Torbolton, Ontario (1891 census)
Torbolton was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,023. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q14875451. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.463°N, 76.080°W.
Population
In 1891, Torbolton had a population of 1,023: 540 male and 483 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 542 |
| 1861 | 675 |
| 1871 | 751 |
| 1881 | 1,024 |
| 1891 | 1,023 |
| 1901 | 1,002 |
| 1911 | 842 |
| 1921 | 739 |
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, Torbolton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 168 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.10 |
| FAM NO | 168 |
| Number of families | 168 |
| Number of females | 483 |
| Number of males | 540 |
| Number of married females | 132 |
| Number of married males | 133 |
| Number of married persons | 265 |
| Number of widowed females | 28 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 35 |
| POP F | 483 |
| POP M | 540 |
| POP TOT | 1,023 |
| Total population | 1,023 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 323 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 400 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 723 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 15 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,008 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 167 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 9 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 7 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 151 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 75 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 89 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 68 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 167 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 282 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 78 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,739 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 7,416 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 9,441 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,081 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 14,258 |
| Acres of land in farms | 21,674 |
| Acres of oats | 2,742 |
| Acres of potatoes | 154 |
| Acres of turnips | 27 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,877 |
| BAR AC | 282 |
| BAR BU | 4,335 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 4,335 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 654 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 889 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 648 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 45,778 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 7,759 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 11,019 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,491 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 16,147 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 8,470 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 415 |
| BWT BU | 889 |
| CRN BU | 648 |
| HAY AC | 2,081 |
| HAY TONS | 2,483 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 438 |
| Number of chickens | 5,613 |
| Number of ducks | 55 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 166 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 1 |
| Number of geese | 234 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 198 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 448 |
| Number of milk cows | 848 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 167 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,155 |
| Number of other fowl | 35 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 39 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 33 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 67 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 6 |
| Number of sheep | 1,090 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 683 |
| Number of swine | 389 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 904 |
| Number of turkeys | 201 |
| OAT AC | 2,742 |
| OAT BU | 45,778 |
| PEA BU | 7,759 |
| POT AC | 154 |
| POT BU | 11,019 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 691 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,402 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 24 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 68,398 |
| RYE BU | 1,491 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,483 |
| WHT AC | 1,877 |
| WHT FALL BU | 415 |
| WHT SP BU | 16,147 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 39 |
| A 11 50 | 33 |
| A 201 PL | 22 |
| A 51 100 | 67 |
| BEN BU | 654 |
| BUTTER LB | 68,398 |
| CATTLE KS | 438 |
| CHEESE LB | 691 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 323 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 400 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 723 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 5,402 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 198 |
| DUCKS | 55 |
| FAMILIES | 168 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 24 |
| FRN CA | 15 |
| GEESE | 234 |
| GRA BU | 40 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 5,613 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 448 |
| HOUSES | 167 |
| HOUSES B | 9 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 22 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 18 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 75 |
| HOUSES S | 7 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 68 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 26 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 30 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 89 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 6 |
| HOUSES W | 151 |
| INF 11 A | 6 |
| MD FEM | 132 |
| MD MALE | 133 |
| MD TOT | 265 |
| MILK COWS | 848 |
| NAME CD | Carleton |
| OC F | 1 |
| OC P | 166 |
| OC TOT | 167 |
| OTHER FOWL | 35 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,155 |
| OTHERS | 1,008 |
| SHEEP | 1,090 |
| SHEEP KS | 683 |
| SUP AM | 14,258 |
| SUP FOR | 7,416 |
| SUP JV | 78 |
| SUP PAT | 4,739 |
| SUP SC | 9,441 |
| SUP TOT | 21,674 |
| SWINE | 389 |
| SWINE KS | 904 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 167 |
| TUR AC | 27 |
| TUR BU | 8,470 |
| TURKEY | 201 |
| WID FEM | 28 |
| WID MALE | 7 |
| WID TOT | 35 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON055008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON105010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q14875451
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torbolton_Township
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). "Torbolton, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/torbolton-on055008-1891/.