Turnberry, Ontario (1891 census)
Turnberry was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,452. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.897°N, 81.245°W.
Population
In 1891, Turnberry had a population of 2,452: 1,239 male and 1,213 female residents. Population density was 40.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,264 |
| 1871 | 3,201 |
| 1881 | 3,010 |
| 1891 | 2,452 |
| 1901 | 2,141 |
| 1911 | 1,897 |
| 1921 | 1,563 |
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, Turnberry shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 172 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 475 |
| Number of families | 475 |
| Number of females | 1,213 |
| Number of males | 1,239 |
| Number of married females | 400 |
| Number of married males | 398 |
| Number of married persons | 798 |
| Number of widowed females | 56 |
| Number of widowed males | 37 |
| Number of widowed persons | 93 |
| POP F | 1,213 |
| POP M | 1,239 |
| POP TOT | 2,452 |
| Total population | 2,452 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 757 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 804 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,561 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,451 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 471 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 62 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 18 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 386 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 5 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 288 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 178 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 98 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 58 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 228 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 471 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 31 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 761 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 518 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 7,129 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 9,392 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 16,758 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,859 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 24,405 |
| Acres of land in farms | 33,797 |
| Acres of oats | 3,688 |
| Acres of potatoes | 292 |
| Acres of turnips | 569 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,124 |
| BAR AC | 761 |
| BAR BU | 17,255 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 17,255 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 47 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 214 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 278 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 98,506 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 44,407 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 35,052 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 130 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,576 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 259,425 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 37,526 |
| BWT BU | 2 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 43 |
| CRN BU | 278 |
| HAY AC | 4,859 |
| HAY TONS | 7,255 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,592 |
| Number of chickens | 13,129 |
| Number of ducks | 321 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 374 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 57 |
| Number of geese | 539 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 444 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 805 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,588 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 431 |
| Number of other cattle | 2,909 |
| Number of other fowl | 372 |
| Number of oxen | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 87 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 59 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 150 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 119 |
| Number of sheep | 2,805 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,926 |
| Number of swine | 1,857 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,640 |
| Number of turkeys | 256 |
| OAT AC | 3,688 |
| OAT BU | 98,506 |
| PEA BU | 44,407 |
| POT AC | 292 |
| POT BU | 35,052 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,563 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 12,348 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 645 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 75,173 |
| RYE BU | 130 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 7,255 |
| WHT AC | 2,124 |
| WHT FALL BU | 37,526 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,576 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 87 |
| A 11 50 | 59 |
| A 201 PL | 16 |
| A 51 100 | 150 |
| BEN BU | 47 |
| BUTTER LB | 75,173 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,592 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,563 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 757 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 804 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,561 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 12,348 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 444 |
| DUCKS | 321 |
| FAMILIES | 475 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 645 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 539 |
| GRA BU | 214 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 13,129 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 805 |
| HOUSES | 471 |
| HOUSES B | 62 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 18 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 58 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 98 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 288 |
| HOUSES S | 18 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 228 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 38 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 21 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 178 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 31 |
| HOUSES W | 386 |
| INF 11 A | 119 |
| MD FEM | 400 |
| MD MALE | 398 |
| MD TOT | 798 |
| MILK COWS | 1,588 |
| NAME CD | Huron, East—Est |
| OC F | 57 |
| OC P | 374 |
| OC TOT | 431 |
| OTHER FOWL | 372 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 2,909 |
| OTHERS | 2,451 |
| SHEEP | 2,805 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,926 |
| SILOS | 43 |
| SUP AM | 24,405 |
| SUP FOR | 9,392 |
| SUP JV | 518 |
| SUP PAT | 7,129 |
| SUP SC | 16,758 |
| SUP TOT | 33,797 |
| SWINE | 1,857 |
| SWINE KS | 1,640 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 471 |
| TUR AC | 569 |
| TUR BU | 259,425 |
| TURKEY | 256 |
| WID FEM | 56 |
| WID MALE | 37 |
| WID TOT | 93 |
| WORKING OX | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON076006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON119013— 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). "Turnberry, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/turnberry-on076006-1891/.