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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q1391099. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 3,068 |
| 1901 | 3,023 |
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 80 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 3,068 total population, 1,643 females, 1,425 males, 902 married persons, 592 families, 451 married females, 451 married males, 154 widowed persons, 132 widowed females, 22 widowed males, 5.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 2,012 single persons under 18, 1,060 single females under 18, 952 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,967 persons who are not French Canadian, 101 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 589 houses, 589 occupied houses, 458 houses built of wood, 360 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 327 houses of 1 story, 245 houses of 2 stories, 108 houses built of brick, 88 houses of 5 rooms, 59 houses of 4 rooms, 29 uninhabited houses, 28 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 27 houses of 3 rooms, 23 houses built of stone, 18 houses of 2 rooms, 17 houses of 3 stories, 8 houses of over 15 rooms, 3 houses under construction, 1 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 5,018 pounds of homemade butter, 4,323 bushels of potatoes, 4,025 bushels of oats, 2,167 chickens, 2,007 bushels of turnips, 1,958 acres of land in farms, 1,446 acres of improved land in farms, 969 acres of farmland under crops, 529 sheep slaughtered or sold, 512 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 433 acres of farmland in pasture, 405 bushels of spring wheat, 388 bushels of peas, 281 tons of hay, 247 cattle killed or sold, 239 acres of hay crops, 225 bushels of buckwheat, 225 bushels of corn, 209 milk cows, 168 acres of oats, 157 horses aged over 3 years, 110 ducks, 100 bushels of rye, 94 swine, 85 bushels of barley, 67 swine slaughtered or sold, 66 geese, 58 other cattle, 54 occupants of farms, 48 acres of wheat, 44 farm occupants who own their land, 42 acres of potatoes, 38 horses aged 3 years and under, 37 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 32 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 27 bushels of beans, 15 sheep, 11 turkeys, 10 farm occupants who rent their land, 8 acres of barley, 7 other fowl, 7 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 6 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 4 acres of turnips, 3 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON083001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON080001_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1391099
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almonte,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almonte_(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). "Almonte, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/almonte-town-ville-on083001-1891/.