Belle River, VL, Ontario (1891 census)
Belle River, VL 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, VL had a population of 657: 348 male and 309 female residents.
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, 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 657 total population, 348 males, 309 females, 222 married persons, 133 families, 111 married females, 111 married males, 22 widowed persons, 13 widowed females, 9 widowed males, 4.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 413 single persons under 18, 228 single males under 18, 185 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 563 French Canadians, 94 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 133 houses, 133 occupied houses, 127 houses built of wood, 80 houses of 1 story, 58 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 53 houses of 2 stories, 35 houses of 4 rooms, 16 houses of 3 rooms, 9 houses of 5 rooms, 7 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 6 houses built of brick, 3 houses of 2 rooms, 3 houses of over 15 rooms, 3 uninhabited houses, 2 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 7,613 bushels of corn, 3,985 bushels of oats, 3,680 pounds of homemade butter, 1,140 bushels of winter wheat, 997 acres of land in farms, 853 bushels of potatoes, 850 acres of improved land in farms, 619 chickens, 586 acres of farmland under crops, 541 bushels of turnips, 468 bushels of barley, 403 bushels of spring wheat, 190 acres of farmland in pasture, 147 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 144 acres of oats, 142 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 131 tons of hay, 121 swine slaughtered or sold, 119 swine, 105 bushels of rye, 103 acres of hay crops, 103 geese, 96 occupants of farms, 90 horses aged over 3 years, 80 milk cows, 77 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 74 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 72 acres of wheat, 72 ducks, 69 farm occupants who rent their land, 43 cattle killed or sold, 43 sheep, 35 other cattle, 29 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 28 horses aged 3 years and under, 27 farm occupants who own their land, 19 acres of barley, 17 bushels of peas, 16 acres of potatoes, 13 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 10 sheep slaughtered or sold, 5 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 3 other fowl, 3 turkeys, 2 acres of turnips, 1 bushels of beans, 1 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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, VL, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/belle-river-vl-on062001-1891/.