Harriston, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)
Harriston, Town—Ville 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, Town—Ville had a population of 1,687: 825 male and 862 female residents. Population density was 1681.8 people per square mile.
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, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 162 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 329 |
| Number of families | 329 |
| Number of females | 862 |
| Number of males | 825 |
| Number of married females | 266 |
| Number of married males | 264 |
| Number of married persons | 530 |
| Number of widowed females | 56 |
| Number of widowed males | 19 |
| Number of widowed persons | 75 |
| POP F | 862 |
| POP M | 825 |
| POP TOT | 1,687 |
| Total population | 1,687 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 540 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 542 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,082 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 7 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,680 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 327 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 103 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 224 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 268 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 52 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 7 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 45 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 212 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 327 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 87 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 122 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 477 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 574 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,016 |
| Acres of hay crops | 425 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,615 |
| Acres of land in farms | 2,189 |
| Acres of oats | 219 |
| Acres of potatoes | 60 |
| Acres of turnips | 15 |
| Acres of wheat | 37 |
| BAR AC | 87 |
| BAR BU | 2,670 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,670 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 168 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6,197 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,855 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,490 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 77 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 6,718 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 430 |
| CRN BU | 168 |
| HAY AC | 425 |
| HAY TONS | 670 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 213 |
| Number of chickens | 1,598 |
| Number of ducks | 24 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 201 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 106 |
| Number of geese | 28 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 27 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 172 |
| Number of milk cows | 214 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 307 |
| Number of other cattle | 168 |
| Number of other fowl | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 294 |
| Number of sheep | 560 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 129 |
| Number of swine | 146 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 297 |
| Number of turkeys | 1 |
| OAT AC | 219 |
| OAT BU | 6,197 |
| PEA BU | 1,855 |
| POT AC | 60 |
| POT BU | 6,490 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 140 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,907 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 15 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 7,589 |
| RYE BU | 30 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 670 |
| WHT AC | 37 |
| WHT FALL BU | 430 |
| WHT SP BU | 77 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 4 |
| A 11 50 | 1 |
| A 201 PL | 4 |
| A 51 100 | 4 |
| BUTTER LB | 7,589 |
| CATTLE KS | 213 |
| CHEESE LB | 140 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 540 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 542 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,082 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,907 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 27 |
| DUCKS | 24 |
| FAMILIES | 329 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 15 |
| FRN CA | 7 |
| GEESE | 28 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,598 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 172 |
| HOUSES | 327 |
| HOUSES B | 103 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 10 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 45 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 35 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 268 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 212 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 6 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 17 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 7 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 52 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 8 |
| HOUSES W | 224 |
| INF 11 A | 294 |
| MD FEM | 266 |
| MD MALE | 264 |
| MD TOT | 530 |
| MILK COWS | 214 |
| NAME CD | Wellington, North-Nord |
| OC F | 106 |
| OC P | 201 |
| OC TOT | 307 |
| OTHER FOWL | 7 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 168 |
| OTHERS | 1,680 |
| SHEEP | 560 |
| SHEEP KS | 129 |
| SUP AM | 1,615 |
| SUP FOR | 574 |
| SUP JV | 122 |
| SUP PAT | 477 |
| SUP SC | 1,016 |
| SUP TOT | 2,189 |
| SWINE | 146 |
| SWINE KS | 297 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 327 |
| TUR AC | 15 |
| TUR BU | 6,718 |
| TURKEY | 1 |
| WID FEM | 56 |
| WID MALE | 19 |
| WID TOT | 75 |
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, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/harriston-town-ville-on127005-1891/.