Belle River, Village, Ontario (1891 census)
Belle River, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 657. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q113614007. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.289°N, 82.703°W.
Population
In 1891, Belle River, Village had a population of 657: 348 male and 309 female residents. Population density was 655.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 556 |
| 1891 | 657 |
| 1901 | 607 |
| 1911 | 520 |
| 1921 | 608 |
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, Belle River, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 158 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.90 |
| FAM NO | 133 |
| Number of families | 133 |
| Number of females | 309 |
| Number of males | 348 |
| Number of married females | 111 |
| Number of married males | 111 |
| Number of married persons | 222 |
| Number of widowed females | 13 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 22 |
| POP F | 309 |
| POP M | 348 |
| POP TOT | 657 |
| Total population | 657 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 185 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 228 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 413 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 563 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 94 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 133 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 6 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 127 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 80 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 53 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 58 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 133 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 19 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 74 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 190 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 147 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 586 |
| Acres of hay crops | 103 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 850 |
| Acres of land in farms | 997 |
| Acres of oats | 144 |
| Acres of potatoes | 16 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 72 |
| BAR AC | 19 |
| BAR BU | 468 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 468 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 7,613 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,985 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 17 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 853 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 105 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 403 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 541 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,140 |
| CRN BU | 7,613 |
| HAY AC | 103 |
| HAY TONS | 131 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 43 |
| Number of chickens | 619 |
| Number of ducks | 72 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 27 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 69 |
| Number of geese | 103 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 28 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 90 |
| Number of milk cows | 80 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 96 |
| Number of other cattle | 35 |
| Number of other fowl | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 77 |
| Number of sheep | 43 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 10 |
| Number of swine | 119 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 121 |
| Number of turkeys | 3 |
| OAT AC | 144 |
| OAT BU | 3,985 |
| PEA BU | 17 |
| POT AC | 16 |
| POT BU | 853 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 142 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 29 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 3,680 |
| RYE BU | 105 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 131 |
| WHT AC | 72 |
| WHT FALL BU | 1,140 |
| WHT SP BU | 403 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 1 |
| A 11 50 | 13 |
| A 51 100 | 5 |
| BEN BU | 1 |
| BUTTER LB | 3,680 |
| CATTLE KS | 43 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 185 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 228 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 413 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 142 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 28 |
| DUCKS | 72 |
| FAMILIES | 133 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 29 |
| FRN CA | 563 |
| GEESE | 103 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 619 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 90 |
| HOUSES | 133 |
| HOUSES B | 6 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 7 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 9 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 35 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 80 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 58 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 16 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 53 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 3 |
| HOUSES W | 127 |
| INF 11 A | 77 |
| MD FEM | 111 |
| MD MALE | 111 |
| MD TOT | 222 |
| MILK COWS | 80 |
| NAME CD | Essex, North—Nord |
| OC F | 69 |
| OC P | 27 |
| OC TOT | 96 |
| OTHER FOWL | 3 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 35 |
| OTHERS | 94 |
| SHEEP | 43 |
| SHEEP KS | 10 |
| SUP AM | 850 |
| SUP FOR | 147 |
| SUP JV | 74 |
| SUP PAT | 190 |
| SUP SC | 586 |
| SUP TOT | 997 |
| SWINE | 119 |
| SWINE KS | 121 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 133 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 541 |
| TURKEY | 3 |
| WID FEM | 13 |
| WID MALE | 9 |
| WID TOT | 22 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON062001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON110028— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q113614007
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belle_River,_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). "Belle River, Village, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/belle-river-village-on062001-1891/.