Renfrew, T-V, Ontario (1891 census)

Renfrew, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,611. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2143987. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.477°N, 76.691°W.

Population

In 1891, Renfrew, T-V had a population of 2,611: 1,269 male and 1,342 female residents.

Population trajectory across census years

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, Renfrew, T-V shared boundaries with:

• Horton

Full census record, 1891

The 1891 census recorded 84 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.

Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,611 total population, 1,342 females, 1,269 males, 804 married persons, 458 families, 402 married females, 402 married males, 85 widowed persons, 57 widowed females, 28 widowed males, 5.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)

Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,722 single persons under 18, 883 single females under 18, 839 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,188 persons who are not French Canadian, 423 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 457 occupied houses, 456 houses, 374 houses built of wood, 341 houses of 2 stories, 212 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 107 houses of 1 story, 78 houses built of brick, 74 houses of 5 rooms, 64 houses of 4 rooms, 31 houses of 2 rooms, 31 houses of 3 rooms, 28 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 14 uninhabited houses, 11 houses of 1 room, 8 houses of 3 stories, 5 houses of over 15 rooms, 4 houses built of stone, 4 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)

Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 7,640 bushels of oats, 7,511 pounds of homemade butter, 7,387 bushels of potatoes, 5,154 bushels of turnips, 2,611 bushels of peas, 2,585 acres of land in farms, 2,525 chickens, 2,185 acres of improved land in farms, 1,990 bushels of spring wheat, 1,343 acres of farmland under crops, 729 acres of farmland in pasture, 475 tons of hay, 429 acres of hay crops, 400 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 392 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 341 occupants of farms, 340 bushels of barley, 320 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 292 horses aged over 3 years, 244 farm occupants who own their land, 239 bushels of corn, 223 acres of oats, 219 milk cows, 185 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 184 swine, 171 acres of wheat, 165 cattle killed or sold, 159 swine slaughtered or sold, 150 bushels of rye, 147 sheep slaughtered or sold, 140 sheep, 113 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 113 other cattle, 100 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 97 farm occupants who rent their land, 70 bushels of winter wheat, 62 acres of potatoes, 62 horses aged 3 years and under, 30 ducks, 29 turkeys, 20 geese, 13 acres of turnips, 12 bushels of beans, 10 acres of barley, 8 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 7 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 4 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 3 other fowl, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)

Identifiers

• TCP UID: ON115015 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
• Persistent place ID: PLACE_ON142038 — computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years
• Wikidata: Q2143987
• Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renfrew,_Ontario
• Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renfrew_(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). "Renfrew, T-V, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/renfrew-t-v-on115015-1891/.