Townsend, Ontario (1891 census)
Townsend was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 4,291. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115263014. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.941°N, 80.253°W.
Population
In 1891, Townsend had a population of 4,291: 2,223 male and 2,068 female residents. Population density was 39.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,935 |
| 1861 | 5,742 |
| 1871 | 5,474 |
| 1881 | 4,963 |
| 1891 | 4,291 |
| 1901 | 4,017 |
| 1911 | 3,763 |
| 1921 | 3,797 |
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, Townsend shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 178 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.40 |
| FAM NO | 968 |
| Number of families | 968 |
| Number of females | 2,068 |
| Number of males | 2,223 |
| Number of married females | 881 |
| Number of married males | 881 |
| Number of married persons | 1,762 |
| Number of widowed females | 113 |
| Number of widowed males | 72 |
| Number of widowed persons | 185 |
| POP F | 2,068 |
| POP M | 2,223 |
| POP TOT | 4,291 |
| Total population | 4,291 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,074 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,270 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,344 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 3 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 4,288 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses | 961 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 149 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 41 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 771 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 5 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 504 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 145 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 457 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 105 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 78 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 572 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 963 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 32 |
Agriculture (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 2,643 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 2,157 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 7,198 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 9,639 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 43,393 |
| Acres of hay crops | 8,659 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 52,748 |
| Acres of land in farms | 62,387 |
| Acres of oats | 6,259 |
| Acres of potatoes | 462 |
| Acres of turnips | 263 |
| Acres of wheat | 8,360 |
| BAR AC | 2,643 |
| BAR BU | 54,197 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 54,197 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 304 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 13,031 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1,788 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 71,948 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 152,037 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 65,429 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 37,260 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 3,690 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,283 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 104,274 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 150,845 |
| BWT BU | 13,031 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 800 |
| CRN BU | 71,948 |
| HAY AC | 8,659 |
| HAY TONS | 13,957 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,459 |
| Number of chickens | 26,929 |
| Number of ducks | 621 |
| Number of employees on farms | 11 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 682 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 204 |
| Number of geese | 651 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 1,118 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 2,163 |
| Number of milk cows | 3,432 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 897 |
| Number of other cattle | 2,618 |
| Number of other fowl | 196 |
| Number of oxen | 45 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 147 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 172 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 304 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 25 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 249 |
| Number of sheep | 3,147 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,801 |
| Number of swine | 6,601 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 6,488 |
| Number of turkeys | 498 |
| OAT AC | 6,259 |
| OAT BU | 152,037 |
| PEA BU | 65,429 |
| POT AC | 462 |
| POT BU | 37,260 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 110 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 12,288 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,608 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 205,283 |
| RYE BU | 3,690 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 13,957 |
| WHT AC | 8,360 |
| WHT FALL BU | 150,845 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,283 |
Other recorded variables (71 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 147 |
| A 11 50 | 172 |
| A 201 PL | 25 |
| A 51 100 | 304 |
| BEN BU | 304 |
| BUTTER LB | 205,283 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,459 |
| CHEESE LB | 110 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,074 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,270 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,344 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 12,288 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 1,118 |
| DUCKS | 621 |
| FAMILIES | 968 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,608 |
| FRN CA | 3 |
| GEESE | 651 |
| GRA BU | 1,788 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 26,929 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 2,163 |
| HOUSES | 961 |
| HOUSES B | 149 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 145 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 78 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 105 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 504 |
| HOUSES S | 41 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 572 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 12 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 30 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 14 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 457 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 32 |
| HOUSES W | 771 |
| INF 11 A | 249 |
| MD FEM | 881 |
| MD MALE | 881 |
| MD TOT | 1,762 |
| MILK COWS | 3,432 |
| NAME CD | Norfolk, North-Nord |
| OC E | 11 |
| OC F | 204 |
| OC P | 682 |
| OC TOT | 897 |
| OTHER FOWL | 196 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 2,618 |
| OTHERS | 4,288 |
| SHEEP | 3,147 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,801 |
| SILOS | 800 |
| SUP AM | 52,748 |
| SUP FOR | 9,639 |
| SUP JV | 2,157 |
| SUP PAT | 7,198 |
| SUP SC | 43,393 |
| SUP TOT | 62,387 |
| SWINE | 6,601 |
| SWINE KS | 6,488 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 963 |
| TUR AC | 263 |
| TUR BU | 104,274 |
| TURKEY | 498 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 2 |
| WID FEM | 113 |
| WID MALE | 72 |
| WID TOT | 185 |
| WORKING OX | 45 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON097004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON131004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115263014
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). "Townsend, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/townsend-on097004-1891/.