Forest, T-V, Ontario (1891 census)
Forest, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,057. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5468772. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.100°N, 82.009°W.
Population
In 1891, Forest, T-V had a population of 2,057: 955 male and 1,102 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 2,057 |
| 1901 | 1,553 |
| 1911 | 1,445 |
| 1921 | 1,422 |
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, Forest, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 81 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,057 total population, 1,102 females, 955 males, 618 married persons, 393 families, 311 married males, 307 married females, 93 widowed persons, 69 widowed females, 24 widowed males, 5.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,346 single persons under 18, 726 single females under 18, 620 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,057 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 383 houses, 383 occupied houses, 262 houses built of wood, 248 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 242 houses of 2 stories, 137 houses of 1 story, 121 houses built of brick, 39 houses of 4 rooms, 38 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 36 houses of 5 rooms, 18 uninhabited houses, 11 houses of 3 rooms, 7 houses of over 15 rooms, 6 houses under construction, 4 houses of 2 rooms, 4 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 16,500 pounds of homemade butter, 12,436 bushels of potatoes, 10,409 bushels of oats, 9,909 bushels of turnips, 6,742 bushels of corn, 4,388 acres of land in farms, 4,225 bushels of barley, 3,981 chickens, 3,789 acres of improved land in farms, 3,258 bushels of winter wheat, 2,220 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,291 acres of farmland under crops, 1,048 tons of hay, 675 cattle killed or sold, 599 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 584 acres of hay crops, 547 swine slaughtered or sold, 486 bushels of peas, 405 other cattle, 384 occupants of farms, 375 bushels of spring wheat, 353 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 338 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 305 acres of oats, 297 farm occupants who own their land, 231 horses aged over 3 years, 204 sheep slaughtered or sold, 170 acres of wheat, 165 acres of barley, 150 milk cows, 121 swine, 97 sheep, 90 acres of potatoes, 87 farm occupants who rent their land, 80 bushels of rye, 74 geese, 73 ducks, 67 bushels of beans, 50 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 47 horses aged 3 years and under, 40 bushels of buckwheat, 34 acres of turnips, 28 turkeys, 18 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 13 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 10 other fowl, 8 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 5 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 5 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON082001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON122013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5468772
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest,_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). "Forest, T-V, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/forest-t-v-on082001-1891/.