Thamesville, Village, Ontario (1891 census)
Thamesville, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 798. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7709974. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.550°N, 81.977°W.
Population
In 1891, Thamesville, Village had a population of 798: 396 male and 402 female residents. Population density was 795.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 740 |
| 1891 | 798 |
| 1901 | 864 |
| 1911 | 807 |
| 1921 | 800 |
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, Thamesville, 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 | 4.50 |
| FAM NO | 177 |
| Number of families | 177 |
| Number of females | 402 |
| Number of males | 396 |
| Number of married females | 147 |
| Number of married males | 148 |
| Number of married persons | 295 |
| Number of widowed females | 21 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 36 |
| POP F | 402 |
| POP M | 396 |
| POP TOT | 798 |
| Total population | 798 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 234 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 233 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 467 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 26 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 772 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 176 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 12 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 164 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 65 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 107 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 4 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 100 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of occupied houses | 176 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 19 |
Agriculture (56 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 72 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 704 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,260 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 852 |
| Acres of hay crops | 176 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,628 |
| Acres of land in farms | 2,888 |
| Acres of oats | 124 |
| Acres of potatoes | 24 |
| Acres of turnips | 7 |
| Acres of wheat | 148 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 60 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 16 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,135 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 5,030 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,031 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 1,983 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,376 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 3,925 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 1 |
| CRN BU | 2,135 |
| HAY AC | 176 |
| HAY TONS | 380 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 33 |
| Number of chickens | 1,108 |
| Number of ducks | 11 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 19 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 3 |
| Number of geese | 25 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 31 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 116 |
| Number of milk cows | 104 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 22 |
| Number of other cattle | 237 |
| Number of other fowl | 9 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 6 |
| Number of sheep | 92 |
| Number of swine | 213 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 97 |
| Number of turkeys | 17 |
| OAT AC | 124 |
| OAT BU | 5,030 |
| PEA BU | 2,031 |
| POT AC | 24 |
| POT BU | 1,983 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 250 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 73 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 8,621 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 380 |
| WHT AC | 148 |
| WHT FALL BU | 3,925 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 5 |
| A 11 50 | 4 |
| A 201 PL | 1 |
| A 51 100 | 6 |
| BEN BU | 60 |
| BUTTER LB | 8,621 |
| CATTLE KS | 33 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 234 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 233 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 467 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 250 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 31 |
| DUCKS | 11 |
| FAMILIES | 177 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 73 |
| FRN CA | 26 |
| GEESE | 25 |
| GRA BU | 16 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,108 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 116 |
| HOUSES | 176 |
| HOUSES B | 12 |
| HOUSES CON | 7 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 12 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 25 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 19 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 65 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 100 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 6 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 107 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 19 |
| HOUSES W | 164 |
| INF 11 A | 6 |
| MD FEM | 147 |
| MD MALE | 148 |
| MD TOT | 295 |
| MILK COWS | 104 |
| NAME CD | Bothwell |
| OC F | 3 |
| OC P | 19 |
| OC TOT | 22 |
| OTHER FOWL | 9 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 237 |
| OTHERS | 772 |
| SHEEP | 92 |
| SILOS | 1 |
| SUP AM | 1,628 |
| SUP FOR | 1,260 |
| SUP JV | 72 |
| SUP PAT | 704 |
| SUP SC | 852 |
| SUP TOT | 2,888 |
| SWINE | 213 |
| SWINE KS | 97 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 176 |
| TUR AC | 7 |
| TUR BU | 1,376 |
| TURKEY | 17 |
| WID FEM | 21 |
| WID MALE | 15 |
| WID TOT | 36 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON047007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON121022— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7709974
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thamesville
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). "Thamesville, Village, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/thamesville-village-on047007-1891/.