Year: 1891
| Province: Ontario
Almonte, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)
Almonte, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,068. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.218°N, 76.179°W.
Population
In 1891, Almonte, Town—Ville had a population of 3,068: 1,425 male and 1,643 female residents. Population density was 3058.8 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, Almonte, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 162 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Average size of families | 5.20 |
| FAM NO | 592 |
| Number of families | 592 |
| Number of females | 1,643 |
| Number of males | 1,425 |
| Number of married females | 451 |
| Number of married males | 451 |
| Number of married persons | 902 |
| Number of widowed females | 132 |
| Number of widowed males | 22 |
| Number of widowed persons | 154 |
| POP F | 1,643 |
| POP M | 1,425 |
| POP TOT | 3,068 |
| Total population | 3,068 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,060 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 952 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,012 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 101 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,967 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of houses | 589 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 108 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 23 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 458 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 327 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 245 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 17 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 59 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 88 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 360 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 589 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 29 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Acres of barley | 8 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 433 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 512 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 969 |
| Acres of hay crops | 239 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,446 |
| Acres of land in farms | 1,958 |
| Acres of oats | 168 |
| Acres of potatoes | 42 |
| Acres of turnips | 4 |
| Acres of wheat | 48 |
| BAR AC | 8 |
| BAR BU | 85 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 85 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 27 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 225 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 225 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,025 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 388 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,323 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 100 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 405 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,007 |
| BWT BU | 225 |
| CRN BU | 225 |
| HAY AC | 239 |
| HAY TONS | 281 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 247 |
| Number of chickens | 2,167 |
| Number of ducks | 110 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 44 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 10 |
| Number of geese | 66 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 38 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 157 |
| Number of milk cows | 209 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 54 |
| Number of other cattle | 58 |
| Number of other fowl | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 37 |
| Number of sheep | 15 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 529 |
| Number of swine | 94 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 67 |
| Number of turkeys | 11 |
| OAT AC | 168 |
| OAT BU | 4,025 |
| PEA BU | 388 |
| POT AC | 42 |
| POT BU | 4,323 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 32 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 5,018 |
| RYE BU | 100 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 281 |
| WHT AC | 48 |
| WHT SP BU | 405 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| A 101 200 | 6 |
| A 11 50 | 3 |
| A 201 PL | 1 |
| A 51 100 | 7 |
| BEN BU | 27 |
| BUTTER LB | 5,018 |
| CATTLE KS | 247 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,060 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 952 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,012 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 32 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 38 |
| DUCKS | 110 |
| FAMILIES | 592 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.20 |
| FRN CA | 101 |
| GEESE | 66 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,167 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 157 |
| HOUSES | 589 |
| HOUSES B | 108 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 28 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 88 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 59 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 327 |
| HOUSES S | 23 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 360 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 8 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 27 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 17 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 18 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 245 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 29 |
| HOUSES W | 458 |
| INF 11 A | 37 |
| MD FEM | 451 |
| MD MALE | 451 |
| MD TOT | 902 |
| MILK COWS | 209 |
| NAME CD | Lanark, North- Nord |
| OC F | 10 |
| OC P | 44 |
| OC TOT | 54 |
| OTHER FOWL | 7 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 58 |
| OTHERS | 2,967 |
| SHEEP | 15 |
| SHEEP KS | 529 |
| SUP AM | 1,446 |
| SUP FOR | 512 |
| SUP PAT | 433 |
| SUP SC | 969 |
| SUP TOT | 1,958 |
| SWINE | 94 |
| SWINE KS | 67 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 589 |
| TUR AC | 4 |
| TUR BU | 2,007 |
| TURKEY | 11 |
| WID FEM | 132 |
| WID MALE | 22 |
| WID TOT | 154 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON083001 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON123015 — 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). "Almonte, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph.
Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/almonte-town-ville-on083001-1891/.