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 density was 3305.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 751 |
| 1871 | 3,232 |
| 1881 | 3,817 |
| 1891 | 3,316 |
| 1901 | 2,933 |
| 1911 | 2,823 |
| 1921 | 2,691 |
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 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.30 |
| FAM NO | 761 |
| Number of families | 761 |
| Number of females | 1,768 |
| Number of males | 1,548 |
| Number of married females | 571 |
| Number of married males | 573 |
| Number of married persons | 1,144 |
| Number of widowed females | 152 |
| Number of widowed males | 66 |
| Number of widowed persons | 218 |
| POP F | 1,768 |
| POP M | 1,548 |
| POP TOT | 3,316 |
| Total population | 3,316 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,045 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 909 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,954 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 3 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3,313 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 754 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 304 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 450 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 436 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 49 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 305 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 13 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 79 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 105 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 479 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 12 |
| Number of occupied houses | 754 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 46 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 15 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 565 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,184 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 859 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,772 |
| Acres of hay crops | 421 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 4,521 |
| Acres of land in farms | 5,380 |
| Acres of oats | 302 |
| Acres of potatoes | 140 |
| Acres of turnips | 46 |
| Acres of wheat | 404 |
| BAR AC | 15 |
| BAR BU | 455 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 455 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 129 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 26 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 10,304 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 8,134 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,333 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 14,508 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 158 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 305 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 17,115 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 8,823 |
| BWT BU | 26 |
| CRN BU | 10,304 |
| HAY AC | 421 |
| HAY TONS | 747 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 497 |
| Number of chickens | 4,522 |
| Number of ducks | 40 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 454 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 288 |
| Number of geese | 14 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 96 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 363 |
| Number of milk cows | 229 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 742 |
| Number of other cattle | 393 |
| Number of other fowl | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 695 |
| Number of sheep | 219 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 80 |
| Number of swine | 413 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 491 |
| Number of turkeys | 48 |
| OAT AC | 302 |
| OAT BU | 8,134 |
| PEA BU | 1,333 |
| POT AC | 140 |
| POT BU | 14,508 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 283 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 200 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 20,618 |
| RYE BU | 158 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 747 |
| WHT AC | 404 |
| WHT FALL BU | 8,823 |
| WHT SP BU | 305 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 5 |
| A 11 50 | 20 |
| A 201 PL | 8 |
| A 51 100 | 14 |
| BEN BU | 129 |
| BUTTER LB | 20,618 |
| CATTLE KS | 497 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,045 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 909 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,954 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 283 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 96 |
| DUCKS | 40 |
| FAMILIES | 761 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 200 |
| FRN CA | 3 |
| GEESE | 14 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 4,522 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 363 |
| HOUSES | 754 |
| HOUSES B | 304 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 49 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 105 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 79 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 436 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 479 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 12 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 13 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 9 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 305 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 46 |
| HOUSES W | 450 |
| INF 11 A | 695 |
| MD FEM | 571 |
| MD MALE | 573 |
| MD TOT | 1,144 |
| MILK COWS | 229 |
| NAME CD | Middlesex, West - Ouest |
| OC F | 288 |
| OC P | 454 |
| OC TOT | 742 |
| OTHER FOWL | 12 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 393 |
| OTHERS | 3,313 |
| SHEEP | 219 |
| SHEEP KS | 80 |
| SUP AM | 4,521 |
| SUP FOR | 859 |
| SUP JV | 565 |
| SUP PAT | 2,184 |
| SUP SC | 1,772 |
| SUP TOT | 5,380 |
| SWINE | 413 |
| SWINE KS | 491 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 754 |
| TUR AC | 46 |
| TUR BU | 17,115 |
| TURKEY | 48 |
| WID FEM | 152 |
| WID MALE | 66 |
| WID TOT | 218 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON093008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON128018— 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/.