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 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 88 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 4,291 total population, 2,223 males, 2,068 females, 1,762 married persons, 968 families, 881 married females, 881 married males, 185 widowed persons, 113 widowed females, 72 widowed males, 4.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 2,344 single persons under 18, 1,270 single males under 18, 1,074 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 4,288 persons who are not French Canadian, 3 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 963 occupied houses, 961 houses, 771 houses built of wood, 572 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 504 houses of 1 story, 457 houses of 2 stories, 149 houses built of brick, 145 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 105 houses of 4 rooms, 78 houses of 5 rooms, 41 houses built of stone, 32 uninhabited houses, 30 houses of 3 rooms, 14 houses of 2 rooms, 12 houses of over 15 rooms, 5 houses of 1 room, 4 houses under construction, 2 dwellings that are vessels and shanties. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 205,283 pounds of homemade butter, 152,037 bushels of oats, 150,845 bushels of winter wheat, 104,274 bushels of turnips, 71,948 bushels of corn, 65,429 bushels of peas, 62,387 acres of land in farms, 54,197 bushels of barley, 52,748 acres of improved land in farms, 43,393 acres of farmland under crops, 37,260 bushels of potatoes, 26,929 chickens, 13,957 tons of hay, 13,031 bushels of buckwheat, 12,288 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 9,639 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,659 acres of hay crops, 8,360 acres of wheat, 7,198 acres of farmland in pasture, 6,601 swine, 6,488 swine slaughtered or sold, 6,259 acres of oats, 4,283 bushels of spring wheat, 3,690 bushels of rye, 3,432 milk cows, 3,147 sheep, 2,643 acres of barley, 2,618 other cattle, 2,608 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,163 horses aged over 3 years, 2,157 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 1,801 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,788 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1,459 cattle killed or sold, 1,118 horses aged 3 years and under, 897 occupants of farms, Capacity of silos (tons): 800, 682 farm occupants who own their land, 651 geese, 621 ducks, 498 turkeys, 462 acres of potatoes, 304 bushels of beans, 304 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 263 acres of turnips, 249 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 204 farm occupants who rent their land, 196 other fowl, 172 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 147 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 110 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 45 oxen, 25 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 11 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.