Tottenham, Village, Ontario (1891 census)
Tottenham, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 586. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7828438. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.025°N, 79.803°W.
Population
In 1891, Tottenham, Village had a population of 586: 266 male and 320 female residents. Population density was 584.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 586 |
| 1901 | 611 |
| 1911 | 517 |
| 1921 | 494 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Tecumseth, 1881 (0.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Tottenham, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 157 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.70 |
| FAM NO | 124 |
| Number of families | 124 |
| Number of females | 320 |
| Number of males | 266 |
| Number of married females | 100 |
| Number of married males | 97 |
| Number of married persons | 197 |
| Number of widowed females | 24 |
| Number of widowed males | 3 |
| Number of widowed persons | 27 |
| POP F | 320 |
| POP M | 266 |
| POP TOT | 586 |
| Total population | 586 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 196 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 166 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 362 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 586 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 119 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 44 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 75 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 9 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 107 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 85 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 119 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (57 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 38 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 39 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 92 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 79 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 420 |
| Acres of hay crops | 30 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 551 |
| Acres of land in farms | 630 |
| Acres of oats | 98 |
| Acres of potatoes | 21 |
| Acres of turnips | 1 |
| Acres of wheat | 114 |
| BAR AC | 38 |
| BAR BU | 900 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 900 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,610 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 305 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,312 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 460 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 356 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,370 |
| HAY AC | 30 |
| HAY TONS | 44 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 11 |
| Number of chickens | 872 |
| Number of ducks | 8 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 79 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 28 |
| Number of geese | 6 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 27 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 82 |
| Number of milk cows | 43 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 107 |
| Number of other cattle | 21 |
| Number of other fowl | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 101 |
| Number of sheep | 12 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 13 |
| Number of swine | 70 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 224 |
| Number of turkeys | 3 |
| OAT AC | 98 |
| OAT BU | 2,610 |
| PEA BU | 305 |
| POT AC | 21 |
| POT BU | 2,312 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 70 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 6 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 3,315 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 44 |
| WHT AC | 114 |
| WHT FALL BU | 1,370 |
| WHT SP BU | 460 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 1 |
| A 11 50 | 2 |
| A 201 PL | 1 |
| A 51 100 | 2 |
| BUTTER LB | 3,315 |
| CATTLE KS | 11 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 196 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 166 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 362 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 70 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 27 |
| DUCKS | 8 |
| FAMILIES | 124 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 6 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 6 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 872 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 82 |
| HOUSES | 119 |
| HOUSES B | 44 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 9 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 13 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 5 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 9 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 85 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 107 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 1 |
| HOUSES W | 75 |
| INF 11 A | 101 |
| MD FEM | 100 |
| MD MALE | 97 |
| MD TOT | 197 |
| MILK COWS | 43 |
| NAME CD | Simcoe, South-Sud |
| OC F | 28 |
| OC P | 79 |
| OC TOT | 107 |
| OTHER FOWL | 9 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 21 |
| OTHERS | 586 |
| SHEEP | 12 |
| SHEEP KS | 13 |
| SUP AM | 551 |
| SUP FOR | 79 |
| SUP JV | 39 |
| SUP PAT | 92 |
| SUP SC | 420 |
| SUP TOT | 630 |
| SWINE | 70 |
| SWINE KS | 224 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 119 |
| TUR AC | 1 |
| TUR BU | 356 |
| TURKEY | 3 |
| WID FEM | 24 |
| WID MALE | 3 |
| WID TOT | 27 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON119008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON144030— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7828438
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tottenham,_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). "Tottenham, Village, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/tottenham-village-on119008-1891/.