Wingham, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)
Wingham, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,167. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4249510. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.885°N, 81.302°W.
Population
In 1891, Wingham, Town—Ville had a population of 2,167: 1,060 male and 1,107 female residents. Population density was 2160.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
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, Wingham, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 159 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Average size of families | 4.80 |
| FAM NO | 447 |
| Number of families | 447 |
| Number of females | 1,107 |
| Number of males | 1,060 |
| Number of married females | 369 |
| Number of married males | 367 |
| Number of married persons | 736 |
| Number of widowed females | 66 |
| Number of widowed males | 29 |
| Number of widowed persons | 95 |
| POP F | 1,107 |
| POP M | 1,060 |
| POP TOT | 2,167 |
| Total population | 2,167 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 672 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 664 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,336 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,167 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of houses | 446 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 66 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 374 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 314 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 33 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 124 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 4 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 56 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 289 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 446 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Acres of barley | 17 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 102 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 519 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 149 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 197 |
| Acres of hay crops | 85 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 818 |
| Acres of land in farms | 967 |
| Acres of oats | 73 |
| Acres of potatoes | 51 |
| Acres of turnips | 5 |
| Acres of wheat | 17 |
| BAR AC | 17 |
| BAR BU | 576 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 576 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,927 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,200 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,264 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 118 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,707 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 125 |
| CRN BU | 25 |
| HAY AC | 85 |
| HAY TONS | 130 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 145 |
| Number of chickens | 946 |
| Number of ducks | 14 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 145 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 73 |
| Number of geese | 18 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 28 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 187 |
| Number of milk cows | 117 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 218 |
| Number of other cattle | 86 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 206 |
| Number of sheep | 43 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 10 |
| Number of swine | 81 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 35 |
| Number of turkeys | 4 |
| OAT AC | 73 |
| OAT BU | 2,927 |
| PEA BU | 1,200 |
| POT AC | 51 |
| POT BU | 4,264 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 700 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 80 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 60 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 2,056 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 130 |
| WHT AC | 17 |
| WHT FALL BU | 125 |
| WHT SP BU | 118 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| A 101 200 | 1 |
| A 11 50 | 6 |
| A 51 100 | 5 |
| BUTTER LB | 2,056 |
| CATTLE KS | 145 |
| CHEESE LB | 700 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 672 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 664 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,336 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 80 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 28 |
| DUCKS | 14 |
| FAMILIES | 447 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 60 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 18 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 946 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 187 |
| HOUSES | 446 |
| HOUSES B | 66 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 33 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 56 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 35 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 314 |
| HOUSES S | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 289 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 6 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 16 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 124 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 5 |
| HOUSES W | 374 |
| INF 11 A | 206 |
| MD FEM | 369 |
| MD MALE | 367 |
| MD TOT | 736 |
| MILK COWS | 117 |
| NAME CD | Huron, East—Est |
| OC F | 73 |
| OC P | 145 |
| OC TOT | 218 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 86 |
| OTHERS | 2,167 |
| SHEEP | 43 |
| SHEEP KS | 10 |
| SUP AM | 818 |
| SUP FOR | 149 |
| SUP JV | 102 |
| SUP PAT | 519 |
| SUP SC | 197 |
| SUP TOT | 967 |
| SWINE | 81 |
| SWINE KS | 35 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 446 |
| TUR AC | 5 |
| TUR BU | 2,707 |
| TURKEY | 4 |
| WID FEM | 66 |
| WID MALE | 29 |
| WID TOT | 95 |
Identifiers
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). "Wingham, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph.
Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/wingham-town-ville-on076007-1891/.