Thedford, Village, Ontario (1891 census)
Thedford, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 616. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7777684. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.172°N, 81.839°W.
Population
In 1891, Thedford, Village had a population of 616: 287 male and 329 female residents. Population density was 614.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 685 |
| 1891 | 616 |
| 1901 | 633 |
| 1911 | 559 |
| 1921 | 524 |
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, Thedford, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 154 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4 |
| FAM NO | 154 |
| Number of families | 154 |
| Number of females | 329 |
| Number of males | 287 |
| Number of married females | 123 |
| Number of married males | 120 |
| Number of married persons | 243 |
| Number of widowed females | 27 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 37 |
| POP F | 329 |
| POP M | 287 |
| POP TOT | 616 |
| Total population | 616 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 179 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 157 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 336 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 615 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 150 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 28 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 9 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 113 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 141 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 7 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 92 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 150 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 47 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 464 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 68 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 555 |
| Acres of hay crops | 160 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,062 |
| Acres of land in farms | 1,130 |
| Acres of oats | 117 |
| Acres of potatoes | 14 |
| Acres of wheat | 79 |
| BAR AC | 47 |
| BAR BU | 1,151 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,151 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 57 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 79 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 635 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,350 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 239 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 1,181 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 388 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 265 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,430 |
| BWT BU | 57 |
| CRN BU | 635 |
| HAY AC | 160 |
| HAY TONS | 261 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 75 |
| Number of chickens | 1,367 |
| Number of ducks | 17 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 28 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 2 |
| Number of geese | 3 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 15 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 72 |
| Number of milk cows | 55 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 30 |
| Number of other cattle | 164 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 13 |
| Number of sheep | 16 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 132 |
| Number of swine | 75 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 7 |
| Number of turkeys | 2 |
| OAT AC | 117 |
| OAT BU | 3,350 |
| PEA BU | 239 |
| POT AC | 14 |
| POT BU | 1,181 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 60 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 4,015 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 261 |
| WHT AC | 79 |
| WHT FALL BU | 1,430 |
| WHT SP BU | 388 |
Other recorded variables (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 3 |
| A 11 50 | 9 |
| A 51 100 | 5 |
| BEN BU | 9 |
| BUTTER LB | 4,015 |
| CATTLE KS | 75 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 179 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 157 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 336 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 60 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 15 |
| DUCKS | 17 |
| FAMILIES | 154 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 3 |
| GRA BU | 79 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,367 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 72 |
| HOUSES | 150 |
| HOUSES B | 28 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 8 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 23 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 11 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 141 |
| HOUSES S | 9 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 92 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 6 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 7 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 6 |
| HOUSES W | 113 |
| INF 11 A | 13 |
| MD FEM | 123 |
| MD MALE | 120 |
| MD TOT | 243 |
| MILK COWS | 55 |
| NAME CD | Lambton, East—Est |
| OC F | 2 |
| OC P | 28 |
| OC TOT | 30 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 164 |
| OTHERS | 615 |
| SHEEP | 16 |
| SHEEP KS | 132 |
| SUP AM | 1,062 |
| SUP FOR | 68 |
| SUP PAT | 464 |
| SUP SC | 555 |
| SUP TOT | 1,130 |
| SWINE | 75 |
| SWINE KS | 7 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 150 |
| TUR BU | 265 |
| TURKEY | 2 |
| WID FEM | 27 |
| WID MALE | 10 |
| WID TOT | 37 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON081008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON122020— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7777684
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thedford,_Ontario
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). "Thedford, Village, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/thedford-village-on081008-1891/.