Clinton, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)
Clinton, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,635. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2979345. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.611°N, 81.552°W.
Population
In 1891, Clinton, Town—Ville had a population of 2,635: 1,229 male and 1,406 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 2,635 |
| 1901 | 2,547 |
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, Clinton, Town—Ville 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 2,635 total population, 1,406 females, 1,229 males, 878 married persons, 546 families, 441 married females, 437 married males, 156 widowed persons, 120 widowed females, 36 widowed males, 4.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,601 single persons under 18, 845 single females under 18, 756 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,635 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 534 houses, 534 occupied houses, 458 houses built of wood, 407 houses of 1 story, 372 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 125 houses of 2 stories, 89 houses of 5 rooms, 76 houses built of brick, 64 uninhabited houses, 31 houses of 4 rooms, 18 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 11 houses of over 15 rooms, 8 houses of 3 rooms, 3 houses of 2 rooms, 3 houses under construction, 2 houses of 1 room, 2 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 7,830 bushels of oats, 5,378 bushels of turnips, 4,672 bushels of potatoes, 2,005 bushels of peas, 1,936 chickens, 1,835 acres of land in farms, 1,765 bushels of barley, 1,674 acres of improved land in farms, 1,655 bushels of winter wheat, 1,610 pounds of homemade butter, 1,069 acres of farmland under crops, 832 bushels of spring wheat, 790 swine slaughtered or sold, 781 cattle killed or sold, 509 tons of hay, 403 acres of farmland in pasture, 364 occupants of farms, 347 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 321 acres of hay crops, 308 farm occupants who own their land, 251 horses aged over 3 years, 239 acres of oats, 206 sheep slaughtered or sold, 181 other cattle, 161 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 139 swine, 113 acres of wheat, 112 milk cows, 100 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 74 acres of barley, 60 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 56 farm occupants who rent their land, 46 horses aged 3 years and under, 45 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 43 acres of potatoes, 26 turkeys, 22 ducks, 13 acres of turnips, 10 bushels of corn, 10 other fowl, 7 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 5 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 4 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 3 bushels of beans, 2 geese, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON078002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON075002_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2979345
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinton,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinton_(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). "Clinton, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/clinton-town-ville-on078002-1891/.