Tilsonburg, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)
Tilsonburg, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,163. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2415848. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.868°N, 80.722°W.
Population
In 1891, Tilsonburg, Town—Ville had a population of 2,163: 1,052 male and 1,111 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 2,163 |
| 1901 | 2,241 |
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, Tilsonburg, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 85 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,163 total population, 1,111 females, 1,052 males, 858 married persons, 488 families, 430 married females, 428 married males, 112 widowed persons, 86 widowed females, 26 widowed males, 4.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,193 single persons under 18, 598 single males under 18, 595 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,146 persons who are not French Canadian, 17 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 487 occupied houses, 486 houses, 404 houses built of wood, 368 houses of 1 story, 327 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 107 houses of 2 stories, 82 houses built of brick, 55 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 43 houses of 5 rooms, 28 houses of 4 rooms, 19 uninhabited houses, 14 houses of 3 rooms, 11 houses of 3 stories, 11 houses of over 15 rooms, 6 houses of 2 rooms, 2 houses of 1 room, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 11,250 pounds of homemade butter, 4,944 acres of land in farms, 3,378 chickens, 3,314 bushels of oats, 3,070 bushels of corn, 2,729 acres of improved land in farms, 2,556 bushels of winter wheat, 2,215 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,867 acres of farmland under crops, 1,300 bushels of turnips, 1,150 bushels of potatoes, 1,011 bushels of peas, 720 bushels of spring wheat, 679 tons of hay, 668 acres of farmland in pasture, 485 bushels of rye, 403 swine, Capacity of silos (tons): 400, 303 acres of hay crops, 303 swine slaughtered or sold, 275 horses aged over 3 years, 212 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 210 milk cows, 194 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 170 bushels of barley, 145 acres of wheat, 139 other cattle, 138 acres of oats, 130 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 80 bushels of buckwheat, 80 sheep, 59 occupants of farms, 56 farm occupants who own their land, 47 ducks, 40 horses aged 3 years and under, 38 cattle killed or sold, 24 geese, 23 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 17 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 14 turkeys, 13 acres of potatoes, 12 bushels of beans, 9 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 7 acres of barley, 6 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 5 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 5 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 4 acres of turnips, 3 farm occupants who rent their land, 3 other fowl, 2 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON097003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON093004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2415848
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tillsonburg
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tillsonburg
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). "Tilsonburg, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/tilsonburg-town-ville-on097003-1891/.