Preston, Village, Ontario (1891 census)
Preston, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,843. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7241810. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.395°N, 80.353°W.
Population
In 1891, Preston, Village had a population of 1,843: 896 male and 947 female residents. Population density was 1837.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,180 |
| 1861 | 1,538 |
| 1871 | 1,408 |
| 1881 | 1,419 |
| 1891 | 1,843 |
| 1901 | 2,308 |
| 1911 | 3,883 |
| 1921 | 5,423 |
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, Preston, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 158 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.80 |
| FAM NO | 381 |
| Number of families | 381 |
| Number of females | 947 |
| Number of males | 896 |
| Number of married females | 321 |
| Number of married males | 322 |
| Number of married persons | 643 |
| Number of widowed females | 79 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| Number of widowed persons | 99 |
| POP F | 947 |
| POP M | 896 |
| POP TOT | 1,843 |
| Total population | 1,843 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 547 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 554 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,101 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,842 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 379 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 98 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 63 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 218 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 279 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 95 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 5 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 34 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 61 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 228 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 379 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 29 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 206 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 106 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 25 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 602 |
| Acres of hay crops | 144 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 914 |
| Acres of land in farms | 939 |
| Acres of oats | 104 |
| Acres of potatoes | 44 |
| Acres of turnips | 18 |
| Acres of wheat | 65 |
| BAR AC | 29 |
| BAR BU | 532 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 532 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 32 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 615 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,370 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 480 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,871 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 250 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 35 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,326 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,175 |
| BWT BU | 1 |
| CRN BU | 615 |
| HAY AC | 144 |
| HAY TONS | 268 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 51 |
| Number of chickens | 2,048 |
| Number of ducks | 32 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 225 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 88 |
| Number of geese | 45 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 11 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 137 |
| Number of milk cows | 72 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 313 |
| Number of other cattle | 51 |
| Number of other fowl | 48 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 303 |
| Number of swine | 281 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 286 |
| OAT AC | 104 |
| OAT BU | 2,370 |
| PEA BU | 480 |
| POT AC | 44 |
| POT BU | 4,871 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 10 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 5,503 |
| RYE BU | 250 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 268 |
| WHT AC | 65 |
| WHT FALL BU | 1,175 |
| WHT SP BU | 35 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 11 50 | 7 |
| A 201 PL | 1 |
| A 51 100 | 2 |
| BEN BU | 32 |
| BUTTER LB | 5,503 |
| CATTLE KS | 51 |
| CHEESE LB | 10 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 547 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 554 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,101 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 11 |
| DUCKS | 32 |
| FAMILIES | 381 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.80 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 45 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,048 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 137 |
| HOUSES | 379 |
| HOUSES B | 98 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 19 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 61 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 34 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 279 |
| HOUSES S | 63 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 228 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 5 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 18 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 12 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 95 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 6 |
| HOUSES W | 218 |
| INF 11 A | 303 |
| MD FEM | 321 |
| MD MALE | 322 |
| MD TOT | 643 |
| MILK COWS | 72 |
| NAME CD | Waterloo, South-Sud |
| OC F | 88 |
| OC P | 225 |
| OC TOT | 313 |
| OTHER FOWL | 48 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 51 |
| OTHERS | 1,842 |
| SUP AM | 914 |
| SUP FOR | 25 |
| SUP JV | 206 |
| SUP PAT | 106 |
| SUP SC | 602 |
| SUP TOT | 939 |
| SWINE | 281 |
| SWINE KS | 286 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 379 |
| TUR AC | 18 |
| TUR BU | 3,326 |
| WID FEM | 79 |
| WID MALE | 20 |
| WID TOT | 99 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON124006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON150009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7241810
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preston,_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). "Preston, Village, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/preston-village-on124006-1891/.