Mitchell, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)
Mitchell, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,101. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3317076. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.472°N, 81.182°W.
Population
In 1891, Mitchell, Town—Ville had a population of 2,101: 975 male and 1,126 female residents. Population density was 2094.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,216 |
| 1871 | 1,802 |
| 1881 | 2,284 |
| 1891 | 2,101 |
| 1901 | 1,945 |
| 1911 | 1,766 |
| 1921 | 1,800 |
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, Mitchell, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 167 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.60 |
| FAM NO | 453 |
| Number of families | 453 |
| Number of females | 1,126 |
| Number of males | 975 |
| Number of married females | 368 |
| Number of married males | 365 |
| Number of married persons | 733 |
| Number of widowed females | 76 |
| Number of widowed males | 43 |
| Number of widowed persons | 119 |
| POP F | 1,126 |
| POP M | 975 |
| POP TOT | 2,101 |
| Total population | 2,101 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 682 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 567 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,249 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,101 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 450 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 95 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 355 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 395 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 50 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 5 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 41 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 73 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 277 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 450 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 25 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 32 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 228 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 763 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 739 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,975 |
| Acres of hay crops | 485 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,966 |
| Acres of land in farms | 3,705 |
| Acres of oats | 262 |
| Acres of potatoes | 66 |
| Acres of turnips | 29 |
| Acres of wheat | 80 |
| BAR AC | 32 |
| BAR BU | 809 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 809 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 529 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 83 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6,796 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,475 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,457 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 32 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 595 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 7,147 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 565 |
| BWT BU | 529 |
| CRN BU | 83 |
| HAY AC | 485 |
| HAY TONS | 799 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 349 |
| Number of chickens | 3,454 |
| Number of ducks | 64 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 287 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 131 |
| Number of geese | 18 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 62 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 234 |
| Number of milk cows | 147 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 418 |
| Number of other cattle | 165 |
| Number of other fowl | 5 |
| Number of oxen | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 387 |
| Number of sheep | 112 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 358 |
| Number of swine | 219 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,034 |
| OAT AC | 262 |
| OAT BU | 6,796 |
| PEA BU | 1,475 |
| POT AC | 66 |
| POT BU | 6,457 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 40 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 318 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 28 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 16,695 |
| RYE BU | 32 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 799 |
| WHT AC | 80 |
| WHT FALL BU | 565 |
| WHT SP BU | 595 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 7 |
| A 11 50 | 12 |
| A 201 PL | 1 |
| A 51 100 | 11 |
| BEN BU | 8 |
| BUTTER LB | 16,695 |
| CATTLE KS | 349 |
| CHEESE LB | 40 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 682 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 567 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,249 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 318 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 62 |
| DUCKS | 64 |
| FAMILIES | 453 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 28 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 18 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,454 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 234 |
| HOUSES | 450 |
| HOUSES B | 95 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 25 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 73 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 41 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 395 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 277 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 7 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 16 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 10 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 50 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 25 |
| HOUSES W | 355 |
| INF 11 A | 387 |
| MD FEM | 368 |
| MD MALE | 365 |
| MD TOT | 733 |
| MILK COWS | 147 |
| NAME CD | Perth, South-Sud |
| OC F | 131 |
| OC P | 287 |
| OC TOT | 418 |
| OTHER FOWL | 5 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 165 |
| OTHERS | 2,101 |
| SHEEP | 112 |
| SHEEP KS | 358 |
| SUP AM | 2,966 |
| SUP FOR | 739 |
| SUP JV | 228 |
| SUP PAT | 763 |
| SUP SC | 1,975 |
| SUP TOT | 3,705 |
| SWINE | 219 |
| SWINE KS | 1,034 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 450 |
| TUR AC | 29 |
| TUR BU | 7,147 |
| WID FEM | 76 |
| WID MALE | 43 |
| WID TOT | 119 |
| WORKING OX | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON109005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON137014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3317076
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitchell,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitchell_(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). "Mitchell, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/mitchell-town-ville-on109005-1891/.