Meaford, T-V, Ontario (1891 census)
Meaford, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,999. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3492570. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.606°N, 80.603°W.
Population
In 1891, Meaford, T-V had a population of 1,999: 961 male and 1,038 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,866 |
| 1891 | 1,999 |
| 1901 | 1,916 |
| 1911 | 2,811 |
| 1921 | 2,650 |
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, Meaford, 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 1,999 total population, 1,038 females, 961 males, 729 married persons, 417 families, 366 married females, 363 married males, 82 widowed persons, 64 widowed females, 18 widowed males, 4.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,188 single persons under 18, 608 single females under 18, 580 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,999 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 417 occupied houses, 416 houses, 373 houses of 2 stories, 279 houses built of wood, 278 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 128 houses built of brick, 48 houses of 4 rooms, 45 houses of 5 rooms, 34 houses of 1 story, 24 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 13 houses of 3 rooms, 9 houses built of stone, 9 houses of 3 stories, 5 houses of over 15 rooms, 3 houses of 2 rooms, 3 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 28,812 pounds of homemade butter, 6,998 bushels of potatoes, 4,518 bushels of turnips, 3,356 chickens, 1,950 bushels of oats, 1,450 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,005 acres of land in farms, 877 acres of improved land in farms, 495 bushels of peas, 483 bushels of spring wheat, 351 tons of hay, 325 occupants of farms, 320 acres of farmland in pasture, 307 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 300 bushels of barley, 284 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 273 acres of farmland under crops, 240 farm occupants who own their land, 223 horses aged over 3 years, 221 acres of hay crops, 220 bushels of corn, 200 bushels of winter wheat, 198 milk cows, 182 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 162 swine slaughtered or sold, 156 swine, 128 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 85 farm occupants who rent their land, 73 other fowl, 69 bushels of buckwheat, 60 acres of potatoes, 58 acres of oats, 45 other cattle, 42 acres of wheat, 34 geese, 30 bushels of beans, 29 horses aged 3 years and under, 26 ducks, 25 cattle killed or sold, 23 sheep, 20 acres of turnips, 17 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 16 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 15 turkeys, 13 sheep slaughtered or sold, 12 acres of barley, 1 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 1 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON067004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON114020— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3492570
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meaford,_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). "Meaford, T-V, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/meaford-t-v-on067004-1891/.