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 density was 894.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 995 |
| 1881 | 965 |
| 1891 | 897 |
| 1901 | 907 |
| 1911 | 690 |
| 1921 | 633 |
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 162 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.40 |
| FAM NO | 201 |
| Number of families | 201 |
| Number of females | 446 |
| Number of males | 451 |
| Number of married females | 169 |
| Number of married males | 169 |
| Number of married persons | 338 |
| Number of widowed females | 32 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 46 |
| POP F | 446 |
| POP M | 451 |
| POP TOT | 897 |
| Total population | 897 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 245 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 268 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 513 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 3 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 894 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 201 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 32 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 169 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 100 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 99 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 113 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 201 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 24 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 5 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 97 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 906 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 795 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,192 |
| Acres of hay crops | 369 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,195 |
| Acres of land in farms | 2,990 |
| Acres of oats | 313 |
| Acres of potatoes | 21 |
| Acres of turnips | 14 |
| Acres of wheat | 204 |
| BAR AC | 5 |
| BAR BU | 81 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 81 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 44 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 143 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 4,575 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 5,165 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 644 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 1,180 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 270 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,790 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 3,294 |
| BWT BU | 143 |
| CRN BU | 4,575 |
| HAY AC | 369 |
| HAY TONS | 617 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 640 |
| Number of chickens | 1,408 |
| Number of ducks | 29 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 26 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 5 |
| Number of geese | 16 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 50 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 231 |
| Number of milk cows | 131 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 31 |
| Number of other cattle | 244 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 7 |
| Number of sheep | 199 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 590 |
| Number of swine | 138 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 252 |
| Number of turkeys | 8 |
| OAT AC | 313 |
| OAT BU | 5,165 |
| PEA BU | 644 |
| POT AC | 21 |
| POT BU | 1,180 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 400 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 532 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 100 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 4,922 |
| RYE BU | 270 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 617 |
| WHT AC | 204 |
| WHT FALL BU | 3,294 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 9 |
| A 11 50 | 6 |
| A 201 PL | 2 |
| A 51 100 | 7 |
| BEN BU | 44 |
| BUTTER LB | 4,922 |
| CATTLE KS | 640 |
| CHEESE LB | 400 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 245 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 268 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 513 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 532 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 50 |
| DUCKS | 29 |
| FAMILIES | 201 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 100 |
| FRN CA | 3 |
| GEESE | 16 |
| GRA BU | 5 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,408 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 231 |
| HOUSES | 201 |
| HOUSES B | 32 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 13 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 38 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 24 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 100 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 113 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 99 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 24 |
| HOUSES W | 169 |
| INF 11 A | 7 |
| MD FEM | 169 |
| MD MALE | 169 |
| MD TOT | 338 |
| MILK COWS | 131 |
| NAME CD | Bothwell |
| OC F | 5 |
| OC P | 26 |
| OC TOT | 31 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 244 |
| OTHERS | 894 |
| SHEEP | 199 |
| SHEEP KS | 590 |
| SUP AM | 2,195 |
| SUP FOR | 795 |
| SUP JV | 97 |
| SUP PAT | 906 |
| SUP SC | 1,192 |
| SUP TOT | 2,990 |
| SWINE | 138 |
| SWINE KS | 252 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 201 |
| TUR AC | 14 |
| TUR BU | 2,790 |
| TURKEY | 8 |
| WID FEM | 32 |
| WID MALE | 14 |
| WID TOT | 46 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON047001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON121014— 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/.