Milton, T-V, Ontario (1891 census)
Milton, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,450. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q425057. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.514°N, 79.879°W.
Population
In 1891, Milton, T-V had a population of 1,450: 691 male and 759 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 905 |
| 1871 | 891 |
| 1881 | 1,302 |
| 1891 | 1,450 |
| 1901 | 1,372 |
| 1911 | 1,654 |
| 1921 | 1,873 |
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, Milton, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 75 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,450 total population, 759 females, 691 males, 488 married persons, 305 families, 244 married females, 244 married males, 84 widowed persons, 65 widowed females, 19 widowed males, 4.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 878 single persons under 18, 450 single females under 18, 428 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,450 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 305 houses, 305 occupied houses, 222 houses built of wood, 204 houses of 1 story, 202 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 96 houses of 2 stories, 63 houses built of brick, 35 houses of 5 rooms, 23 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 22 houses of 4 rooms, 20 houses built of stone, 13 houses of 3 rooms, 6 houses of 2 rooms, 4 houses of 3 stories, 3 houses of over 15 rooms, 3 uninhabited houses, 1 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of more than 3 stories, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 2,750 pounds of homemade butter, 2,430 bushels of oats, 1,426 chickens, 885 bushels of turnips, 820 bushels of peas, 764 bushels of potatoes, 710 bushels of barley, 567 acres of land in farms, 505 acres of improved land in farms, 462 bushels of winter wheat, 401 acres of farmland under crops, 340 bushels of spring wheat, 177 tons of hay, 132 horses aged over 3 years, 118 acres of hay crops, 105 acres of oats, 94 acres of farmland in pasture, 81 milk cows, 62 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 58 acres of wheat, 54 swine, 50 ducks, 45 swine slaughtered or sold, 30 bushels of corn, 28 acres of barley, 22 horses aged 3 years and under, 17 other fowl, 16 other cattle, 12 occupants of farms, 11 farm occupants who own their land, 10 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 10 cattle killed or sold, 9 bushels of beans, 8 acres of potatoes, 7 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 5 geese, 3 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 3 turkeys, 2 acres of turnips, 2 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 1 farm occupants who rent their land. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sarah Bowes | 1834–1911 | died here |
| Joseph Martin | 1852–1923 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON071005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON117007_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q425057
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milton,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milton_(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). "Milton, T-V, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/milton-t-v-on071005-1891/.