Uxbridge, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)
Uxbridge, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,023. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q22401644. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.110°N, 79.116°W.
Population
In 1891, Uxbridge, Town—Ville had a population of 2,023: 1,004 male and 1,019 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 2,023 |
| 1901 | 1,657 |
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, Uxbridge, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 84 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,023 total population, 1,019 females, 1,004 males, 731 married persons, 437 families, 366 married females, 365 married males, 92 widowed persons, 64 widowed females, 28 widowed males, 4.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,200 single persons under 18, 611 single males under 18, 589 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,021 persons who are not French Canadian, 2 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 432 houses, 432 occupied houses, 333 houses built of wood, 293 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 268 houses of 1 story, 160 houses of 2 stories, 99 houses built of brick, 54 houses of 5 rooms, 30 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 30 houses of 4 rooms, 15 houses of 3 rooms, 10 uninhabited houses, 6 houses of over 15 rooms, 4 houses of 3 stories, 3 houses of 2 rooms, 1 houses of 1 room, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 19,051 bushels of turnips, 8,549 pounds of homemade butter, 8,343 bushels of potatoes, 8,205 bushels of oats, 2,971 acres of land in farms, 2,862 bushels of spring wheat, 2,410 acres of improved land in farms, 2,129 chickens, 1,453 bushels of barley, 1,410 bushels of peas, 1,210 acres of farmland under crops, 1,136 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,067 acres of farmland in pasture, 561 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 383 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 340 bushels of winter wheat, 324 occupants of farms, 320 acres of oats, 320 tons of hay, 306 swine, 303 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 290 bushels of rye, 265 acres of wheat, 235 horses aged over 3 years, 231 farm occupants who own their land, 204 swine slaughtered or sold, 199 acres of hay crops, 160 bushels of buckwheat, 133 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 118 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 116 sheep, 114 milk cows, 100 other cattle, 93 farm occupants who rent their land, 76 acres of potatoes, 68 acres of barley, 60 bushels of corn, 60 horses aged 3 years and under, 56 acres of turnips, 39 ducks, 37 turkeys, 35 geese, 34 cattle killed or sold, 19 sheep slaughtered or sold, 18 bushels of beans, 10 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 7 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 7 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 4 oxen, 4 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON103005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON099005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q22401644
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). "Uxbridge, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/uxbridge-town-ville-on103005-1891/.