Alvinston, VL, Ontario (1891 census)
Alvinston, VL was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,006. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115134585. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.826°N, 81.848°W.
Population
In 1891, Alvinston, VL had a population of 1,006: 521 male and 485 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 830 |
| 1891 | 1,006 |
| 1901 | 898 |
| 1911 | 806 |
| 1921 | 691 |
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, Alvinston, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 78 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,006 total population, 521 males, 485 females, 367 married persons, 221 families, 184 married males, 183 married females, 45 widowed persons, 36 widowed females, 9 widowed males, 4.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 594 single persons under 18, 328 single males under 18, 266 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,006 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 221 houses, 221 occupied houses, 187 houses built of wood, 170 houses of 2 stories, 140 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 50 houses of 1 story, 34 houses built of brick, 28 houses of 5 rooms, 19 houses of 4 rooms, 19 uninhabited houses, 14 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 8 houses of 3 rooms, 7 houses of over 15 rooms, 3 houses of 2 rooms, 2 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 5,418 pounds of homemade butter, 3,717 bushels of potatoes, 3,533 bushels of oats, 2,848 bushels of winter wheat, 2,380 bushels of turnips, 1,875 bushels of corn, 1,589 acres of land in farms, 1,240 acres of improved land in farms, 1,214 chickens, 593 acres of farmland under crops, 516 acres of farmland in pasture, 356 tons of hay, 349 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 319 bushels of peas, 277 bushels of barley, 259 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 219 occupants of farms, 200 acres of hay crops, 198 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 144 farm occupants who own their land, 135 acres of oats, 121 swine slaughtered or sold, 113 cattle killed or sold, 104 horses aged over 3 years, 101 acres of wheat, 84 other cattle, 78 swine, 75 farm occupants who rent their land, 68 milk cows, 54 bushels of buckwheat, 53 sheep, 40 acres of potatoes, 37 sheep slaughtered or sold, 35 other fowl, 29 horses aged 3 years and under, 19 turkeys, 17 ducks, 16 bushels of beans, 14 acres of barley, 11 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 7 acres of turnips, 7 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 6 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 6 geese, 2 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON081001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON122015_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115134585
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). "Alvinston, VL, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/alvinston-vl-on081001-1891/.