Forest, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)
Forest, Town—Ville 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, Town—Ville had a population of 2,057: 955 male and 1,102 female residents. Population density was 2050.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,614 |
| 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, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 165 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.20 |
| FAM NO | 393 |
| Number of families | 393 |
| Number of females | 1,102 |
| Number of males | 955 |
| Number of married females | 307 |
| Number of married males | 311 |
| Number of married persons | 618 |
| Number of widowed females | 69 |
| Number of widowed males | 24 |
| Number of widowed persons | 93 |
| POP F | 1,102 |
| POP M | 955 |
| POP TOT | 2,057 |
| Total population | 2,057 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 726 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 620 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,346 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,057 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 383 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 121 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 262 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 137 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 242 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 4 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 39 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 36 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 248 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of occupied houses | 383 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 18 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 165 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,220 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 599 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,291 |
| Acres of hay crops | 584 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 3,789 |
| Acres of land in farms | 4,388 |
| Acres of oats | 305 |
| Acres of potatoes | 90 |
| Acres of turnips | 34 |
| Acres of wheat | 170 |
| BAR AC | 165 |
| BAR BU | 4,225 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 4,225 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 67 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 18 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 6,742 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 10,409 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 486 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 12,436 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 80 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 375 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 9,909 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 3,258 |
| BWT BU | 40 |
| CRN BU | 6,742 |
| HAY AC | 584 |
| HAY TONS | 1,048 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 675 |
| Number of chickens | 3,981 |
| Number of ducks | 73 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 297 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 87 |
| Number of geese | 74 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 47 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 231 |
| Number of milk cows | 150 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 384 |
| Number of other cattle | 405 |
| Number of other fowl | 10 |
| Number of oxen | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 353 |
| Number of sheep | 97 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 204 |
| Number of swine | 121 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 547 |
| Number of turkeys | 28 |
| OAT AC | 305 |
| OAT BU | 10,409 |
| PEA BU | 486 |
| POT AC | 90 |
| POT BU | 12,436 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 50 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 338 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 16,500 |
| RYE BU | 80 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,048 |
| WHT AC | 170 |
| WHT FALL BU | 3,258 |
| WHT SP BU | 375 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 5 |
| A 11 50 | 13 |
| A 201 PL | 5 |
| A 51 100 | 8 |
| BEN BU | 67 |
| BUTTER LB | 16,500 |
| CATTLE KS | 675 |
| CHEESE LB | 50 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 726 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 620 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,346 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 338 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 47 |
| DUCKS | 73 |
| FAMILIES | 393 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.20 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 74 |
| GRA BU | 18 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,981 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 231 |
| HOUSES | 383 |
| HOUSES B | 121 |
| HOUSES CON | 6 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 38 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 36 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 39 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 137 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 248 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 7 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 11 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 242 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 18 |
| HOUSES W | 262 |
| INF 11 A | 353 |
| MD FEM | 307 |
| MD MALE | 311 |
| MD TOT | 618 |
| MILK COWS | 150 |
| NAME CD | Lambton, West— Ouest |
| OC F | 87 |
| OC P | 297 |
| OC TOT | 384 |
| OTHER FOWL | 10 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 405 |
| OTHERS | 2,057 |
| SHEEP | 97 |
| SHEEP KS | 204 |
| SUP AM | 3,789 |
| SUP FOR | 599 |
| SUP PAT | 2,220 |
| SUP SC | 1,291 |
| SUP TOT | 4,388 |
| SWINE | 121 |
| SWINE KS | 547 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 383 |
| TUR AC | 34 |
| TUR BU | 9,909 |
| TURKEY | 28 |
| WID FEM | 69 |
| WID MALE | 24 |
| WID TOT | 93 |
| WORKING OX | 1 |
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, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/forest-town-ville-on082001-1891/.