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 density was 2016.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,824 |
| 1891 | 2,023 |
| 1901 | 1,657 |
| 1911 | 1,433 |
| 1921 | 856 |
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 170 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 | 437 |
| Number of families | 437 |
| Number of females | 1,019 |
| Number of males | 1,004 |
| Number of married females | 366 |
| Number of married males | 365 |
| Number of married persons | 731 |
| Number of widowed females | 64 |
| Number of widowed males | 28 |
| Number of widowed persons | 92 |
| POP F | 1,019 |
| POP M | 1,004 |
| POP TOT | 2,023 |
| Total population | 2,023 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 589 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 611 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,200 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,021 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 432 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 99 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 333 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 268 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 160 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 4 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 54 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 293 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 432 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 68 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 133 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,067 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 561 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,210 |
| Acres of hay crops | 199 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,410 |
| Acres of land in farms | 2,971 |
| Acres of oats | 320 |
| Acres of potatoes | 76 |
| Acres of turnips | 56 |
| Acres of wheat | 265 |
| BAR AC | 68 |
| BAR BU | 1,453 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,453 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 18 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 160 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 60 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 8,205 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,410 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,343 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 290 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,862 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 19,051 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 340 |
| BWT BU | 160 |
| CRN BU | 60 |
| HAY AC | 199 |
| HAY TONS | 320 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 34 |
| Number of chickens | 2,129 |
| Number of ducks | 39 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 231 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 93 |
| Number of geese | 35 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 60 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 235 |
| Number of milk cows | 114 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 324 |
| Number of other cattle | 100 |
| Number of oxen | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 303 |
| Number of sheep | 116 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 19 |
| Number of swine | 306 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 204 |
| Number of turkeys | 37 |
| OAT AC | 320 |
| OAT BU | 8,205 |
| PEA BU | 1,410 |
| POT AC | 76 |
| POT BU | 8,343 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,136 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 383 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 118 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 8,549 |
| RYE BU | 290 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 320 |
| WHT AC | 265 |
| WHT FALL BU | 340 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,862 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 7 |
| A 11 50 | 3 |
| A 201 PL | 4 |
| A 51 100 | 7 |
| BEN BU | 18 |
| BUTTER LB | 8,549 |
| CATTLE KS | 34 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,136 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 589 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 611 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,200 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 383 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 60 |
| DUCKS | 39 |
| FAMILIES | 437 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 118 |
| FRN CA | 2 |
| GEESE | 35 |
| GRA BU | 10 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,129 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 235 |
| HOUSES | 432 |
| HOUSES B | 99 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 30 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 54 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 30 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 268 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 293 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 6 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 160 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 10 |
| HOUSES W | 333 |
| INF 11 A | 303 |
| MD FEM | 366 |
| MD MALE | 365 |
| MD TOT | 731 |
| MILK COWS | 114 |
| NAME CD | Ontario, West-Ouest |
| OC F | 93 |
| OC P | 231 |
| OC TOT | 324 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 100 |
| OTHERS | 2,021 |
| SHEEP | 116 |
| SHEEP KS | 19 |
| SUP AM | 2,410 |
| SUP FOR | 561 |
| SUP JV | 133 |
| SUP PAT | 1,067 |
| SUP SC | 1,210 |
| SUP TOT | 2,971 |
| SWINE | 306 |
| SWINE KS | 204 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 432 |
| TUR AC | 56 |
| TUR BU | 19,051 |
| TURKEY | 37 |
| WID FEM | 64 |
| WID MALE | 28 |
| WID TOT | 92 |
| WORKING OX | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON103005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON133013— 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/.