Meaford, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)
Meaford, Town—Ville 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, Town—Ville had a population of 1,999: 961 male and 1,038 female residents. Population density was 1992.8 people per square mile.
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, 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 | 417 |
| Number of families | 417 |
| Number of females | 1,038 |
| Number of males | 961 |
| Number of married females | 366 |
| Number of married males | 363 |
| Number of married persons | 729 |
| Number of widowed females | 64 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| Number of widowed persons | 82 |
| POP F | 1,038 |
| POP M | 961 |
| POP TOT | 1,999 |
| Total population | 1,999 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 608 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 580 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,188 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,999 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 416 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 128 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 9 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 279 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 34 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 373 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 9 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 48 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 45 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 278 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 417 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 12 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 284 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 320 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 128 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 273 |
| Acres of hay crops | 221 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 877 |
| Acres of land in farms | 1,005 |
| Acres of oats | 58 |
| Acres of potatoes | 60 |
| Acres of turnips | 20 |
| Acres of wheat | 42 |
| BAR AC | 12 |
| BAR BU | 300 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 300 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 69 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 17 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 220 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,950 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 495 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,998 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 483 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,518 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 200 |
| BWT BU | 69 |
| CRN BU | 220 |
| HAY AC | 221 |
| HAY TONS | 351 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 25 |
| Number of chickens | 3,356 |
| Number of ducks | 26 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 240 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 85 |
| Number of geese | 34 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 29 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 223 |
| Number of milk cows | 198 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 325 |
| Number of other cattle | 45 |
| Number of other fowl | 73 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 307 |
| Number of sheep | 23 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 13 |
| Number of swine | 156 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 162 |
| Number of turkeys | 15 |
| OAT AC | 58 |
| OAT BU | 1,950 |
| PEA BU | 495 |
| POT AC | 60 |
| POT BU | 6,998 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,450 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 182 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 28,812 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 351 |
| WHT AC | 42 |
| WHT FALL BU | 200 |
| WHT SP BU | 483 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 1 |
| A 11 50 | 16 |
| A 51 100 | 1 |
| BEN BU | 30 |
| BUTTER LB | 28,812 |
| CATTLE KS | 25 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,450 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 608 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 580 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,188 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 182 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 29 |
| DUCKS | 26 |
| FAMILIES | 417 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.80 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 34 |
| GRA BU | 17 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,356 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 223 |
| HOUSES | 416 |
| HOUSES B | 128 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 24 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 45 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 48 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 34 |
| HOUSES S | 9 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 278 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 5 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 13 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 9 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 373 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 3 |
| HOUSES W | 279 |
| INF 11 A | 307 |
| MD FEM | 366 |
| MD MALE | 363 |
| MD TOT | 729 |
| MILK COWS | 198 |
| NAME CD | Grey, East—Est |
| OC F | 85 |
| OC P | 240 |
| OC TOT | 325 |
| OTHER FOWL | 73 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 45 |
| OTHERS | 1,999 |
| SHEEP | 23 |
| SHEEP KS | 13 |
| SUP AM | 877 |
| SUP FOR | 128 |
| SUP JV | 284 |
| SUP PAT | 320 |
| SUP SC | 273 |
| SUP TOT | 1,005 |
| SWINE | 156 |
| SWINE KS | 162 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 417 |
| TUR AC | 20 |
| TUR BU | 4,518 |
| TURKEY | 15 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 64 |
| WID MALE | 18 |
| WID TOT | 82 |
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, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/meaford-town-ville-on067004-1891/.