Milverton, VL, Ontario (1891 census)
Milverton, VL 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, VL had a population of 603: 300 male and 303 female residents.
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, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 79 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 603 total population, 303 females, 300 males, 204 married persons, 116 families, 102 married females, 102 married males, 22 widowed persons, 14 widowed females, 8 widowed males, 5.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 377 single persons under 18, 190 single males under 18, 187 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 603 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 113 houses, 113 occupied houses, 83 houses of 1 story, 74 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 68 houses built of wood, 44 houses built of brick, 30 houses of 2 stories, 18 houses of 5 rooms, 7 houses of 4 rooms, 6 houses of 3 rooms, 5 uninhabited houses, 4 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 3 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses built of stone, 1 houses of 2 rooms, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 9,228 pounds of homemade butter, 6,126 bushels of oats, 1,595 chickens, 1,562 bushels of potatoes, 1,312 bushels of turnips, 1,130 bushels of winter wheat, 1,046 acres of land in farms, 986 acres of improved land in farms, 698 bushels of peas, 662 bushels of barley, 537 acres of farmland under crops, 404 acres of farmland in pasture, 260 bushels of spring wheat, 233 tons of hay, 203 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 158 acres of oats, 147 other cattle, 143 acres of hay crops, 125 swine, 114 occupants of farms, 104 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 100 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 97 farm occupants who own their land, 83 milk cows, 74 cattle killed or sold, 70 acres of wheat, 70 horses aged over 3 years, 70 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 60 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 51 sheep, 45 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 30 sheep slaughtered or sold, 29 swine slaughtered or sold, 28 acres of barley, 19 acres of potatoes, 19 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 17 farm occupants who rent their land, 15 ducks, 10 horses aged 3 years and under, 9 geese, 8 bushels of beans, 5 acres of turnips, 5 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 3 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 3 turkeys, 1 other fowl, 1 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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, VL, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/milverton-vl-on108005-1891/.