Whitby, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)
Whitby, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,786. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q386338. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.878°N, 78.943°W.
Population
In 1891, Whitby, Town—Ville had a population of 2,786: 1,362 male and 1,424 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 2,786 |
| 1901 | 2,110 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Whitby, Town—Ville, 1881 (8.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Whitby, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 85 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,786 total population, 1,424 females, 1,362 males, 940 married persons, 592 families, 470 married females, 470 married males, 146 widowed persons, 116 widowed females, 30 widowed males, 4.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,700 single persons under 18, 862 single males under 18, 838 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,781 persons who are not French Canadian, 5 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 578 houses, 578 occupied houses, 428 houses built of wood, 409 houses of 1 story, 366 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 159 houses of 2 stories, 147 houses built of brick, 76 houses of 5 rooms, 56 houses of 4 rooms, 41 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 30 uninhabited houses, 15 houses of 3 rooms, 12 houses of 2 rooms, 12 houses of over 15 rooms, 10 houses of 3 stories, 3 houses built of stone, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 52,640 pounds of homemade butter, 33,876 bushels of turnips, 15,390 bushels of oats, 11,784 bushels of barley, 10,298 bushels of potatoes, 9,684 acres of land in farms, 5,650 chickens, 4,935 bushels of corn, 4,874 bushels of spring wheat, 4,847 acres of improved land in farms, 4,837 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,347 acres of farmland under crops, 2,391 bushels of peas, 1,491 swine slaughtered or sold, 1,347 swine, 1,274 tons of hay, 1,153 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,108 other cattle, 926 cattle killed or sold, 906 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 704 bushels of buckwheat, 688 acres of hay crops, 626 acres of barley, 501 acres of oats, 486 occupants of farms, 432 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 358 farm occupants who own their land, 347 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 327 acres of wheat, 315 horses aged over 3 years, 296 milk cows, 249 sheep, 229 sheep slaughtered or sold, 186 ducks, 185 bushels of winter wheat, 179 bushels of beans, 134 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 127 farm occupants who rent their land, 107 acres of potatoes, 106 acres of turnips, 102 geese, 82 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 81 horses aged 3 years and under, Capacity of silos (tons): 75, 72 turkeys, 51 other fowl, 23 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 13 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 12 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 6 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 employees on farms, 1 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON102006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON098006_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q386338
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitby,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitby_(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). "Whitby, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/whitby-town-ville-on102006-1891/.