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 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 82 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,247 total population, 663 males, 584 females, 367 married persons, 218 families, 184 married males, 183 married females, 40 widowed persons, 26 widowed females, 14 widowed males, 5.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 840 single persons under 18, 465 single males under 18, 375 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,247 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 218 houses, 218 occupied houses, 160 houses built of wood, 144 houses of 1 story, 140 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 74 houses of 2 stories, 55 houses built of brick, 26 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 23 uninhabited houses, 19 houses of 4 rooms, 18 houses of 5 rooms, 11 houses of 3 rooms, 3 houses built of stone, 2 houses of 2 rooms, 2 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 95,970 bushels of barley, 72,575 pounds of homemade butter, 72,225 bushels of oats, 26,005 bushels of winter wheat, 23,305 bushels of peas, 19,178 acres of land in farms, 18,500 bushels of turnips, 17,915 acres of improved land in farms, 17,784 bushels of spring wheat, 15,582 acres of farmland under crops, 12,663 chickens, 5,961 bushels of potatoes, 4,793 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 4,101 acres of barley, 2,806 tons of hay, 2,805 acres of oats, 2,728 swine slaughtered or sold, 2,724 acres of wheat, 2,322 swine, 2,071 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,866 acres of hay crops, 1,675 ducks, 1,263 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,173 geese, 1,156 turkeys, 842 sheep, 827 milk cows, 719 horses aged over 3 years, 670 other cattle, 522 sheep slaughtered or sold, 349 horses aged 3 years and under, 271 cattle killed or sold, 262 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 250 bushels of corn, 217 occupants of farms, 135 farm occupants who own their land, 115 acres of potatoes, 104 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 100 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 82 farm occupants who rent their land, 72 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 51 acres of turnips, 50 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 49 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 47 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 25 bushels of rye, 23 other fowl, 12 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 11 bushels of beans, 8 oxen, 5 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.