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 |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,697 |
| 1871 | 2,732 |
| 1881 | 3,140 |
| 1891 | 2,786 |
| 1901 | 2,110 |
| 1911 | 2,248 |
| 1921 | 2,800 |
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 172 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.70 |
| FAM NO | 592 |
| Number of families | 592 |
| Number of females | 1,424 |
| Number of males | 1,362 |
| Number of married females | 470 |
| Number of married males | 470 |
| Number of married persons | 940 |
| Number of widowed females | 116 |
| Number of widowed males | 30 |
| Number of widowed persons | 146 |
| POP F | 1,424 |
| POP M | 1,362 |
| POP TOT | 2,786 |
| Total population | 2,786 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 838 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 862 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,700 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 5 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,781 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 578 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 147 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 3 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 428 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 409 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 41 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 159 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 10 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 56 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 76 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 366 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 578 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 30 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 626 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 347 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,153 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4,837 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,347 |
| Acres of hay crops | 688 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 4,847 |
| Acres of land in farms | 9,684 |
| Acres of oats | 501 |
| Acres of potatoes | 107 |
| Acres of turnips | 106 |
| Acres of wheat | 327 |
| BAR AC | 626 |
| BAR BU | 11,784 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 11,784 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 179 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 704 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 82 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 4,935 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 15,390 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,391 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 10,298 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,874 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 33,876 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 185 |
| BWT BU | 704 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 75 |
| CRN BU | 4,935 |
| HAY AC | 688 |
| HAY TONS | 1,274 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 926 |
| Number of chickens | 5,650 |
| Number of ducks | 186 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 358 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 127 |
| Number of geese | 102 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 81 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 315 |
| Number of milk cows | 296 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 486 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,108 |
| Number of other fowl | 51 |
| Number of oxen | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 432 |
| Number of sheep | 249 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 229 |
| Number of swine | 1,347 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,491 |
| Number of turkeys | 72 |
| OAT AC | 501 |
| OAT BU | 15,390 |
| PEA BU | 2,391 |
| POT AC | 107 |
| POT BU | 10,298 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 906 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 134 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 52,640 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,274 |
| WHT AC | 327 |
| WHT FALL BU | 185 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,874 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 12 |
| A 11 50 | 23 |
| A 201 PL | 6 |
| A 51 100 | 13 |
| BEN BU | 179 |
| BUTTER LB | 52,640 |
| CATTLE KS | 926 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 838 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 862 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,700 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 906 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 81 |
| DUCKS | 186 |
| FAMILIES | 592 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 134 |
| FRN CA | 5 |
| GEESE | 102 |
| GRA BU | 82 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 5,650 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 315 |
| HOUSES | 578 |
| HOUSES B | 147 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 41 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 76 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 56 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 409 |
| HOUSES S | 3 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 366 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 12 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 10 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 12 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 159 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 30 |
| HOUSES W | 428 |
| INF 11 A | 432 |
| MD FEM | 470 |
| MD MALE | 470 |
| MD TOT | 940 |
| MILK COWS | 296 |
| NAME CD | Ontario, South - Sud |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 127 |
| OC P | 358 |
| OC TOT | 486 |
| OTHER FOWL | 51 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,108 |
| OTHERS | 2,781 |
| SHEEP | 249 |
| SHEEP KS | 229 |
| SILOS | 75 |
| SUP AM | 4,847 |
| SUP FOR | 4,837 |
| SUP JV | 347 |
| SUP PAT | 1,153 |
| SUP SC | 3,347 |
| SUP TOT | 9,684 |
| SWINE | 1,347 |
| SWINE KS | 1,491 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 578 |
| TUR AC | 106 |
| TUR BU | 33,876 |
| TURKEY | 72 |
| WID FEM | 116 |
| WID MALE | 30 |
| WID TOT | 146 |
| WORKING OX | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON102006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON133014— 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/.