Niagara Falls, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)
Niagara Falls, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,349. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q274120. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.096°N, 79.077°W.
Population
In 1891, Niagara Falls, Town—Ville had a population of 3,349: 1,648 male and 1,701 female residents. Population density was 2112.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,179 |
| 1891 | 3,349 |
| 1901 | 4,244 |
| 1901 | 1,458 |
| 1911 | 9,248 |
| 1921 | 14,764 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Clifton, Town—Ville, 1881 (61.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Niagara Falls, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 162 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5 |
| FAM NO | 665 |
| Number of families | 665 |
| Number of females | 1,701 |
| Number of males | 1,648 |
| Number of married females | 610 |
| Number of married males | 610 |
| Number of married persons | 1,220 |
| Number of widowed females | 120 |
| Number of widowed males | 39 |
| Number of widowed persons | 159 |
| POP F | 1,701 |
| POP M | 1,648 |
| POP TOT | 3,349 |
| Total population | 3,349 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 971 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 999 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,970 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 8 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3,341 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 657 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 70 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 15 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 572 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 187 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 49 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 449 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 21 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 41 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 66 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 457 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 657 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 51 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 9 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 182 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 190 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 239 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 631 |
| Acres of hay crops | 179 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,003 |
| Acres of land in farms | 1,242 |
| Acres of oats | 79 |
| Acres of potatoes | 12 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 49 |
| BAR AC | 9 |
| BAR BU | 52 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 52 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 14 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 924 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,578 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 294 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 1,167 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 200 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 754 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 783 |
| BWT BU | 7 |
| CRN BU | 924 |
| HAY AC | 179 |
| HAY TONS | 288 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 996 |
| Number of chickens | 2,397 |
| Number of ducks | 50 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 168 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 92 |
| Number of geese | 3 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 30 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 235 |
| Number of milk cows | 113 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 260 |
| Number of other cattle | 45 |
| Number of other fowl | 31 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 245 |
| Number of sheep | 9 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 2,156 |
| Number of swine | 61 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 88 |
| Number of turkeys | 18 |
| OAT AC | 79 |
| OAT BU | 1,578 |
| PEA BU | 294 |
| POT AC | 12 |
| POT BU | 1,167 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 38 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 650 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 288 |
| WHT AC | 49 |
| WHT FALL BU | 783 |
| WHT SP BU | 200 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 4 |
| A 11 50 | 9 |
| A 51 100 | 2 |
| BEN BU | 6 |
| BUTTER LB | 650 |
| CATTLE KS | 996 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 971 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 999 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,970 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 38 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 30 |
| DUCKS | 50 |
| FAMILIES | 665 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FRN CA | 8 |
| GEESE | 3 |
| GRA BU | 14 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,397 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 235 |
| HOUSES | 657 |
| HOUSES B | 70 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 49 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 66 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 41 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 187 |
| HOUSES S | 15 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 457 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 18 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 18 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 21 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 8 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 449 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 51 |
| HOUSES W | 572 |
| INF 11 A | 245 |
| MD FEM | 610 |
| MD MALE | 610 |
| MD TOT | 1,220 |
| MILK COWS | 113 |
| NAME CD | Welland |
| OC F | 92 |
| OC P | 168 |
| OC TOT | 260 |
| OTHER FOWL | 31 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 45 |
| OTHERS | 3,341 |
| SHEEP | 9 |
| SHEEP KS | 2,156 |
| SUP AM | 1,003 |
| SUP FOR | 239 |
| SUP JV | 182 |
| SUP PAT | 190 |
| SUP SC | 631 |
| SUP TOT | 1,242 |
| SWINE | 61 |
| SWINE KS | 88 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 657 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 754 |
| TURKEY | 18 |
| WID FEM | 120 |
| WID MALE | 39 |
| WID TOT | 159 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON125006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON151009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q274120
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niagara_Falls,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niagara_Falls_(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). "Niagara Falls, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/niagara-falls-town-ville-on125006-1891/.