
| SUP TOT | 3,616 |
| SWINE | 313 |
| SWINE KS | 395 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 744 |
| TUR AC | 21 |
| TUR BU | 2,975 |
| TURKEY | 8 |
| WID FEM | 194 |
| WID MALE | 54 |
| WID TOT | 248 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON113007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON140008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7191105
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picton,_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). "Picton, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/picton-town-ville-on113007-1891/.