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 density was 2156.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 66 |
| 1891 | 2,163 |
| 1901 | 2,241 |
| 1911 | 2,758 |
| 1921 | 2,974 |
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 172 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.40 |
| FAM NO | 488 |
| Number of families | 488 |
| Number of females | 1,111 |
| Number of males | 1,052 |
| Number of married females | 430 |
| Number of married males | 428 |
| Number of married persons | 858 |
| Number of widowed females | 86 |
| Number of widowed males | 26 |
| Number of widowed persons | 112 |
| POP F | 1,111 |
| POP M | 1,052 |
| POP TOT | 2,163 |
| Total population | 2,163 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 595 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 598 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,193 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 17 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,146 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 486 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 82 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 404 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 368 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 55 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 107 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 11 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 43 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 327 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 487 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 19 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 7 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 194 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 668 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 2,215 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,867 |
| Acres of hay crops | 303 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,729 |
| Acres of land in farms | 4,944 |
| Acres of oats | 138 |
| Acres of potatoes | 13 |
| Acres of turnips | 4 |
| Acres of wheat | 145 |
| BAR AC | 7 |
| BAR BU | 170 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 170 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 80 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 3,070 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,314 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,011 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 1,150 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 485 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 720 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,300 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 2,556 |
| BWT BU | 80 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 400 |
| CRN BU | 3,070 |
| HAY AC | 303 |
| HAY TONS | 679 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 38 |
| Number of chickens | 3,378 |
| Number of ducks | 47 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 56 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 3 |
| Number of geese | 24 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 40 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 275 |
| Number of milk cows | 210 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 59 |
| Number of other cattle | 139 |
| Number of other fowl | 3 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 17 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 23 |
| Number of sheep | 80 |
| Number of swine | 403 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 303 |
| Number of turkeys | 14 |
| OAT AC | 138 |
| OAT BU | 3,314 |
| PEA BU | 1,011 |
| POT AC | 13 |
| POT BU | 1,150 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 212 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 130 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 11,250 |
| RYE BU | 485 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 679 |
| WHT AC | 145 |
| WHT FALL BU | 2,556 |
| WHT SP BU | 720 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 5 |
| A 11 50 | 17 |
| A 201 PL | 5 |
| A 51 100 | 9 |
| BEN BU | 12 |
| BUTTER LB | 11,250 |
| CATTLE KS | 38 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 595 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 598 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,193 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 212 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 40 |
| DUCKS | 47 |
| FAMILIES | 488 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 130 |
| FRN CA | 17 |
| GEESE | 24 |
| GRA BU | 6 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,378 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 275 |
| HOUSES | 486 |
| HOUSES B | 82 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 55 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 43 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 28 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 368 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 327 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 11 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 14 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 11 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 6 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 107 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 19 |
| HOUSES W | 404 |
| INF 11 A | 23 |
| MD FEM | 430 |
| MD MALE | 428 |
| MD TOT | 858 |
| MILK COWS | 210 |
| NAME CD | Norfolk, North-Nord |
| OC F | 3 |
| OC P | 56 |
| OC TOT | 59 |
| OTHER FOWL | 3 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 139 |
| OTHERS | 2,146 |
| SHEEP | 80 |
| SILOS | 400 |
| SUP AM | 2,729 |
| SUP FOR | 2,215 |
| SUP JV | 194 |
| SUP PAT | 668 |
| SUP SC | 1,867 |
| SUP TOT | 4,944 |
| SWINE | 403 |
| SWINE KS | 303 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 487 |
| TUR AC | 4 |
| TUR BU | 1,300 |
| TURKEY | 14 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 86 |
| WID MALE | 26 |
| WID TOT | 112 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON097003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON134014— 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/.