Simcoe, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)
Simcoe, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,674. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.839°N, 80.293°W.
Population
In 1891, Simcoe, Town—Ville had a population of 2,674: 1,297 male and 1,377 female residents. Population density was 2665.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,452 |
| 1861 | 1,858 |
| 1871 | 1,856 |
| 1881 | 2,645 |
| 1891 | 2,674 |
| 1901 | 2,627 |
| 1911 | 3,227 |
| 1921 | 3,953 |
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, Simcoe, 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 | 4.70 |
| FAM NO | 571 |
| Number of families | 571 |
| Number of females | 1,377 |
| Number of males | 1,297 |
| Number of married females | 460 |
| Number of married males | 463 |
| Number of married persons | 923 |
| Number of widowed females | 152 |
| Number of widowed males | 44 |
| Number of widowed persons | 196 |
| POP F | 1,377 |
| POP M | 1,297 |
| POP TOT | 2,674 |
| Total population | 2,674 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 765 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 790 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,555 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,672 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 571 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 129 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 442 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 159 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 408 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 4 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 71 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 73 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 352 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 571 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 15 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 109 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 578 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 406 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,792 |
| Acres of hay crops | 459 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,479 |
| Acres of land in farms | 2,885 |
| Acres of oats | 291 |
| Acres of potatoes | 38 |
| Acres of turnips | 16 |
| Acres of wheat | 356 |
| BAR AC | 15 |
| BAR BU | 215 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 215 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 36 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 126 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 45 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,429 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 5,586 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 3,974 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,685 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 669 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 100 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,833 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 7,093 |
| BWT BU | 126 |
| CRN BU | 2,429 |
| HAY AC | 459 |
| HAY TONS | 896 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 102 |
| Number of chickens | 2,343 |
| Number of ducks | 21 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 96 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 10 |
| Number of geese | 6 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 52 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 380 |
| Number of milk cows | 217 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 106 |
| Number of other cattle | 156 |
| Number of other fowl | 8 |
| Number of oxen | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 71 |
| Number of sheep | 75 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 21 |
| Number of swine | 358 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 330 |
| Number of turkeys | 12 |
| OAT AC | 291 |
| OAT BU | 5,586 |
| PEA BU | 3,974 |
| POT AC | 38 |
| POT BU | 3,685 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 150 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 148 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 187 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 15,720 |
| RYE BU | 669 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 896 |
| WHT AC | 356 |
| WHT FALL BU | 7,093 |
| WHT SP BU | 100 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 4 |
| A 11 50 | 19 |
| A 201 PL | 3 |
| A 51 100 | 9 |
| BEN BU | 36 |
| BUTTER LB | 15,720 |
| CATTLE KS | 102 |
| CHEESE LB | 150 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 765 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 790 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,555 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 148 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 52 |
| DUCKS | 21 |
| FAMILIES | 571 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 187 |
| FRN CA | 2 |
| GEESE | 6 |
| GRA BU | 45 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,343 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 380 |
| HOUSES | 571 |
| HOUSES B | 129 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 30 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 73 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 71 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 159 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 352 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 9 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 14 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 408 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 8 |
| HOUSES W | 442 |
| INF 11 A | 71 |
| MD FEM | 460 |
| MD MALE | 463 |
| MD TOT | 923 |
| MILK COWS | 217 |
| NAME CD | Norfolk, South - Sud |
| OC F | 10 |
| OC P | 96 |
| OC TOT | 106 |
| OTHER FOWL | 8 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 156 |
| OTHERS | 2,672 |
| SHEEP | 75 |
| SHEEP KS | 21 |
| SUP AM | 2,479 |
| SUP FOR | 406 |
| SUP JV | 109 |
| SUP PAT | 578 |
| SUP SC | 1,792 |
| SUP TOT | 2,885 |
| SWINE | 358 |
| SWINE KS | 330 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 571 |
| TUR AC | 16 |
| TUR BU | 4,833 |
| TURKEY | 12 |
| WID FEM | 152 |
| WID MALE | 44 |
| WID TOT | 196 |
| WORKING OX | 13 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON098005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON131009— 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). "Simcoe, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/simcoe-town-ville-on098005-1891/.