Hallowell, Ontario (1891 census)
Hallowell was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,380. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.990°N, 77.225°W.
Population
In 1891, Hallowell had a population of 3,380: 1,657 male and 1,723 female residents. Population density was 38.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,203 |
| 1861 | 3,629 |
| 1871 | 3,554 |
| 1881 | 3,704 |
| 1891 | 3,380 |
| 1901 | 3,445 |
| 1911 | 2,834 |
| 1921 | 2,805 |
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, Hallowell shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 178 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4 |
| FAM NO | 837 |
| Number of families | 837 |
| Number of females | 1,723 |
| Number of males | 1,657 |
| Number of married females | 764 |
| Number of married males | 763 |
| Number of married persons | 1,527 |
| Number of widowed females | 146 |
| Number of widowed males | 42 |
| Number of widowed persons | 188 |
| POP F | 1,723 |
| POP M | 1,657 |
| POP TOT | 3,380 |
| Total population | 3,380 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 813 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 852 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,665 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 4 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3,376 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 7 |
| Number of houses | 827 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 220 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 22 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 585 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 4 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 558 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 66 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 42 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 265 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 57 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 4 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 97 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 97 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 457 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 834 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 39 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 4,896 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 1,712 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 6,889 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 6,548 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 26,710 |
| Acres of hay crops | 5,255 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 35,311 |
| Acres of land in farms | 41,859 |
| Acres of oats | 2,984 |
| Acres of potatoes | 407 |
| Acres of turnips | 38 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,654 |
| BAR AC | 4,896 |
| BAR BU | 83,757 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 83,757 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 533 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 23,342 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 2,195 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 71,185 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 60,217 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 72,717 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 29,064 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 8,150 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 8,090 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 12,292 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 16,255 |
| BWT BU | 23,342 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 145 |
| CRN BU | 71,185 |
| HAY AC | 5,255 |
| HAY TONS | 6,994 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 539 |
| Number of chickens | 20,309 |
| Number of ducks | 327 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 574 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 155 |
| Number of geese | 186 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 837 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,755 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,951 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 729 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,130 |
| Number of other fowl | 28 |
| Number of oxen | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 126 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 94 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 185 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 308 |
| Number of sheep | 900 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 567 |
| Number of swine | 1,948 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,119 |
| Number of turkeys | 191 |
| OAT AC | 2,984 |
| OAT BU | 60,217 |
| PEA BU | 72,717 |
| POT AC | 407 |
| POT BU | 29,064 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 180 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,067 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,845 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 117,606 |
| RYE BU | 8,150 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 6,994 |
| WHT AC | 1,654 |
| WHT FALL BU | 16,255 |
| WHT SP BU | 8,090 |
Other recorded variables (71 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 126 |
| A 11 50 | 94 |
| A 201 PL | 16 |
| A 51 100 | 185 |
| BEN BU | 533 |
| BUTTER LB | 117,606 |
| CATTLE KS | 539 |
| CHEESE LB | 180 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 813 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 852 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,665 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,067 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 837 |
| DUCKS | 327 |
| FAMILIES | 837 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,845 |
| FRN CA | 4 |
| GEESE | 186 |
| GRA BU | 2,195 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 20,309 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,755 |
| HOUSES | 827 |
| HOUSES B | 220 |
| HOUSES CON | 5 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 66 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 97 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 97 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 558 |
| HOUSES S | 22 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 457 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 7 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 57 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 42 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 265 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 39 |
| HOUSES W | 585 |
| INF 11 A | 308 |
| MD FEM | 764 |
| MD MALE | 763 |
| MD TOT | 1,527 |
| MILK COWS | 1,951 |
| NAME CD | Prince Edward |
| OC F | 155 |
| OC P | 574 |
| OC TOT | 729 |
| OTHER FOWL | 28 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,130 |
| OTHERS | 3,376 |
| SHEEP | 900 |
| SHEEP KS | 567 |
| SILOS | 145 |
| SUP AM | 35,311 |
| SUP FOR | 6,548 |
| SUP JV | 1,712 |
| SUP PAT | 6,889 |
| SUP SC | 26,710 |
| SUP TOT | 41,859 |
| SWINE | 1,948 |
| SWINE KS | 1,119 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 834 |
| TUR AC | 38 |
| TUR BU | 12,292 |
| TURKEY | 191 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 7 |
| WID FEM | 146 |
| WID MALE | 42 |
| WID TOT | 188 |
| WORKING OX | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON113003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON140003— 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). "Hallowell, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/hallowell-on113003-1891/.