Tilbury E, Ontario (1891 census)
Tilbury E was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,033. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.251°N, 82.338°W.
Population
In 1891, Tilbury E had a population of 3,033: 1,619 male and 1,414 female residents. Population density was 31.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,267 |
| 1871 | 1,846 |
| 1881 | 2,872 |
| 1891 | 3,033 |
| 1901 | 3,456 |
| 1911 | 3,255 |
| 1921 | 3,197 |
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, Tilbury E shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 170 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.60 |
| FAM NO | 542 |
| Number of families | 542 |
| Number of females | 1,414 |
| Number of males | 1,619 |
| Number of married females | 471 |
| Number of married males | 472 |
| Number of married persons | 943 |
| Number of widowed females | 55 |
| Number of widowed males | 35 |
| Number of widowed persons | 90 |
| POP F | 1,414 |
| POP M | 1,619 |
| POP TOT | 3,033 |
| Total population | 3,033 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 888 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,112 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,000 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 579 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,454 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 13 |
| Number of houses | 526 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 32 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 494 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 241 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 283 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 69 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 108 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 97 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 194 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 539 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 1,121 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 10,079 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 9,901 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 21,887 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,635 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 32,728 |
| Acres of land in farms | 42,629 |
| Acres of oats | 4,231 |
| Acres of potatoes | 185 |
| Acres of turnips | 34 |
| Acres of wheat | 4,550 |
| BAR AC | 1,121 |
| BAR BU | 21,253 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 21,253 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 2,404 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 815 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 416 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 203,294 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 127,717 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 5,271 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 13,021 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 100 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 10,906 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 6,284 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 66,988 |
| BWT BU | 815 |
| CRN BU | 203,294 |
| HAY AC | 3,635 |
| HAY TONS | 6,489 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 2,291 |
| Number of chickens | 14,258 |
| Number of ducks | 317 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 385 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 117 |
| Number of geese | 806 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 661 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,420 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,616 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 503 |
| Number of other cattle | 3,672 |
| Number of other fowl | 65 |
| Number of oxen | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 71 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 155 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 153 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 31 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 93 |
| Number of sheep | 1,364 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 743 |
| Number of swine | 6,598 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 6,295 |
| Number of turkeys | 324 |
| OAT AC | 4,231 |
| OAT BU | 127,717 |
| PEA BU | 5,271 |
| POT AC | 185 |
| POT BU | 13,021 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,977 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 417 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 127,696 |
| RYE BU | 100 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 6,489 |
| WHT AC | 4,550 |
| WHT FALL BU | 66,988 |
| WHT SP BU | 10,906 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 71 |
| A 11 50 | 155 |
| A 201 PL | 31 |
| A 51 100 | 153 |
| BEN BU | 2,404 |
| BUTTER LB | 127,696 |
| CATTLE KS | 2,291 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 888 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,112 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,000 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,977 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 661 |
| DUCKS | 317 |
| FAMILIES | 542 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 417 |
| FRN CA | 579 |
| GEESE | 806 |
| GRA BU | 416 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 14,258 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,420 |
| HOUSES | 526 |
| HOUSES B | 32 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 38 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 97 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 108 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 241 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 194 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 69 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 16 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 283 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 12 |
| HOUSES W | 494 |
| INF 11 A | 93 |
| MD FEM | 471 |
| MD MALE | 472 |
| MD TOT | 943 |
| MILK COWS | 1,616 |
| NAME CD | Kent |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 117 |
| OC P | 385 |
| OC TOT | 503 |
| OTHER FOWL | 65 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 3,672 |
| OTHERS | 2,454 |
| SHEEP | 1,364 |
| SHEEP KS | 743 |
| SUP AM | 32,728 |
| SUP FOR | 9,901 |
| SUP PAT | 10,079 |
| SUP SC | 21,887 |
| SUP TOT | 42,629 |
| SWINE | 6,598 |
| SWINE KS | 6,295 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 539 |
| TUR AC | 34 |
| TUR BU | 6,284 |
| TURKEY | 324 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 13 |
| WID FEM | 55 |
| WID MALE | 35 |
| WID TOT | 90 |
| WORKING OX | 5 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON079008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON121009— 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). "Tilbury E, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/tilbury-e-on079008-1891/.