Milverton, Village, Ontario (1891 census)
Milverton, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 603. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q114942320. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.569°N, 80.919°W.
Population
In 1891, Milverton, Village had a population of 603: 300 male and 303 female residents. Population density was 601.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 562 |
| 1891 | 603 |
| 1901 | 698 |
| 1911 | 826 |
| 1921 | 951 |
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, Milverton, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 161 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.20 |
| FAM NO | 116 |
| Number of families | 116 |
| Number of females | 303 |
| Number of males | 300 |
| Number of married females | 102 |
| Number of married males | 102 |
| Number of married persons | 204 |
| Number of widowed females | 14 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 22 |
| POP F | 303 |
| POP M | 300 |
| POP TOT | 603 |
| Total population | 603 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 187 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 190 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 377 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 603 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 113 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 44 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 68 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 83 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 30 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 74 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 113 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 28 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 45 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 404 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 60 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 537 |
| Acres of hay crops | 143 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 986 |
| Acres of land in farms | 1,046 |
| Acres of oats | 158 |
| Acres of potatoes | 19 |
| Acres of turnips | 5 |
| Acres of wheat | 70 |
| BAR AC | 28 |
| BAR BU | 662 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 662 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 19 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6,126 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 698 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 1,562 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 260 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,312 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,130 |
| HAY AC | 143 |
| HAY TONS | 233 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 74 |
| Number of chickens | 1,595 |
| Number of ducks | 15 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 97 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 17 |
| Number of geese | 9 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 10 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 70 |
| Number of milk cows | 83 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 114 |
| Number of other cattle | 147 |
| Number of other fowl | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 104 |
| Number of sheep | 51 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 30 |
| Number of swine | 125 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 29 |
| Number of turkeys | 3 |
| OAT AC | 158 |
| OAT BU | 6,126 |
| PEA BU | 698 |
| POT AC | 19 |
| POT BU | 1,562 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 100 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 203 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 70 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 9,228 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 233 |
| WHT AC | 70 |
| WHT FALL BU | 1,130 |
| WHT SP BU | 260 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 1 |
| A 11 50 | 3 |
| A 201 PL | 1 |
| A 51 100 | 5 |
| BEN BU | 8 |
| BUTTER LB | 9,228 |
| CATTLE KS | 74 |
| CHEESE LB | 100 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 187 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 190 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 377 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 203 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 10 |
| DUCKS | 15 |
| FAMILIES | 116 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.20 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 70 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 9 |
| GRA BU | 19 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,595 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 70 |
| HOUSES | 113 |
| HOUSES B | 44 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 18 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 7 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 83 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 74 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 30 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 5 |
| HOUSES W | 68 |
| INF 11 A | 104 |
| MD FEM | 102 |
| MD MALE | 102 |
| MD TOT | 204 |
| MILK COWS | 83 |
| NAME CD | Perth, North—Nord |
| OC F | 17 |
| OC P | 97 |
| OC TOT | 114 |
| OTHER FOWL | 1 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 147 |
| OTHERS | 603 |
| SHEEP | 51 |
| SHEEP KS | 30 |
| SUP AM | 986 |
| SUP FOR | 60 |
| SUP JV | 45 |
| SUP PAT | 404 |
| SUP SC | 537 |
| SUP TOT | 1,046 |
| SWINE | 125 |
| SWINE KS | 29 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 113 |
| TUR AC | 5 |
| TUR BU | 1,312 |
| TURKEY | 3 |
| WID FEM | 14 |
| WID MALE | 8 |
| WID TOT | 22 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON108005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON137016— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q114942320
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). "Milverton, Village, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/milverton-village-on108005-1891/.