Hamilton, Ontario (1891 census)
Hamilton was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 4,313. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261675. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.049°N, 78.213°W.
Population
In 1891, Hamilton had a population of 4,313: 2,186 male and 2,127 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 4,313 |
| 1901 | 3,623 |
| 1911 | 3,414 |
| 1921 | 3,026 |
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, Hamilton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 87 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 4,313 total population, 2,186 males, 2,127 females, 1,388 married persons, 872 families, 694 married females, 694 married males, 203 widowed persons, 124 widowed females, 79 widowed males, 4.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 2,722 single persons under 18, 1,413 single males under 18, 1,309 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 4,310 persons who are not French Canadian, 3 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 869 houses, 869 occupied houses, 692 houses of 1 story, 624 houses built of wood, 502 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 217 houses built of brick, 172 houses of 2 stories, 99 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 85 houses of 5 rooms, 72 houses of 4 rooms, 63 houses of 3 rooms, 59 uninhabited houses, 35 houses of 2 rooms, 28 houses built of stone, 10 houses of over 15 rooms, 5 houses of 3 stories, 3 houses of 1 room, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 312,431 bushels of turnips, 195,568 pounds of homemade butter, 127,878 bushels of barley, 108,255 bushels of oats, 64,485 bushels of spring wheat, 62,080 acres of land in farms, 58,382 bushels of peas, 56,044 acres of improved land in farms, 54,833 bushels of potatoes, 44,880 acres of farmland under crops, 31,086 chickens, 21,177 bushels of buckwheat, 17,776 bushels of corn, 17,372 bushels of winter wheat, 13,341 tons of hay, 12,166 bushels of rye, 11,047 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 9,855 acres of farmland in pasture, 9,780 acres of hay crops, 7,539 acres of barley, 6,537 acres of wheat, 6,036 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,470 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 4,852 acres of oats, 3,728 swine, 3,381 other cattle, 3,043 swine slaughtered or sold, 2,942 sheep, 2,492 milk cows, 2,033 turkeys, 2,004 horses aged over 3 years, 1,699 ducks, 1,420 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,309 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 1,291 cattle killed or sold, 1,269 geese, 1,263 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1,214 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,062 bushels of beans, 921 horses aged 3 years and under, 833 occupants of farms, 785 acres of turnips, 662 acres of potatoes, 587 farm occupants who own their land, 323 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 238 farm occupants who rent their land, 194 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 174 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 95 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 87 other fowl, 47 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 16 oxen, 8 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON100004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON132005_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261675
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). "Hamilton, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/hamilton-on100004-1891/.