Alliston, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)
Alliston, Town—Ville was a township in Ontario (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,371. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.148°N, 79.848°W.
Population
In 1891, Alliston, Town—Ville had a population of 1,371: 669 male and 702 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,099 |
| 1891 | 1,371 |
| 1901 | 1,256 |
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, Alliston, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 168 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 | 281 |
| Number of families | 281 |
| Number of females | 702 |
| Number of males | 669 |
| Number of married females | 225 |
| Number of married males | 225 |
| Number of married persons | 450 |
| Number of widowed females | 40 |
| Number of widowed males | 19 |
| Number of widowed persons | 59 |
| POP F | 702 |
| POP M | 669 |
| POP TOT | 1,371 |
| Total population | 1,371 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 437 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 425 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 862 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 4 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,367 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 280 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 73 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 207 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 84 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 189 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 7 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 34 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 182 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 280 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 91 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 141 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 761 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,510 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,696 |
| Acres of hay crops | 137 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 3,598 |
| Acres of land in farms | 5,108 |
| Acres of oats | 332 |
| Acres of potatoes | 72 |
| Acres of turnips | 8 |
| Acres of wheat | 334 |
| BAR AC | 91 |
| BAR BU | 1,695 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,695 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 19 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 7,235 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,185 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 9,273 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 70 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 650 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,830 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 4,980 |
| BWT BU | 1 |
| CRN BU | 19 |
| HAY AC | 137 |
| HAY TONS | 230 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 124 |
| Number of chickens | 2,160 |
| Number of ducks | 59 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 162 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 65 |
| Number of geese | 32 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 48 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 288 |
| Number of milk cows | 163 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 227 |
| Number of other cattle | 136 |
| Number of oxen | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 194 |
| Number of sheep | 74 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 43 |
| Number of swine | 226 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 582 |
| Number of turkeys | 10 |
| OAT AC | 332 |
| OAT BU | 7,235 |
| PEA BU | 1,185 |
| POT AC | 72 |
| POT BU | 9,273 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 120 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 272 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 29 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 9,105 |
| RYE BU | 70 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 230 |
| WHT AC | 334 |
| WHT FALL BU | 4,980 |
| WHT SP BU | 650 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 11 |
| A 11 50 | 7 |
| A 201 PL | 5 |
| A 51 100 | 10 |
| BEN BU | 1 |
| BUTTER LB | 9,105 |
| CATTLE KS | 124 |
| CHEESE LB | 120 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 437 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 425 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 862 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 272 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 48 |
| DUCKS | 59 |
| FAMILIES | 281 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 29 |
| FRN CA | 4 |
| GEESE | 32 |
| GRA BU | 4 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,160 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 288 |
| HOUSES | 280 |
| HOUSES B | 73 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 6 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 18 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 34 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 84 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 182 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 5 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 26 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 7 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 7 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 189 |
| HOUSES W | 207 |
| INF 11 A | 194 |
| MD FEM | 225 |
| MD MALE | 225 |
| MD TOT | 450 |
| MILK COWS | 163 |
| NAME CD | Simcoe, South-Sud |
| OC F | 65 |
| OC P | 162 |
| OC TOT | 227 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 136 |
| OTHERS | 1,367 |
| SHEEP | 74 |
| SHEEP KS | 43 |
| SUP AM | 3,598 |
| SUP FOR | 1,510 |
| SUP JV | 141 |
| SUP PAT | 761 |
| SUP SC | 2,696 |
| SUP TOT | 5,108 |
| SWINE | 226 |
| SWINE KS | 582 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 280 |
| TUR AC | 8 |
| TUR BU | 2,830 |
| TURKEY | 10 |
| WID FEM | 40 |
| WID MALE | 19 |
| WID TOT | 59 |
| WORKING OX | 11 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON119001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON115002— 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). "Alliston, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/alliston-town-ville-on119001-1891/.