Listowel, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)
Listowel, Town—Ville 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, Town—Ville had a population of 2,587: 1,245 male and 1,342 female residents. Population density was 2579.0 people per square mile.
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, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 165 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.80 |
| FAM NO | 539 |
| Number of families | 539 |
| Number of females | 1,342 |
| Number of males | 1,245 |
| Number of married females | 459 |
| Number of married males | 457 |
| Number of married persons | 916 |
| Number of widowed females | 93 |
| Number of widowed males | 23 |
| Number of widowed persons | 116 |
| POP F | 1,342 |
| POP M | 1,245 |
| POP TOT | 2,587 |
| Total population | 2,587 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 790 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 765 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,555 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,587 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 538 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 178 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 360 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 431 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 104 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 37 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 84 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 357 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 538 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 42 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 51 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 210 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 415 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 168 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,625 |
| Acres of hay crops | 369 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,250 |
| Acres of land in farms | 2,418 |
| Acres of oats | 258 |
| Acres of potatoes | 75 |
| Acres of turnips | 16 |
| Acres of wheat | 68 |
| BAR AC | 51 |
| BAR BU | 960 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 960 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 285 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 9,219 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 740 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 9,690 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 88 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 75 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5,638 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,188 |
| CRN BU | 285 |
| HAY AC | 369 |
| HAY TONS | 646 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 28 |
| Number of chickens | 3,306 |
| Number of ducks | 60 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 338 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 159 |
| Number of geese | 15 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 23 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 227 |
| Number of milk cows | 199 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 497 |
| Number of other cattle | 137 |
| Number of other fowl | 1 |
| Number of oxen | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 472 |
| Number of sheep | 143 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 7 |
| Number of swine | 259 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 193 |
| Number of turkeys | 2 |
| OAT AC | 258 |
| OAT BU | 9,219 |
| PEA BU | 740 |
| POT AC | 75 |
| POT BU | 9,690 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 324 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 25 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 9,845 |
| RYE BU | 88 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 646 |
| WHT AC | 68 |
| WHT FALL BU | 1,188 |
| WHT SP BU | 75 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 3 |
| A 11 50 | 8 |
| A 201 PL | 2 |
| A 51 100 | 12 |
| BEN BU | 5 |
| BUTTER LB | 9,845 |
| CATTLE KS | 28 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 790 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 765 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,555 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 324 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 23 |
| DUCKS | 60 |
| FAMILIES | 539 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 25 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 15 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,306 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 227 |
| HOUSES | 538 |
| HOUSES B | 178 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 22 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 84 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 37 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 431 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 357 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 6 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 21 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 11 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 104 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 42 |
| HOUSES W | 360 |
| INF 11 A | 472 |
| MD FEM | 459 |
| MD MALE | 457 |
| MD TOT | 916 |
| MILK COWS | 199 |
| NAME CD | Perth, North—Nord |
| OC F | 159 |
| OC P | 338 |
| OC TOT | 497 |
| OTHER FOWL | 1 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 137 |
| OTHERS | 2,587 |
| SHEEP | 143 |
| SHEEP KS | 7 |
| SUP AM | 2,250 |
| SUP FOR | 168 |
| SUP JV | 210 |
| SUP PAT | 415 |
| SUP SC | 1,625 |
| SUP TOT | 2,418 |
| SWINE | 259 |
| SWINE KS | 193 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 538 |
| TUR AC | 16 |
| TUR BU | 5,638 |
| TURKEY | 2 |
| WID FEM | 93 |
| WID MALE | 23 |
| WID TOT | 116 |
| WORKING OX | 1 |
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, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/listowel-town-ville-on108003-1891/.