Whitby E, Ontario (1891 census)
Whitby E was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,080. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.955°N, 78.881°W.
Population
In 1891, Whitby E had a population of 3,080: 1,615 male and 1,465 female residents. Population density was 57.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,411 |
| 1881 | 3,417 |
| 1891 | 3,080 |
| 1901 | 2,631 |
| 1911 | 2,879 |
| 1921 | 3,886 |
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, Whitby E shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 174 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.90 |
| FAM NO | 631 |
| Number of families | 631 |
| Number of females | 1,465 |
| Number of males | 1,615 |
| Number of married females | 564 |
| Number of married males | 565 |
| Number of married persons | 1,129 |
| Number of widowed females | 73 |
| Number of widowed males | 39 |
| Number of widowed persons | 112 |
| POP F | 1,465 |
| POP M | 1,615 |
| POP TOT | 3,080 |
| Total population | 3,080 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 828 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,011 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,839 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3,079 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 4 |
| Number of houses | 618 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 94 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 28 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 496 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 513 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 50 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 104 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 39 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 66 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 77 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 372 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 622 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 28 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 4,963 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 1,125 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,094 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 2,590 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 23,509 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,521 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 29,728 |
| Acres of land in farms | 32,318 |
| Acres of oats | 3,497 |
| Acres of potatoes | 340 |
| Acres of turnips | 1,034 |
| Acres of wheat | 3,176 |
| BAR AC | 4,963 |
| BAR BU | 95,459 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 95,459 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 449 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 7,780 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1,354 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 31,461 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 102,514 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 35,144 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 25,449 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,285 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 29,592 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 438,418 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 525 |
| BWT BU | 7,780 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 100 |
| CRN BU | 31,461 |
| HAY AC | 4,521 |
| HAY TONS | 7,104 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 927 |
| Number of chickens | 17,473 |
| Number of ducks | 667 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 340 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 266 |
| Number of geese | 520 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 652 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,265 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,524 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 606 |
| Number of other cattle | 2,390 |
| Number of other fowl | 101 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 106 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 70 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 99 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 311 |
| Number of sheep | 1,194 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 354 |
| Number of swine | 3,154 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 4,613 |
| Number of turkeys | 285 |
| OAT AC | 3,497 |
| OAT BU | 102,514 |
| PEA BU | 35,144 |
| POT AC | 340 |
| POT BU | 25,449 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 2,560 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,163 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 546 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 197,222 |
| RYE BU | 1,285 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 7,104 |
| WHT AC | 3,176 |
| WHT FALL BU | 525 |
| WHT SP BU | 29,592 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 106 |
| A 11 50 | 70 |
| A 201 PL | 20 |
| A 51 100 | 99 |
| BEN BU | 449 |
| BUTTER LB | 197,222 |
| CATTLE KS | 927 |
| CHEESE LB | 2,560 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 828 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,011 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,839 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 5,163 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 652 |
| DUCKS | 667 |
| FAMILIES | 631 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 546 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 520 |
| GRA BU | 1,354 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 17,473 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,265 |
| HOUSES | 618 |
| HOUSES B | 94 |
| HOUSES CON | 5 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 50 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 77 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 66 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 513 |
| HOUSES S | 28 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 372 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 39 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 11 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 104 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 28 |
| HOUSES W | 496 |
| INF 11 A | 311 |
| MD FEM | 564 |
| MD MALE | 565 |
| MD TOT | 1,129 |
| MILK COWS | 1,524 |
| NAME CD | Ontario, South - Sud |
| OC F | 266 |
| OC P | 340 |
| OC TOT | 606 |
| OTHER FOWL | 101 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 2,390 |
| OTHERS | 3,079 |
| SHEEP | 1,194 |
| SHEEP KS | 354 |
| SILOS | 100 |
| SUP AM | 29,728 |
| SUP FOR | 2,590 |
| SUP JV | 1,125 |
| SUP PAT | 5,094 |
| SUP SC | 23,509 |
| SUP TOT | 32,318 |
| SWINE | 3,154 |
| SWINE KS | 4,613 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 622 |
| TUR AC | 1,034 |
| TUR BU | 438,418 |
| TURKEY | 285 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 4 |
| WID FEM | 73 |
| WID MALE | 39 |
| WID TOT | 112 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON102004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON133011— 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). "Whitby E, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/whitby-e-on102004-1891/.