Port Perry, Village, Ontario (1891 census)
Port Perry, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,698. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q484865. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.102°N, 78.962°W.
Population
In 1891, Port Perry, Village had a population of 1,698: 819 male and 879 female residents. Population density was 1692.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,800 |
| 1891 | 1,698 |
| 1901 | 1,465 |
| 1911 | 1,148 |
| 1921 | 1,143 |
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 Perry, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 164 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 | 387 |
| Number of families | 387 |
| Number of females | 879 |
| Number of males | 819 |
| Number of married females | 312 |
| Number of married males | 311 |
| Number of married persons | 623 |
| Number of widowed females | 71 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 88 |
| POP F | 879 |
| POP M | 819 |
| POP TOT | 1,698 |
| Total population | 1,698 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 496 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 491 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 987 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,697 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 377 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 60 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 317 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 284 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 89 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 4 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 266 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 8 |
| Number of occupied houses | 377 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 20 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 59 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 215 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 736 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 897 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 796 |
| Acres of hay crops | 223 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,747 |
| Acres of land in farms | 2,644 |
| Acres of oats | 153 |
| Acres of potatoes | 88 |
| Acres of turnips | 46 |
| Acres of wheat | 83 |
| BAR AC | 59 |
| BAR BU | 1,195 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,195 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 83 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 258 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 13 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 542 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,947 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 641 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 7,701 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 65 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,108 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 14,902 |
| BWT BU | 258 |
| CRN BU | 542 |
| HAY AC | 223 |
| HAY TONS | 287 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 138 |
| Number of chickens | 2,016 |
| Number of ducks | 50 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 228 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 141 |
| Number of geese | 16 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 28 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 198 |
| Number of milk cows | 131 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 369 |
| Number of other cattle | 184 |
| Number of other fowl | 2 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 349 |
| Number of sheep | 9 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 2 |
| Number of swine | 131 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 110 |
| Number of turkeys | 12 |
| OAT AC | 153 |
| OAT BU | 3,947 |
| PEA BU | 641 |
| POT AC | 88 |
| POT BU | 7,701 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 110 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 51 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 10,440 |
| RYE BU | 65 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 287 |
| WHT AC | 83 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,108 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 3 |
| A 11 50 | 10 |
| A 201 PL | 1 |
| A 51 100 | 6 |
| BEN BU | 83 |
| BUTTER LB | 10,440 |
| CATTLE KS | 138 |
| CHEESE LB | 110 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 496 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 491 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 987 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 51 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 28 |
| DUCKS | 50 |
| FAMILIES | 387 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.40 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 16 |
| GRA BU | 13 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,016 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 198 |
| HOUSES | 377 |
| HOUSES B | 60 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 22 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 32 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 31 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 284 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 266 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 8 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 12 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 6 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 89 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 20 |
| HOUSES W | 317 |
| INF 11 A | 349 |
| MD FEM | 312 |
| MD MALE | 311 |
| MD TOT | 623 |
| MILK COWS | 131 |
| NAME CD | Ontario, South - Sud |
| OC F | 141 |
| OC P | 228 |
| OC TOT | 369 |
| OTHER FOWL | 2 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 184 |
| OTHERS | 1,697 |
| SHEEP | 9 |
| SHEEP KS | 2 |
| SUP AM | 1,747 |
| SUP FOR | 897 |
| SUP JV | 215 |
| SUP PAT | 736 |
| SUP SC | 796 |
| SUP TOT | 2,644 |
| SWINE | 131 |
| SWINE KS | 110 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 377 |
| TUR AC | 46 |
| TUR BU | 14,902 |
| TURKEY | 12 |
| WID FEM | 71 |
| WID MALE | 17 |
| WID TOT | 88 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON102002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON133017— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q484865
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Perry
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 Perry, Village, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/port-perry-village-on102002-1891/.