Strathroy, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)
Strathroy, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,316. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115134672. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.969°N, 81.618°W.
Population
In 1891, Strathroy, Town—Ville had a population of 3,316: 1,548 male and 1,768 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 3,316 |
| 1901 | 2,933 |
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, Strathroy, Town—Ville 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 3,316 total population, 1,768 females, 1,548 males, 1,144 married persons, 761 families, 573 married males, 571 married females, 218 widowed persons, 152 widowed females, 66 widowed males, 4.30 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,954 single persons under 18, 1,045 single females under 18, 909 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 3,313 persons who are not French Canadian, 3 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 754 houses, 754 occupied houses, 479 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 450 houses built of wood, 436 houses of 1 story, 305 houses of 2 stories, 304 houses built of brick, 105 houses of 5 rooms, 79 houses of 4 rooms, 49 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 46 uninhabited houses, 20 houses of 3 rooms, 13 houses of 3 stories, 12 houses of over 15 rooms, 9 houses of 2 rooms, 1 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 20,618 pounds of homemade butter, 17,115 bushels of turnips, 14,508 bushels of potatoes, 10,304 bushels of corn, 8,823 bushels of winter wheat, 8,134 bushels of oats, 5,380 acres of land in farms, 4,522 chickens, 4,521 acres of improved land in farms, 2,184 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,772 acres of farmland under crops, 1,333 bushels of peas, 859 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 747 tons of hay, 742 occupants of farms, 695 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 565 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 497 cattle killed or sold, 491 swine slaughtered or sold, 455 bushels of barley, 454 farm occupants who own their land, 421 acres of hay crops, 413 swine, 404 acres of wheat, 393 other cattle, 363 horses aged over 3 years, 305 bushels of spring wheat, 302 acres of oats, 288 farm occupants who rent their land, 283 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 229 milk cows, 219 sheep, 200 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 158 bushels of rye, 140 acres of potatoes, 129 bushels of beans, 96 horses aged 3 years and under, 80 sheep slaughtered or sold, 48 turkeys, 46 acres of turnips, 40 ducks, 26 bushels of buckwheat, 20 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 15 acres of barley, 14 geese, 14 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 12 other fowl, 8 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 5 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON093008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON090008_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115134672
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). "Strathroy, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/strathroy-town-ville-on093008-1891/.