Beamsville, Village, Ontario (1891 census)
Beamsville, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 911. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q643758. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.171°N, 79.477°W.
Population
In 1891, Beamsville, Village had a population of 911: 480 male and 431 female residents. Population density was 908.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 685 |
| 1891 | 911 |
| 1901 | 832 |
| 1911 | 1,096 |
| 1921 | 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, Beamsville, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 156 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.40 |
| FAM NO | 207 |
| Number of families | 207 |
| Number of females | 431 |
| Number of males | 480 |
| Number of married females | 178 |
| Number of married males | 178 |
| Number of married persons | 356 |
| Number of widowed females | 29 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 46 |
| POP F | 431 |
| POP M | 480 |
| POP TOT | 911 |
| Total population | 911 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 224 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 285 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 509 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 22 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 889 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 200 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 33 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 165 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 124 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 76 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 120 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 200 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 15 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 154 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 218 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 96 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 526 |
| Acres of hay crops | 144 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 898 |
| Acres of land in farms | 994 |
| Acres of oats | 43 |
| Acres of potatoes | 5 |
| Acres of wheat | 119 |
| BAR AC | 15 |
| BAR BU | 240 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 240 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 140 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,255 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,088 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 364 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 385 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 210 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 50 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,920 |
| BWT BU | 140 |
| CRN BU | 1,255 |
| HAY AC | 144 |
| HAY TONS | 152 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 5 |
| Number of chickens | 1,289 |
| Number of ducks | 9 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 113 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 59 |
| Number of geese | 7 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 22 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 119 |
| Number of milk cows | 60 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 173 |
| Number of other cattle | 22 |
| Number of other fowl | 6 |
| Number of oxen | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 160 |
| Number of sheep | 6 |
| Number of swine | 98 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 965 |
| Number of turkeys | 12 |
| OAT AC | 43 |
| OAT BU | 1,088 |
| PEA BU | 364 |
| POT AC | 5 |
| POT BU | 385 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 24 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 3,511 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 152 |
| WHT AC | 119 |
| WHT FALL BU | 1,920 |
| WHT SP BU | 210 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 2 |
| A 11 50 | 4 |
| A 51 100 | 7 |
| BEN BU | 10 |
| BUTTER LB | 3,511 |
| CATTLE KS | 5 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 224 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 285 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 509 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 24 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 22 |
| DUCKS | 9 |
| FAMILIES | 207 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.40 |
| FRN CA | 22 |
| GEESE | 7 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,289 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 119 |
| HOUSES | 200 |
| HOUSES B | 33 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 10 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 30 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 20 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 124 |
| HOUSES S | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 120 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 7 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 76 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 7 |
| HOUSES W | 165 |
| INF 11 A | 160 |
| MD FEM | 178 |
| MD MALE | 178 |
| MD TOT | 356 |
| MILK COWS | 60 |
| NAME CD | Lincoln and Niagara |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 59 |
| OC P | 113 |
| OC TOT | 173 |
| OTHER FOWL | 6 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 22 |
| OTHERS | 889 |
| SHEEP | 6 |
| SUP AM | 898 |
| SUP FOR | 96 |
| SUP JV | 154 |
| SUP PAT | 218 |
| SUP SC | 526 |
| SUP TOT | 994 |
| SWINE | 98 |
| SWINE KS | 965 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 200 |
| TUR BU | 50 |
| TURKEY | 12 |
| WID FEM | 29 |
| WID MALE | 17 |
| WID TOT | 46 |
| WORKING OX | 9 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON088001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON126012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q643758
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beamsville,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beamsville
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). "Beamsville, Village, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/beamsville-village-on088001-1891/.