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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261670. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,203 |
| 1861 | 3,629 |
| 1871 | 3,554 |
| 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 88 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 3,380 total population, 1,723 females, 1,657 males, 1,527 married persons, 837 families, 764 married females, 763 married males, 188 widowed persons, 146 widowed females, 42 widowed males, 4 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,665 single persons under 18, 852 single males under 18, 813 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 3,376 persons who are not French Canadian, 4 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 834 occupied houses, 827 houses, 585 houses built of wood, 558 houses of 1 story, 457 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 265 houses of 2 stories, 220 houses built of brick, 97 houses of 4 rooms, 97 houses of 5 rooms, 66 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 57 houses of 3 rooms, 42 houses of 2 rooms, 39 uninhabited houses, 22 houses built of stone, 7 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 7 houses of over 15 rooms, 5 houses under construction, 4 houses of 1 room, 4 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 117,606 pounds of homemade butter, 83,757 bushels of barley, 72,717 bushels of peas, 71,185 bushels of corn, 60,217 bushels of oats, 41,859 acres of land in farms, 35,311 acres of improved land in farms, 29,064 bushels of potatoes, 26,710 acres of farmland under crops, 23,342 bushels of buckwheat, 20,309 chickens, 16,255 bushels of winter wheat, 12,292 bushels of turnips, 8,150 bushels of rye, 8,090 bushels of spring wheat, 6,994 tons of hay, 6,889 acres of farmland in pasture, 6,548 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,255 acres of hay crops, 4,896 acres of barley, 2,984 acres of oats, 2,195 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 2,067 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,951 milk cows, 1,948 swine, 1,845 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,755 horses aged over 3 years, 1,712 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 1,654 acres of wheat, 1,130 other cattle, 1,119 swine slaughtered or sold, 900 sheep, 837 horses aged 3 years and under, 729 occupants of farms, 574 farm occupants who own their land, 567 sheep slaughtered or sold, 539 cattle killed or sold, 533 bushels of beans, 407 acres of potatoes, 327 ducks, 308 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 191 turkeys, 186 geese, 185 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 180 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 155 farm occupants who rent their land, Capacity of silos (tons): 145, 126 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 94 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 38 acres of turnips, 28 other fowl, 16 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Rodmond Roblin | 1853–1937 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON113003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON140003_1921— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261670
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/.