Mount Forest, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)
Mount Forest, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,214. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q6920786. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.970°N, 80.730°W.
Population
In 1891, Mount Forest, Town—Ville had a population of 2,214: 1,114 male and 1,100 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 2,170 |
| 1891 | 2,214 |
| 1901 | 2,019 |
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, Mount Forest, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 81 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,214 total population, 1,114 males, 1,100 females, 668 married persons, 415 families, 336 married females, 332 married males, 95 widowed persons, 68 widowed females, 27 widowed males, 5.30 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,451 single persons under 18, 755 single males under 18, 696 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,213 persons who are not French Canadian, 1 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 407 houses, 407 occupied houses, 289 houses of 1 story, 240 houses built of wood, 235 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 167 houses built of brick, 105 houses of 2 stories, 57 houses of 5 rooms, 53 houses of 4 rooms, 25 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 23 houses of 3 rooms, 12 houses of 3 stories, 10 houses of over 15 rooms, 5 uninhabited houses, 4 houses of 2 rooms, 3 houses under construction, 1 houses of more than 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 9,025 bushels of turnips, 7,690 pounds of homemade butter, 7,257 bushels of potatoes, 6,605 bushels of oats, 2,343 acres of land in farms, 2,284 chickens, 1,897 acres of improved land in farms, 1,615 bushels of barley, 1,145 bushels of peas, 945 acres of farmland under crops, 874 swine slaughtered or sold, 759 acres of farmland in pasture, 650 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 585 tons of hay, 446 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 373 acres of hay crops, 353 occupants of farms, 327 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 255 farm occupants who own their land, 252 horses aged over 3 years, 245 swine, 228 acres of oats, 217 other cattle, 200 bushels of winter wheat, 200 milk cows, 193 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 184 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 108 bushels of spring wheat, 107 bushels of corn, 100 bushels of rye, 98 farm occupants who rent their land, 63 acres of barley, 57 acres of potatoes, 52 cattle killed or sold, 45 sheep, 43 ducks, 36 horses aged 3 years and under, 30 geese, 26 other fowl, 26 turkeys, 25 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 23 acres of wheat, 21 acres of turnips, 10 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 9 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 8 sheep slaughtered or sold, 5 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON127008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON125010_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q6920786
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Forest,_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). "Mount Forest, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/mount-forest-town-ville-on127008-1891/.