Tossorontio, Ontario (1891 census)
Tossorontio was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,870. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.224°N, 79.957°W.
Population
In 1891, Tossorontio had a population of 1,870: 950 male and 920 female residents. Population density was 25.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 492 |
| 1861 | 1,073 |
| 1871 | 1,570 |
| 1881 | 1,921 |
| 1891 | 1,870 |
| 1901 | 1,726 |
| 1911 | 1,563 |
| 1921 | 1,672 |
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, Tossorontio shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 173 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.50 |
| FAM NO | 339 |
| Number of families | 339 |
| Number of females | 920 |
| Number of males | 950 |
| Number of married females | 304 |
| Number of married males | 301 |
| Number of married persons | 605 |
| Number of widowed females | 34 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 51 |
| POP F | 920 |
| POP M | 950 |
| POP TOT | 1,870 |
| Total population | 1,870 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 582 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 632 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,214 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,870 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 335 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 25 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 308 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 137 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 196 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 55 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 71 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 135 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 335 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 18 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 1,209 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 256 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,527 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 9,941 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 17,083 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,935 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 19,866 |
| Acres of land in farms | 29,807 |
| Acres of oats | 2,337 |
| Acres of potatoes | 200 |
| Acres of turnips | 59 |
| Acres of wheat | 4,249 |
| BAR AC | 1,209 |
| BAR BU | 25,067 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 25,067 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 640 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 94 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 201 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 53,779 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 13,919 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 18,263 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,525 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 8,047 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 17,420 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 54,727 |
| BWT BU | 640 |
| CRN BU | 201 |
| HAY AC | 1,935 |
| HAY TONS | 2,422 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 695 |
| Number of chickens | 9,726 |
| Number of ducks | 402 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 247 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 48 |
| Number of geese | 836 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 241 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 589 |
| Number of milk cows | 799 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 297 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,270 |
| Number of other fowl | 14 |
| Number of oxen | 24 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 55 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 41 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 113 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 69 |
| Number of sheep | 1,571 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 882 |
| Number of swine | 1,571 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,790 |
| Number of turkeys | 488 |
| OAT AC | 2,337 |
| OAT BU | 53,779 |
| PEA BU | 13,919 |
| POT AC | 200 |
| POT BU | 18,263 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 150 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,337 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,534 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 71,360 |
| RYE BU | 1,525 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,422 |
| WHT AC | 4,249 |
| WHT FALL BU | 54,727 |
| WHT SP BU | 8,047 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 55 |
| A 11 50 | 41 |
| A 201 PL | 19 |
| A 51 100 | 113 |
| BEN BU | 20 |
| BUTTER LB | 71,360 |
| CATTLE KS | 695 |
| CHEESE LB | 150 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 582 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 632 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,214 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 3,337 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 241 |
| DUCKS | 402 |
| FAMILIES | 339 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 4,534 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 836 |
| GRA BU | 94 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 9,726 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 589 |
| HOUSES | 335 |
| HOUSES B | 25 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 17 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 35 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 71 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 137 |
| HOUSES S | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 135 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 55 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 20 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 196 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 18 |
| HOUSES W | 308 |
| INF 11 A | 69 |
| MD FEM | 304 |
| MD MALE | 301 |
| MD TOT | 605 |
| MILK COWS | 799 |
| NAME CD | Simcoe, South-Sud |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 48 |
| OC P | 247 |
| OC TOT | 297 |
| OTHER FOWL | 14 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,270 |
| OTHERS | 1,870 |
| SHEEP | 1,571 |
| SHEEP KS | 882 |
| SUP AM | 19,866 |
| SUP FOR | 9,941 |
| SUP JV | 256 |
| SUP PAT | 2,527 |
| SUP SC | 17,083 |
| SUP TOT | 29,807 |
| SWINE | 1,571 |
| SWINE KS | 1,790 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 335 |
| TUR AC | 59 |
| TUR BU | 17,420 |
| TURKEY | 488 |
| WID FEM | 34 |
| WID MALE | 17 |
| WID TOT | 51 |
| WORKING OX | 24 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON119007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON144015— 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). "Tossorontio, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/tossorontio-on119007-1891/.