Thedford, VL, Ontario (1891 census)
Thedford, VL 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, VL had a population of 616: 287 male and 329 female residents.
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, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 76 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 616 total population, 329 females, 287 males, 243 married persons, 154 families, 123 married females, 120 married males, 37 widowed persons, 27 widowed females, 10 widowed males, 4 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 336 single persons under 18, 179 single females under 18, 157 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 615 persons who are not French Canadian, 1 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 150 houses, 150 occupied houses, 141 houses of 1 story, 113 houses built of wood, 92 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 28 houses built of brick, 23 houses of 5 rooms, 11 houses of 4 rooms, 9 houses built of stone, 8 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 8 houses of 3 rooms, 7 houses of 2 stories, 6 houses of 2 rooms, 6 uninhabited houses, 2 houses of 3 stories, 2 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 4,015 pounds of homemade butter, 3,350 bushels of oats, 1,430 bushels of winter wheat, 1,367 chickens, 1,181 bushels of potatoes, 1,151 bushels of barley, 1,130 acres of land in farms, 1,062 acres of improved land in farms, 635 bushels of corn, 555 acres of farmland under crops, 464 acres of farmland in pasture, 388 bushels of spring wheat, 265 bushels of turnips, 261 tons of hay, 239 bushels of peas, 164 other cattle, 160 acres of hay crops, 132 sheep slaughtered or sold, 117 acres of oats, 79 acres of wheat, 79 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 75 cattle killed or sold, 75 swine, 72 horses aged over 3 years, 68 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 60 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 57 bushels of buckwheat, 55 milk cows, 47 acres of barley, 30 occupants of farms, 28 farm occupants who own their land, 17 ducks, 16 sheep, 15 horses aged 3 years and under, 14 acres of potatoes, 13 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 9 bushels of beans, 9 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 7 swine slaughtered or sold, 5 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 3 geese, 3 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 2 farm occupants who rent their land, 2 turkeys. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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, VL, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/thedford-vl-on081008-1891/.