Bothwell, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)
Bothwell, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 897. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115134599. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.632°N, 81.878°W.
Population
In 1891, Bothwell, Town—Ville had a population of 897: 451 male and 446 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 897 |
| 1901 | 907 |
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, Bothwell, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 80 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 897 total population, 451 males, 446 females, 338 married persons, 201 families, 169 married females, 169 married males, 46 widowed persons, 32 widowed females, 14 widowed males, 4.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 513 single persons under 18, 268 single males under 18, 245 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 894 persons who are not French Canadian, 3 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 201 houses, 201 occupied houses, 169 houses built of wood, 113 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 100 houses of 1 story, 99 houses of 2 stories, 38 houses of 5 rooms, 32 houses built of brick, 24 houses of 4 rooms, 24 uninhabited houses, 13 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 5 houses of 2 rooms, 5 houses of 3 rooms, 3 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 5,165 bushels of oats, 4,922 pounds of homemade butter, 4,575 bushels of corn, 3,294 bushels of winter wheat, 2,990 acres of land in farms, 2,790 bushels of turnips, 2,195 acres of improved land in farms, 1,408 chickens, 1,192 acres of farmland under crops, 1,180 bushels of potatoes, 906 acres of farmland in pasture, 795 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 644 bushels of peas, 640 cattle killed or sold, 617 tons of hay, 590 sheep slaughtered or sold, 532 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 400 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 369 acres of hay crops, 313 acres of oats, 270 bushels of rye, 252 swine slaughtered or sold, 244 other cattle, 231 horses aged over 3 years, 204 acres of wheat, 199 sheep, 143 bushels of buckwheat, 138 swine, 131 milk cows, 100 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 97 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 81 bushels of barley, 50 horses aged 3 years and under, 44 bushels of beans, 31 occupants of farms, 29 ducks, 26 farm occupants who own their land, 21 acres of potatoes, 16 geese, 14 acres of turnips, 9 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 8 turkeys, 7 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 7 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 6 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 5 acres of barley, 5 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 5 farm occupants who rent their land, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON047001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON045001_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115134599
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bothwell,_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). "Bothwell, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bothwell-town-ville-on047001-1891/.