Thornbury, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)
Thornbury, Town—Ville 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, Town—Ville had a population of 902: 456 male and 446 female residents. Population density was 899.2 people per square mile.
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, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.90 |
| FAM NO | 184 |
| Number of families | 184 |
| Number of females | 446 |
| Number of males | 456 |
| Number of married females | 151 |
| Number of married males | 150 |
| Number of married persons | 301 |
| Number of widowed females | 20 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 34 |
| POP F | 446 |
| POP M | 456 |
| POP TOT | 902 |
| Total population | 902 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 275 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 292 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 567 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 900 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 182 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 46 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 136 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 39 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 143 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 120 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 182 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 12 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 199 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 125 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 678 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 795 |
| Acres of hay crops | 121 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,119 |
| Acres of land in farms | 1,797 |
| Acres of oats | 93 |
| Acres of potatoes | 56 |
| Acres of turnips | 11 |
| Acres of wheat | 23 |
| BAR AC | 12 |
| BAR BU | 290 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 290 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 15 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 258 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,896 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 567 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,754 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 22 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,897 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 400 |
| BWT BU | 30 |
| CRN BU | 258 |
| HAY AC | 121 |
| HAY TONS | 176 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 16 |
| Number of chickens | 2,769 |
| Number of ducks | 85 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 128 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 50 |
| Number of geese | 31 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 44 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 109 |
| Number of milk cows | 133 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 178 |
| Number of other cattle | 72 |
| Number of other fowl | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 17 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 153 |
| Number of sheep | 52 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 13 |
| Number of swine | 146 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 275 |
| Number of turkeys | 50 |
| OAT AC | 93 |
| OAT BU | 2,896 |
| PEA BU | 567 |
| POT AC | 56 |
| POT BU | 6,754 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 50 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 132 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 115 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 20,724 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 176 |
| WHT AC | 23 |
| WHT FALL BU | 400 |
| WHT SP BU | 22 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 1 |
| A 11 50 | 17 |
| A 201 PL | 3 |
| A 51 100 | 4 |
| BEN BU | 15 |
| BUTTER LB | 20,724 |
| CATTLE KS | 16 |
| CHEESE LB | 50 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 275 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 292 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 567 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 132 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 44 |
| DUCKS | 85 |
| FAMILIES | 184 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 115 |
| FRN CA | 2 |
| GEESE | 31 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,769 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 109 |
| HOUSES | 182 |
| HOUSES B | 46 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 10 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 24 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 17 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 39 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 120 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 143 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 4 |
| HOUSES W | 136 |
| INF 11 A | 153 |
| MD FEM | 151 |
| MD MALE | 150 |
| MD TOT | 301 |
| MILK COWS | 133 |
| NAME CD | Grey, East—Est |
| OC F | 50 |
| OC P | 128 |
| OC TOT | 178 |
| OTHER FOWL | 7 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 72 |
| OTHERS | 900 |
| SHEEP | 52 |
| SHEEP KS | 13 |
| SUP AM | 1,119 |
| SUP FOR | 678 |
| SUP JV | 199 |
| SUP PAT | 125 |
| SUP SC | 795 |
| SUP TOT | 1,797 |
| SWINE | 146 |
| SWINE KS | 275 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 182 |
| TUR AC | 11 |
| TUR BU | 3,897 |
| TURKEY | 50 |
| WID FEM | 20 |
| WID MALE | 14 |
| WID TOT | 34 |
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, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/thornbury-town-ville-on067010-1891/.