Midland, T-V, Ontario (1891 census)
Midland, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,088. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1931996. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.750°N, 79.903°W.
Population
In 1891, Midland, T-V had a population of 2,088: 1,058 male and 1,030 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,095 |
| 1891 | 2,088 |
| 1901 | 3,174 |
| 1911 | 4,663 |
| 1921 | 7,016 |
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, Midland, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 76 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,088 total population, 1,058 males, 1,030 females, 778 married persons, 396 families, 389 married females, 389 married males, 42 widowed persons, 33 widowed females, 9 widowed males, 5.30 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,268 single persons under 18, 660 single males under 18, 608 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,958 persons who are not French Canadian, 130 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 396 houses, 396 occupied houses, 339 houses built of wood, 335 houses of 1 story, 203 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 82 houses of 5 rooms, 57 houses built of brick, 56 houses of 2 stories, 53 houses of 4 rooms, 29 houses of 3 rooms, 17 houses of 2 rooms, 8 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 8 uninhabited houses, 5 houses of 3 stories, 4 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 16,390 pounds of homemade butter, 4,501 bushels of potatoes, 3,025 acres of land in farms, 2,476 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,345 chickens, 835 bushels of oats, 600 bushels of winter wheat, 549 acres of improved land in farms, 502 bushels of turnips, 387 acres of farmland under crops, 370 occupants of farms, 347 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 340 bushels of spring wheat, 244 farm occupants who own their land, 230 bushels of peas, 190 bushels of barley, 135 milk cows, 126 farm occupants who rent their land, 116 horses aged over 3 years, 100 bushels of buckwheat, 100 tons of hay, 95 acres of hay crops, 91 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 71 acres of farmland in pasture, 52 acres of wheat, 51 swine slaughtered or sold, 46 acres of potatoes, 41 ducks, 41 swine, 32 geese, 31 other cattle, 25 acres of oats, 16 cattle killed or sold, 13 horses aged 3 years and under, 8 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 7 acres of barley, 6 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 6 sheep slaughtered or sold, 5 bushels of corn, 5 other fowl, 5 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 4 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 acres of turnips, 2 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON117005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON144021— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1931996
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midland,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midland_(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). "Midland, T-V, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/midland-t-v-on117005-1891/.