Berlin, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)
Berlin, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 7,425. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.458°N, 80.478°W.
Population
In 1891, Berlin, Town—Ville had a population of 7,425: 3,600 male and 3,825 female residents. Population density was 7402.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,956 |
| 1871 | 2,743 |
| 1881 | 4,054 |
| 1891 | 7,425 |
| 1901 | 9,747 |
| 1911 | 15,196 |
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, Berlin, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 170 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5 |
| FAM NO | 1,466 |
| Number of families | 1,466 |
| Number of females | 3,825 |
| Number of males | 3,600 |
| Number of married females | 1,316 |
| Number of married males | 1,320 |
| Number of married persons | 2,636 |
| Number of widowed females | 190 |
| Number of widowed males | 48 |
| Number of widowed persons | 238 |
| POP F | 3,825 |
| POP M | 3,600 |
| POP TOT | 7,425 |
| Total population | 7,425 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 2,319 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 2,232 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 4,551 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 7,424 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 1,296 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 816 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 11 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 469 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 616 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 67 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 648 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 66 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 32 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 130 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 160 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 817 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,296 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 124 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 674 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 607 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,301 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,365 |
| Acres of hay crops | 549 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 3,646 |
| Acres of land in farms | 4,947 |
| Acres of oats | 302 |
| Acres of potatoes | 202 |
| Acres of turnips | 36 |
| Acres of wheat | 384 |
| BAR AC | 124 |
| BAR BU | 2,822 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,822 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 285 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 8,945 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,102 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 18,072 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 204 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 120 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 13,031 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 7,205 |
| CRN BU | 285 |
| HAY AC | 549 |
| HAY TONS | 936 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 220 |
| Number of chickens | 4,750 |
| Number of ducks | 88 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 737 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 286 |
| Number of geese | 13 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 34 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 319 |
| Number of milk cows | 327 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 1,023 |
| Number of other cattle | 201 |
| Number of other fowl | 59 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 987 |
| Number of sheep | 30 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 90 |
| Number of swine | 760 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 729 |
| Number of turkeys | 1 |
| OAT AC | 302 |
| OAT BU | 8,945 |
| PEA BU | 2,102 |
| POT AC | 202 |
| POT BU | 18,072 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 350 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 120 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 19,336 |
| RYE BU | 204 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 936 |
| WHT AC | 384 |
| WHT FALL BU | 7,205 |
| WHT SP BU | 120 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 6 |
| A 11 50 | 19 |
| A 201 PL | 3 |
| A 51 100 | 8 |
| BEN BU | 2 |
| BUTTER LB | 19,336 |
| CATTLE KS | 220 |
| CHEESE LB | 350 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 2,319 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 2,232 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 4,551 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 120 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 34 |
| DUCKS | 88 |
| FAMILIES | 1,466 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 13 |
| GRA BU | 2 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 4,750 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 319 |
| HOUSES | 1,296 |
| HOUSES B | 816 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 67 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 160 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 130 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 616 |
| HOUSES S | 11 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 817 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 38 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 66 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 32 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 17 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 648 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 8 |
| HOUSES W | 469 |
| INF 11 A | 987 |
| MD FEM | 1,316 |
| MD MALE | 1,320 |
| MD TOT | 2,636 |
| MILK COWS | 327 |
| NAME CD | Waterloo, North-Nord |
| OC F | 286 |
| OC P | 737 |
| OC TOT | 1,023 |
| OTHER FOWL | 59 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 201 |
| OTHERS | 7,424 |
| SHEEP | 30 |
| SHEEP KS | 90 |
| SUP AM | 3,646 |
| SUP FOR | 1,301 |
| SUP JV | 674 |
| SUP PAT | 607 |
| SUP SC | 2,365 |
| SUP TOT | 4,947 |
| SWINE | 760 |
| SWINE KS | 729 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 1,296 |
| TUR AC | 36 |
| TUR BU | 13,031 |
| TURKEY | 1 |
| WID FEM | 190 |
| WID MALE | 48 |
| WID TOT | 238 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON123001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON130004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Berlin, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/berlin-town-ville-on123001-1891/.