Thornbury, T-V, Ontario (1891 census)
Thornbury, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 902. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.548°N, 80.441°W.
Population
In 1891, Thornbury, T-V had a population of 902: 456 male and 446 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 902 |
| 1901 | 786 |
| 1911 | 793 |
| 1921 | 820 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Collingwood, 1881 (0.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Thornbury, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 81 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 902 total population, 456 males, 446 females, 301 married persons, 184 families, 151 married females, 150 married males, 34 widowed persons, 20 widowed females, 14 widowed males, 4.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 567 single persons under 18, 292 single males under 18, 275 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 900 persons who are not French Canadian, 2 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 182 houses, 182 occupied houses, 143 houses of 2 stories, 136 houses built of wood, 120 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 46 houses built of brick, 39 houses of 1 story, 24 houses of 5 rooms, 17 houses of 4 rooms, 10 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 8 houses of 3 rooms, 4 uninhabited houses, 1 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of 2 rooms, 1 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 20,724 pounds of homemade butter, 6,754 bushels of potatoes, 3,897 bushels of turnips, 2,896 bushels of oats, 2,769 chickens, 1,797 acres of land in farms, 1,119 acres of improved land in farms, 795 acres of farmland under crops, 678 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 567 bushels of peas, 400 bushels of winter wheat, 290 bushels of barley, 275 swine slaughtered or sold, 258 bushels of corn, 199 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 178 occupants of farms, 176 tons of hay, 153 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 146 swine, 133 milk cows, 132 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 128 farm occupants who own their land, 125 acres of farmland in pasture, 121 acres of hay crops, 115 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 109 horses aged over 3 years, 93 acres of oats, 85 ducks, 72 other cattle, 56 acres of potatoes, 52 sheep, 50 farm occupants who rent their land, 50 turkeys, 50 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 44 horses aged 3 years and under, 31 geese, 30 bushels of buckwheat, 23 acres of wheat, 22 bushels of spring wheat, 17 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 16 cattle killed or sold, 15 bushels of beans, 13 sheep slaughtered or sold, 12 acres of barley, 11 acres of turnips, 7 other fowl, 4 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 3 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON067010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON114021— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Thornbury, T-V, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/thornbury-t-v-on067010-1891/.