Toronto, Ontario (1891 census)
Toronto was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 5,528. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7826543. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.604°N, 79.662°W.
Population
In 1891, Toronto had a population of 5,528: 2,855 male and 2,673 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 5,528 |
| 1901 | 5,208 |
| 1911 | 6,208 |
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 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 88 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 5,528 total population, 2,855 males, 2,673 females, 1,815 married persons, 1,118 families, 909 married males, 906 married females, 237 widowed persons, 159 widowed females, 78 widowed males, 4.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 3,476 single persons under 18, 1,868 single males under 18, 1,608 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 5,528 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 1,092 occupied houses, 1,090 houses, 797 houses built of wood, 629 houses of 1 story, 594 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 452 houses of 2 stories, 233 houses built of brick, 154 houses of 5 rooms, 146 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 88 houses of 4 rooms, 78 uninhabited houses, 61 houses of 3 rooms, 59 houses built of stone, 27 houses of 2 rooms, 18 houses of over 15 rooms, 9 houses under construction, 8 houses of 3 stories, 2 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 231,803 pounds of homemade butter, 187,961 bushels of oats, 142,159 bushels of barley, 119,655 bushels of turnips, 77,630 bushels of potatoes, 63,928 acres of land in farms, 57,191 bushels of peas, 57,048 acres of improved land in farms, 47,284 bushels of spring wheat, 46,904 bushels of winter wheat, 44,612 acres of farmland under crops, 30,440 chickens, 12,282 tons of hay, 9,719 acres of farmland in pasture, 8,587 acres of hay crops, 8,536 acres of oats, 7,376 acres of barley, 6,881 acres of wheat, 6,880 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,478 swine slaughtered or sold, 6,350 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 6,331 bushels of corn, 5,774 swine, 4,654 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,993 milk cows, 2,912 other cattle, 2,717 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 2,391 horses aged over 3 years, 2,368 sheep, 2,210 bushels of rye, 1,983 geese, 1,731 turkeys, 1,635 ducks, 1,546 cattle killed or sold, 1,357 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,130 acres of potatoes, 1,026 occupants of farms, 1,006 horses aged 3 years and under, 886 bushels of buckwheat, 701 farm occupants who own their land, 442 bushels of beans, 423 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 342 acres of turnips, 316 farm occupants who rent their land, 314 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, Capacity of silos (tons): 225, 166 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 149 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 130 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 119 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 99 other fowl, 21 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 9 employees on farms, 2 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph Featherston | 1843–1913 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON107004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON109004_1891_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7826543
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_Township,_Ontario
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, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/toronto-on107004-1891/.