Toronto Gore, Ontario (1891 census)
Toronto Gore was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,247. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7826396. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.767°N, 79.681°W.
Population
In 1891, Toronto Gore had a population of 1,247: 663 male and 584 female residents. Population density was 38.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,820 |
| 1861 | 1,728 |
| 1871 | 1,559 |
| 1881 | 1,363 |
| 1891 | 1,247 |
| 1901 | 1,032 |
| 1911 | 996 |
| 1921 | 791 |
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, Toronto Gore shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 167 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.70 |
| FAM NO | 218 |
| Number of families | 218 |
| Number of females | 584 |
| Number of males | 663 |
| Number of married females | 183 |
| Number of married males | 184 |
| Number of married persons | 367 |
| Number of widowed females | 26 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 40 |
| POP F | 584 |
| POP M | 663 |
| POP TOT | 1,247 |
| Total population | 1,247 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 375 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 465 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 840 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,247 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 218 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 55 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 3 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 160 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 144 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 74 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 140 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 218 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 23 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 4,101 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 262 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,071 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,263 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 15,582 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,866 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 17,915 |
| Acres of land in farms | 19,178 |
| Acres of oats | 2,805 |
| Acres of potatoes | 115 |
| Acres of turnips | 51 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,724 |
| BAR AC | 4,101 |
| BAR BU | 95,970 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 95,970 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 11 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 72 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 250 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 72,225 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 23,305 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,961 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 17,784 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 18,500 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 26,005 |
| CRN BU | 250 |
| HAY AC | 1,866 |
| HAY TONS | 2,806 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 271 |
| Number of chickens | 12,663 |
| Number of ducks | 1,675 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 135 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 82 |
| Number of geese | 1,173 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 349 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 719 |
| Number of milk cows | 827 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 217 |
| Number of other cattle | 670 |
| Number of other fowl | 23 |
| Number of oxen | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 49 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 104 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 47 |
| Number of sheep | 842 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 522 |
| Number of swine | 2,322 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 2,728 |
| Number of turkeys | 1,156 |
| OAT AC | 2,805 |
| OAT BU | 72,225 |
| PEA BU | 23,305 |
| POT AC | 115 |
| POT BU | 5,961 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 100 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,793 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 50 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 72,575 |
| RYE BU | 25 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,806 |
| WHT AC | 2,724 |
| WHT FALL BU | 26,005 |
| WHT SP BU | 17,784 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 49 |
| A 11 50 | 12 |
| A 201 PL | 5 |
| A 51 100 | 104 |
| BEN BU | 11 |
| BUTTER LB | 72,575 |
| CATTLE KS | 271 |
| CHEESE LB | 100 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 375 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 465 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 840 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,793 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 349 |
| DUCKS | 1,675 |
| FAMILIES | 218 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 50 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 1,173 |
| GRA BU | 72 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 12,663 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 719 |
| HOUSES | 218 |
| HOUSES B | 55 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 26 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 18 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 19 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 144 |
| HOUSES S | 3 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 140 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 11 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 74 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 23 |
| HOUSES W | 160 |
| INF 11 A | 47 |
| MD FEM | 183 |
| MD MALE | 184 |
| MD TOT | 367 |
| MILK COWS | 827 |
| NAME CD | Peel |
| OC F | 82 |
| OC P | 135 |
| OC TOT | 217 |
| OTHER FOWL | 23 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 670 |
| OTHERS | 1,247 |
| SHEEP | 842 |
| SHEEP KS | 522 |
| SUP AM | 17,915 |
| SUP FOR | 1,263 |
| SUP JV | 262 |
| SUP PAT | 2,071 |
| SUP SC | 15,582 |
| SUP TOT | 19,178 |
| SWINE | 2,322 |
| SWINE KS | 2,728 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 218 |
| TUR AC | 51 |
| TUR BU | 18,500 |
| TURKEY | 1,156 |
| WID FEM | 26 |
| WID MALE | 14 |
| WID TOT | 40 |
| WORKING OX | 8 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON107005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON136005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7826396
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_Gore
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). "Toronto Gore, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/toronto-gore-on107005-1891/.