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 density was 2207.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 2,170 |
| 1891 | 2,214 |
| 1901 | 2,019 |
| 1911 | 1,839 |
| 1921 | 1,718 |
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 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.30 |
| FAM NO | 415 |
| Number of families | 415 |
| Number of females | 1,100 |
| Number of males | 1,114 |
| Number of married females | 336 |
| Number of married males | 332 |
| Number of married persons | 668 |
| Number of widowed females | 68 |
| Number of widowed males | 27 |
| Number of widowed persons | 95 |
| POP F | 1,100 |
| POP M | 1,114 |
| POP TOT | 2,214 |
| Total population | 2,214 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 696 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 755 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,451 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,213 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 407 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 167 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 240 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 289 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 105 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 12 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 53 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 57 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 235 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 407 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 63 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 193 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 759 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 446 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 945 |
| Acres of hay crops | 373 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,897 |
| Acres of land in farms | 2,343 |
| Acres of oats | 228 |
| Acres of potatoes | 57 |
| Acres of turnips | 21 |
| Acres of wheat | 23 |
| BAR AC | 63 |
| BAR BU | 1,615 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,615 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 107 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6,605 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,145 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 7,257 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 100 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 108 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 9,025 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 200 |
| CRN BU | 107 |
| HAY AC | 373 |
| HAY TONS | 585 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 52 |
| Number of chickens | 2,284 |
| Number of ducks | 43 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 255 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 98 |
| Number of geese | 30 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 36 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 252 |
| Number of milk cows | 200 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 353 |
| Number of other cattle | 217 |
| Number of other fowl | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 327 |
| Number of sheep | 45 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 8 |
| Number of swine | 245 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 874 |
| Number of turkeys | 26 |
| OAT AC | 228 |
| OAT BU | 6,605 |
| PEA BU | 1,145 |
| POT AC | 57 |
| POT BU | 7,257 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 650 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 184 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 25 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 7,690 |
| RYE BU | 100 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 585 |
| WHT AC | 23 |
| WHT FALL BU | 200 |
| WHT SP BU | 108 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 5 |
| A 11 50 | 10 |
| A 201 PL | 2 |
| A 51 100 | 9 |
| BUTTER LB | 7,690 |
| CATTLE KS | 52 |
| CHEESE LB | 650 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 696 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 755 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,451 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 184 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 36 |
| DUCKS | 43 |
| FAMILIES | 415 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 25 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 30 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,284 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 252 |
| HOUSES | 407 |
| HOUSES B | 167 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 25 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 57 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 53 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 289 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 235 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 10 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 23 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 12 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 105 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 5 |
| HOUSES W | 240 |
| INF 11 A | 327 |
| MD FEM | 336 |
| MD MALE | 332 |
| MD TOT | 668 |
| MILK COWS | 200 |
| NAME CD | Wellington, North-Nord |
| OC F | 98 |
| OC P | 255 |
| OC TOT | 353 |
| OTHER FOWL | 26 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 217 |
| OTHERS | 2,213 |
| SHEEP | 45 |
| SHEEP KS | 8 |
| SUP AM | 1,897 |
| SUP FOR | 446 |
| SUP JV | 193 |
| SUP PAT | 759 |
| SUP SC | 945 |
| SUP TOT | 2,343 |
| SWINE | 245 |
| SWINE KS | 874 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 407 |
| TUR AC | 21 |
| TUR BU | 9,025 |
| TURKEY | 26 |
| WID FEM | 68 |
| WID MALE | 27 |
| WID TOT | 95 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON127008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON152015— 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/.