Port Hope, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)
Port Hope, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 5,042. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.949°N, 78.310°W.
Population
In 1891, Port Hope, Town—Ville had a population of 5,042: 2,311 male and 2,731 female residents. Population density was 5026.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,476 |
| 1861 | 4,162 |
| 1871 | 5,114 |
| 1881 | 5,585 |
| 1891 | 5,042 |
| 1901 | 4,188 |
| 1911 | 5,092 |
| 1921 | 4,456 |
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, Port Hope, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 172 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.50 |
| FAM NO | 1,111 |
| Number of families | 1,111 |
| Number of females | 2,731 |
| Number of males | 2,311 |
| Number of married females | 914 |
| Number of married males | 899 |
| Number of married persons | 1,813 |
| Number of widowed females | 226 |
| Number of widowed males | 67 |
| Number of widowed persons | 293 |
| POP F | 2,731 |
| POP M | 2,311 |
| POP TOT | 5,042 |
| Total population | 5,042 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,591 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,345 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,936 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 29 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 5,013 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 1,110 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 376 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 733 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 723 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 61 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 365 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 46 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 21 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 122 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 138 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 714 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,110 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 85 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 121 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 339 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 358 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 222 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,283 |
| Acres of hay crops | 239 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,980 |
| Acres of land in farms | 2,202 |
| Acres of oats | 179 |
| Acres of potatoes | 70 |
| Acres of turnips | 17 |
| Acres of wheat | 175 |
| BAR AC | 121 |
| BAR BU | 2,425 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,425 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 123 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 485 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 100 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 585 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,213 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,586 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 7,643 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 201 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,080 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 8,328 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,715 |
| BWT BU | 485 |
| CRN BU | 585 |
| HAY AC | 239 |
| HAY TONS | 405 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 54 |
| Number of chickens | 5,287 |
| Number of ducks | 124 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 421 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 213 |
| Number of geese | 8 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 49 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 318 |
| Number of milk cows | 170 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 634 |
| Number of other cattle | 64 |
| Number of other fowl | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 611 |
| Number of sheep | 22 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 47 |
| Number of swine | 170 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 295 |
| Number of turkeys | 1 |
| OAT AC | 179 |
| OAT BU | 4,213 |
| PEA BU | 1,586 |
| POT AC | 70 |
| POT BU | 7,643 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 166 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 150 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 9,111 |
| RYE BU | 201 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 405 |
| WHT AC | 175 |
| WHT FALL BU | 1,715 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,080 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 3 |
| A 11 50 | 13 |
| A 201 PL | 2 |
| A 51 100 | 5 |
| BEN BU | 123 |
| BUTTER LB | 9,111 |
| CATTLE KS | 54 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,591 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,345 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,936 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 166 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 49 |
| DUCKS | 124 |
| FAMILIES | 1,111 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 150 |
| FRN CA | 29 |
| GEESE | 8 |
| GRA BU | 100 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 5,287 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 318 |
| HOUSES | 1,110 |
| HOUSES B | 376 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 61 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 138 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 122 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 723 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 714 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 15 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 46 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 21 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 11 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 365 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 85 |
| HOUSES W | 733 |
| INF 11 A | 611 |
| MD FEM | 914 |
| MD MALE | 899 |
| MD TOT | 1,813 |
| MILK COWS | 170 |
| NAME CD | Durham, East-Est |
| OC F | 213 |
| OC P | 421 |
| OC TOT | 634 |
| OTHER FOWL | 9 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 64 |
| OTHERS | 5,013 |
| SHEEP | 22 |
| SHEEP KS | 47 |
| SUP AM | 1,980 |
| SUP FOR | 222 |
| SUP JV | 339 |
| SUP PAT | 358 |
| SUP SC | 1,283 |
| SUP TOT | 2,202 |
| SWINE | 170 |
| SWINE KS | 295 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 1,110 |
| TUR AC | 17 |
| TUR BU | 8,328 |
| TURKEY | 1 |
| WID FEM | 226 |
| WID MALE | 67 |
| WID TOT | 293 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON058005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON108008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Port Hope, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/port-hope-town-ville-on058005-1891/.