Port Perry, VL, Ontario (1891 census)
Port Perry, VL 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, VL had a population of 1,698: 819 male and 879 female residents.
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, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 81 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,698 total population, 879 females, 819 males, 623 married persons, 387 families, 312 married females, 311 married males, 88 widowed persons, 71 widowed females, 17 widowed males, 4.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 987 single persons under 18, 496 single females under 18, 491 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,697 persons who are not French Canadian, 1 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 377 houses, 377 occupied houses, 317 houses built of wood, 284 houses of 1 story, 266 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 89 houses of 2 stories, 60 houses built of brick, 32 houses of 5 rooms, 31 houses of 4 rooms, 22 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 20 uninhabited houses, 12 houses of 3 rooms, 8 houses of over 15 rooms, 6 houses of 2 rooms, 4 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 14,902 bushels of turnips, 10,440 pounds of homemade butter, 7,701 bushels of potatoes, 3,947 bushels of oats, 2,644 acres of land in farms, 2,016 chickens, 1,747 acres of improved land in farms, 1,195 bushels of barley, 1,108 bushels of spring wheat, 897 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 796 acres of farmland under crops, 736 acres of farmland in pasture, 641 bushels of peas, 542 bushels of corn, 369 occupants of farms, 349 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 287 tons of hay, 258 bushels of buckwheat, 228 farm occupants who own their land, 223 acres of hay crops, 215 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 198 horses aged over 3 years, 184 other cattle, 153 acres of oats, 141 farm occupants who rent their land, 138 cattle killed or sold, 131 milk cows, 131 swine, 110 swine slaughtered or sold, 110 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 88 acres of potatoes, 83 acres of wheat, 83 bushels of beans, 65 bushels of rye, 59 acres of barley, 51 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 50 ducks, 46 acres of turnips, 28 horses aged 3 years and under, 16 geese, 13 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 12 turkeys, 10 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 9 sheep, 6 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 3 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 2 other fowl, 2 oxen, 2 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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, VL, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/port-perry-vl-on102002-1891/.