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 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 density was 49.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 7,539 |
| 1861 | 6,592 |
| 1871 | 5,974 |
| 1881 | 5,873 |
| 1891 | 5,528 |
| 1901 | 5,208 |
| 1911 | 6,208 |
| 1921 | 6,981 |
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 179 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.90 |
| FAM NO | 1,118 |
| Number of families | 1,118 |
| Number of females | 2,673 |
| Number of males | 2,855 |
| Number of married females | 906 |
| Number of married males | 909 |
| Number of married persons | 1,815 |
| Number of widowed females | 159 |
| Number of widowed males | 78 |
| Number of widowed persons | 237 |
| POP F | 2,673 |
| POP M | 2,855 |
| POP TOT | 5,528 |
| Total population | 5,528 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,608 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,868 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,476 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 5,528 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses | 1,090 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 233 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 59 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 797 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 629 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 146 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 452 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 61 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 8 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 88 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 154 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 594 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses under construction | 9 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,092 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 78 |
Agriculture (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 7,376 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 2,717 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 9,719 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 6,880 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 44,612 |
| Acres of hay crops | 8,587 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 57,048 |
| Acres of land in farms | 63,928 |
| Acres of oats | 8,536 |
| Acres of potatoes | 1,130 |
| Acres of turnips | 342 |
| Acres of wheat | 6,881 |
| BAR AC | 7,376 |
| BAR BU | 142,159 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 142,159 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 442 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 886 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 166 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 6,331 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 187,961 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 57,191 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 77,630 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 2,210 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 47,284 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 119,655 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 46,904 |
| BWT BU | 886 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 225 |
| CRN BU | 6,331 |
| HAY AC | 8,587 |
| HAY TONS | 12,282 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,546 |
| Number of chickens | 30,440 |
| Number of ducks | 1,635 |
| Number of employees on farms | 9 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 701 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 316 |
| Number of geese | 1,983 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 1,006 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 2,391 |
| Number of milk cows | 2,993 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 1,026 |
| Number of other cattle | 2,912 |
| Number of other fowl | 99 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 149 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 119 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 314 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 21 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 423 |
| Number of sheep | 2,368 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,357 |
| Number of swine | 5,774 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 6,478 |
| Number of turkeys | 1,731 |
| OAT AC | 8,536 |
| OAT BU | 187,961 |
| PEA BU | 57,191 |
| POT AC | 1,130 |
| POT BU | 77,630 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 130 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 6,350 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,654 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 231,803 |
| RYE BU | 2,210 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 12,282 |
| WHT AC | 6,881 |
| WHT FALL BU | 46,904 |
| WHT SP BU | 47,284 |
Other recorded variables (72 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 149 |
| A 11 50 | 119 |
| A 201 PL | 21 |
| A 51 100 | 314 |
| BEN BU | 442 |
| BUTTER LB | 231,803 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,546 |
| CHEESE LB | 130 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,608 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,868 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 3,476 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 6,350 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 1,006 |
| DUCKS | 1,635 |
| FAMILIES | 1,118 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 4,654 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 1,983 |
| GRA BU | 166 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 30,440 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 2,391 |
| HOUSES | 1,090 |
| HOUSES B | 233 |
| HOUSES CON | 9 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 146 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 154 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 88 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 629 |
| HOUSES S | 59 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 594 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 18 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 61 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 8 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 27 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 452 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 78 |
| HOUSES W | 797 |
| INF 11 A | 423 |
| MD FEM | 906 |
| MD MALE | 909 |
| MD TOT | 1,815 |
| MILK COWS | 2,993 |
| NAME CD | Peel |
| OC E | 9 |
| OC F | 316 |
| OC P | 701 |
| OC TOT | 1,026 |
| OTHER FOWL | 99 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 2,912 |
| OTHERS | 5,528 |
| SHEEP | 2,368 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,357 |
| SILOS | 225 |
| SUP AM | 57,048 |
| SUP FOR | 6,880 |
| SUP JV | 2,717 |
| SUP PAT | 9,719 |
| SUP SC | 44,612 |
| SUP TOT | 63,928 |
| SWINE | 5,774 |
| SWINE KS | 6,478 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 1,092 |
| TUR AC | 342 |
| TUR BU | 119,655 |
| TURKEY | 1,731 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 2 |
| WID FEM | 159 |
| WID MALE | 78 |
| WID TOT | 237 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON107004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON136004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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/.