Listowel, T-V, Ontario (1891 census)
Listowel, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,587. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1864950. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.725°N, 80.960°W.
Population
In 1891, Listowel, T-V had a population of 2,587: 1,245 male and 1,342 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 976 |
| 1881 | 2,688 |
| 1891 | 2,587 |
| 1901 | 2,693 |
| 1911 | 2,289 |
| 1921 | 2,477 |
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, Listowel, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 81 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,587 total population, 1,342 females, 1,245 males, 916 married persons, 539 families, 459 married females, 457 married males, 116 widowed persons, 93 widowed females, 23 widowed males, 4.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,555 single persons under 18, 790 single females under 18, 765 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,587 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 538 houses, 538 occupied houses, 431 houses of 1 story, 360 houses built of wood, 357 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 178 houses built of brick, 104 houses of 2 stories, 84 houses of 5 rooms, 42 uninhabited houses, 37 houses of 4 rooms, 22 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 21 houses of 3 rooms, 11 houses of 2 rooms, 6 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses of more than 3 stories, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 9,845 pounds of homemade butter, 9,690 bushels of potatoes, 9,219 bushels of oats, 5,638 bushels of turnips, 3,306 chickens, 2,418 acres of land in farms, 2,250 acres of improved land in farms, 1,625 acres of farmland under crops, 1,188 bushels of winter wheat, 960 bushels of barley, 740 bushels of peas, 646 tons of hay, 497 occupants of farms, 472 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 415 acres of farmland in pasture, 369 acres of hay crops, 338 farm occupants who own their land, 324 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 285 bushels of corn, 259 swine, 258 acres of oats, 227 horses aged over 3 years, 210 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 199 milk cows, 193 swine slaughtered or sold, 168 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 159 farm occupants who rent their land, 143 sheep, 137 other cattle, 88 bushels of rye, 75 acres of potatoes, 75 bushels of spring wheat, 68 acres of wheat, 60 ducks, 51 acres of barley, 28 cattle killed or sold, 25 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 23 horses aged 3 years and under, 16 acres of turnips, 15 geese, 12 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 8 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 7 sheep slaughtered or sold, 5 bushels of beans, 3 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 turkeys, 1 other fowl, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Horatio Walker | 1858–1938 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON108003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON137013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1864950
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Listowel,_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). "Listowel, T-V, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/listowel-t-v-on108003-1891/.