Galt, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)
Galt, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 7,535. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.353°N, 80.319°W.
Population
In 1891, Galt, Town—Ville had a population of 7,535: 3,602 male and 3,933 female residents. Population density was 7511.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,248 |
| 1861 | 3,069 |
| 1871 | 3,827 |
| 1881 | 5,187 |
| 1891 | 7,535 |
| 1901 | 7,866 |
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, Galt, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 176 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.80 |
| FAM NO | 1,554 |
| Number of families | 1,554 |
| Number of females | 3,933 |
| Number of males | 3,602 |
| Number of married females | 1,317 |
| Number of married males | 1,332 |
| Number of married persons | 2,649 |
| Number of widowed females | 315 |
| Number of widowed males | 107 |
| Number of widowed persons | 422 |
| POP F | 3,933 |
| POP M | 3,602 |
| POP TOT | 7,535 |
| Total population | 7,535 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 2,301 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 2,163 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 4,464 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 20 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 7,515 |
Buildings & housing (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 1,542 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 460 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 337 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 745 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 1,092 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 69 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 429 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 15 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 182 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 222 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 1,009 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 6 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses under construction | 20 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,543 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 81 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 135 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 267 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 241 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 367 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 994 |
| Acres of hay crops | 245 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,502 |
| Acres of land in farms | 1,869 |
| Acres of oats | 146 |
| Acres of potatoes | 138 |
| Acres of turnips | 53 |
| Acres of wheat | 106 |
| BAR AC | 135 |
| BAR BU | 3,248 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,248 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 28 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 89 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,623 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,228 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 12,669 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 450 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 140 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 13,096 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,632 |
| BWT BU | 2 |
| CRN BU | 89 |
| HAY AC | 245 |
| HAY TONS | 515 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 55 |
| Number of chickens | 6,158 |
| Number of ducks | 254 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 425 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 152 |
| Number of geese | 36 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 120 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 399 |
| Number of milk cows | 163 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 577 |
| Number of other cattle | 69 |
| Number of other fowl | 49 |
| Number of oxen | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 562 |
| Number of sheep | 48 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 25 |
| Number of swine | 123 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 327 |
| Number of turkeys | 9 |
| OAT AC | 146 |
| OAT BU | 3,623 |
| PEA BU | 1,228 |
| POT AC | 138 |
| POT BU | 12,669 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 176 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 29 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 7,401 |
| RYE BU | 450 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 515 |
| WHT AC | 106 |
| WHT FALL BU | 1,632 |
| WHT SP BU | 140 |
Other recorded variables (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 4 |
| A 11 50 | 7 |
| A 201 PL | 2 |
| A 51 100 | 2 |
| BEN BU | 28 |
| BUTTER LB | 7,401 |
| CATTLE KS | 55 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 2,301 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 2,163 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 4,464 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 176 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 120 |
| DUCKS | 254 |
| FAMILIES | 1,554 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 29 |
| FRN CA | 20 |
| GEESE | 36 |
| GRA BU | 1 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 6,158 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 399 |
| HOUSES | 1,542 |
| HOUSES B | 460 |
| HOUSES CON | 20 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 69 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 222 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 182 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 1,092 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 6 |
| HOUSES S | 337 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 1,009 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 25 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 27 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 15 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 7 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 429 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 81 |
| HOUSES W | 745 |
| INF 11 A | 562 |
| MD FEM | 1,317 |
| MD MALE | 1,332 |
| MD TOT | 2,649 |
| MILK COWS | 163 |
| NAME CD | Waterloo, South-Sud |
| OC F | 152 |
| OC P | 425 |
| OC TOT | 577 |
| OTHER FOWL | 49 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 69 |
| OTHERS | 7,515 |
| SHEEP | 48 |
| SHEEP KS | 25 |
| SUP AM | 1,502 |
| SUP FOR | 367 |
| SUP JV | 267 |
| SUP PAT | 241 |
| SUP SC | 994 |
| SUP TOT | 1,869 |
| SWINE | 123 |
| SWINE KS | 327 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 1,543 |
| TUR AC | 53 |
| TUR BU | 13,096 |
| TURKEY | 9 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 315 |
| WID MALE | 107 |
| WID TOT | 422 |
| WORKING OX | 5 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON124003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON122003_1851— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Galt, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/galt-town-ville-on124003-1891/.