Trenton, Village, Ontario (1891 census)
Trenton, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 4,363. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2739754. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.113°N, 77.561°W.
Population
In 1891, Trenton, Village had a population of 4,363: 2,153 male and 2,210 female residents. Population density was 4348.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,398 |
| 1871 | 1,796 |
| 1881 | 3,042 |
| 1891 | 4,363 |
| 1901 | 4,217 |
| 1911 | 3,988 |
| 1921 | 5,902 |
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, Trenton, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.60 |
| FAM NO | 934 |
| Number of families | 934 |
| Number of females | 2,210 |
| Number of males | 2,153 |
| Number of married females | 829 |
| Number of married males | 828 |
| Number of married persons | 1,657 |
| Number of widowed females | 112 |
| Number of widowed males | 47 |
| Number of widowed persons | 159 |
| POP F | 2,210 |
| POP M | 2,153 |
| POP TOT | 4,363 |
| Total population | 4,363 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,269 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,278 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,547 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 486 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3,877 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 890 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 195 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 10 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 685 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 657 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 54 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 226 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 68 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 7 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 88 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 120 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 513 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of occupied houses | 890 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 87 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 32 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 161 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 130 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 43 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 216 |
| Acres of hay crops | 85 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 507 |
| Acres of land in farms | 550 |
| Acres of oats | 12 |
| Acres of potatoes | 27 |
| Acres of turnips | 4 |
| Acres of wheat | 9 |
| BAR AC | 32 |
| BAR BU | 600 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 600 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 177 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 802 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 301 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 859 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 1,983 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 140 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 51 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 489 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 25 |
| BWT BU | 177 |
| CRN BU | 802 |
| HAY AC | 85 |
| HAY TONS | 101 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 431 |
| Number of chickens | 3,509 |
| Number of ducks | 64 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 119 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 27 |
| Number of geese | 44 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 26 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 388 |
| Number of milk cows | 226 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 146 |
| Number of other cattle | 37 |
| Number of other fowl | 32 |
| Number of oxen | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 131 |
| Number of sheep | 19 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 301 |
| Number of swine | 274 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 423 |
| OAT AC | 12 |
| OAT BU | 301 |
| PEA BU | 859 |
| POT AC | 27 |
| POT BU | 1,983 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 50 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 73 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 3,792 |
| RYE BU | 140 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 101 |
| WHT AC | 9 |
| WHT FALL BU | 25 |
| WHT SP BU | 51 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 11 50 | 15 |
| BEN BU | 12 |
| BUTTER LB | 3,792 |
| CATTLE KS | 431 |
| CHEESE LB | 50 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,269 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,278 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,547 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 73 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 26 |
| DUCKS | 64 |
| FAMILIES | 934 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.60 |
| FRN CA | 486 |
| GEESE | 44 |
| GRA BU | 1 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,509 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 388 |
| HOUSES | 890 |
| HOUSES B | 195 |
| HOUSES CON | 6 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 54 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 120 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 88 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 657 |
| HOUSES S | 10 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 513 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 17 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 68 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 7 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 28 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 226 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 87 |
| HOUSES W | 685 |
| INF 11 A | 131 |
| MD FEM | 829 |
| MD MALE | 828 |
| MD TOT | 1,657 |
| MILK COWS | 226 |
| NAME CD | Hastings, West—Ouest |
| OC F | 27 |
| OC P | 119 |
| OC TOT | 146 |
| OTHER FOWL | 32 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 37 |
| OTHERS | 3,877 |
| SHEEP | 19 |
| SHEEP KS | 301 |
| SUP AM | 507 |
| SUP FOR | 43 |
| SUP JV | 161 |
| SUP PAT | 130 |
| SUP SC | 216 |
| SUP TOT | 550 |
| SWINE | 274 |
| SWINE KS | 423 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 890 |
| TUR AC | 4 |
| TUR BU | 489 |
| WID FEM | 112 |
| WID MALE | 47 |
| WID TOT | 159 |
| WORKING OX | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON075004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON118027— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2739754
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trenton,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trenton_(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). "Trenton, Village, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/trenton-village-on075004-1891/.