Beamsville, VL, Ontario (1891 census)
Beamsville, VL 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, VL had a population of 911: 480 male and 431 female residents.
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, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 77 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 911 total population, 480 males, 431 females, 356 married persons, 207 families, 178 married females, 178 married males, 46 widowed persons, 29 widowed females, 17 widowed males, 4.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 509 single persons under 18, 285 single males under 18, 224 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 889 persons who are not French Canadian, 22 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 200 houses, 200 occupied houses, 165 houses built of wood, 124 houses of 1 story, 120 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 76 houses of 2 stories, 33 houses built of brick, 30 houses of 5 rooms, 20 houses of 4 rooms, 10 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 10 houses of 3 rooms, 7 houses of 2 rooms, 7 uninhabited houses, 3 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 houses built of stone. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 3,511 pounds of homemade butter, 1,920 bushels of winter wheat, 1,289 chickens, 1,255 bushels of corn, 1,088 bushels of oats, 994 acres of land in farms, 965 swine slaughtered or sold, 898 acres of improved land in farms, 526 acres of farmland under crops, 385 bushels of potatoes, 364 bushels of peas, 240 bushels of barley, 218 acres of farmland in pasture, 210 bushels of spring wheat, 173 occupants of farms, 160 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 154 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 152 tons of hay, 144 acres of hay crops, 140 bushels of buckwheat, 119 acres of wheat, 119 horses aged over 3 years, 113 farm occupants who own their land, 98 swine, 96 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 60 milk cows, 59 farm occupants who rent their land, 50 bushels of turnips, 43 acres of oats, 24 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 22 horses aged 3 years and under, 22 other cattle, 15 acres of barley, 12 turkeys, 10 bushels of beans, 9 ducks, 9 oxen, 7 geese, 7 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 6 other fowl, 6 sheep, 5 acres of potatoes, 5 cattle killed or sold, 4 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 2 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| George Christie Creelman | 1869–1929 | died here |
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, VL, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/beamsville-vl-on088001-1891/.