Thamesville, VL, Ontario (1891 census)
Thamesville, VL 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, VL had a population of 798: 396 male and 402 female residents.
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, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 78 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 798 total population, 402 females, 396 males, 295 married persons, 177 families, 148 married males, 147 married females, 36 widowed persons, 21 widowed females, 15 widowed males, 4.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 467 single persons under 18, 234 single females under 18, 233 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 772 persons who are not French Canadian, 26 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 176 houses, 176 occupied houses, 164 houses built of wood, 107 houses of 2 stories, 100 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 65 houses of 1 story, 25 houses of 5 rooms, 19 houses of 4 rooms, 19 uninhabited houses, 12 houses built of brick, 12 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 10 houses of 3 rooms, 7 houses under construction, 6 houses of over 15 rooms, 4 houses of 2 rooms, 4 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 8,621 pounds of homemade butter, 5,030 bushels of oats, 3,925 bushels of winter wheat, 2,888 acres of land in farms, 2,135 bushels of corn, 2,031 bushels of peas, 1,983 bushels of potatoes, 1,628 acres of improved land in farms, 1,376 bushels of turnips, 1,260 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,108 chickens, 852 acres of farmland under crops, 704 acres of farmland in pasture, 380 tons of hay, 250 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 237 other cattle, 213 swine, 176 acres of hay crops, 148 acres of wheat, 124 acres of oats, 116 horses aged over 3 years, 104 milk cows, 97 swine slaughtered or sold, 92 sheep, 73 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 72 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 60 bushels of beans, 33 cattle killed or sold, 31 horses aged 3 years and under, 25 geese, 24 acres of potatoes, 22 occupants of farms, 19 farm occupants who own their land, 17 turkeys, 16 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 11 ducks, 9 other fowl, 7 acres of turnips, 6 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 6 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 5 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 4 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 3 farm occupants who rent their land, 2 oxen, Capacity of silos (tons): 1, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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, VL, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/thamesville-vl-on047007-1891/.