Harriston, T-V, Ontario (1891 census)
Harriston, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,687. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5666261. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.917°N, 80.872°W.
Population
In 1891, Harriston, T-V had a population of 1,687: 825 male and 862 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,772 |
| 1891 | 1,687 |
| 1901 | 1,637 |
| 1911 | 1,491 |
| 1921 | 1,263 |
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, Harriston, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 80 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,687 total population, 862 females, 825 males, 530 married persons, 329 families, 266 married females, 264 married males, 75 widowed persons, 56 widowed females, 19 widowed males, 5.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,082 single persons under 18, 542 single males under 18, 540 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,680 persons who are not French Canadian, 7 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 327 houses, 327 occupied houses, 268 houses of 1 story, 224 houses built of wood, 212 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 103 houses built of brick, 52 houses of 2 stories, 45 houses of 5 rooms, 35 houses of 4 rooms, 17 houses of 3 rooms, 10 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 8 uninhabited houses, 7 houses of 3 stories, 6 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 houses of 2 rooms, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 7,589 pounds of homemade butter, 6,718 bushels of turnips, 6,490 bushels of potatoes, 6,197 bushels of oats, 2,670 bushels of barley, 2,189 acres of land in farms, 1,907 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,855 bushels of peas, 1,615 acres of improved land in farms, 1,598 chickens, 1,016 acres of farmland under crops, 670 tons of hay, 574 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 560 sheep, 477 acres of farmland in pasture, 430 bushels of winter wheat, 425 acres of hay crops, 307 occupants of farms, 297 swine slaughtered or sold, 294 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 219 acres of oats, 214 milk cows, 213 cattle killed or sold, 201 farm occupants who own their land, 172 horses aged over 3 years, 168 bushels of corn, 168 other cattle, 146 swine, 140 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 129 sheep slaughtered or sold, 122 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 106 farm occupants who rent their land, 87 acres of barley, 77 bushels of spring wheat, 60 acres of potatoes, 37 acres of wheat, 30 bushels of rye, 28 geese, 27 horses aged 3 years and under, 24 ducks, 15 acres of turnips, 15 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 7 other fowl, 4 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 4 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 4 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 1 turkeys. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON127005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON152014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5666261
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriston,_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). "Harriston, T-V, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/harriston-t-v-on127005-1891/.