Oakville, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)
Oakville, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,823. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q424984. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.460°N, 79.670°W.
Population
In 1891, Oakville, Town—Ville had a population of 1,823: 923 male and 900 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,450 |
| 1871 | 1,684 |
| 1881 | 1,710 |
| 1891 | 1,823 |
| 1901 | 1,643 |
| 1911 | 2,372 |
| 1921 | 3,298 |
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, Oakville, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.70 |
| FAM NO | 382 |
| Number of families | 382 |
| Number of females | 900 |
| Number of males | 923 |
| Number of married females | 318 |
| Number of married males | 313 |
| Number of married persons | 631 |
| Number of widowed females | 63 |
| Number of widowed males | 32 |
| Number of widowed persons | 95 |
| POP F | 900 |
| POP M | 923 |
| POP TOT | 1,823 |
| Total population | 1,823 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 519 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 578 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,097 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 13 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,810 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 381 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 72 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 5 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 304 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 239 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 136 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 6 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 33 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 46 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 254 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 381 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 59 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 244 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 136 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 126 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 786 |
| Acres of hay crops | 209 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,166 |
| Acres of land in farms | 1,292 |
| Acres of oats | 116 |
| Acres of potatoes | 36 |
| Acres of turnips | 30 |
| Acres of wheat | 105 |
| BAR AC | 59 |
| BAR BU | 1,220 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,220 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 13 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 267 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,525 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 760 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,696 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 180 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 373 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 15,822 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 910 |
| BWT BU | 1 |
| CRN BU | 267 |
| HAY AC | 209 |
| HAY TONS | 271 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 248 |
| Number of chickens | 1,823 |
| Number of ducks | 57 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 60 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 8 |
| Number of geese | 35 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 15 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 147 |
| Number of milk cows | 87 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 68 |
| Number of other cattle | 83 |
| Number of other fowl | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 51 |
| Number of sheep | 2 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 202 |
| Number of swine | 159 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 105 |
| Number of turkeys | 7 |
| OAT AC | 116 |
| OAT BU | 2,525 |
| PEA BU | 760 |
| POT AC | 36 |
| POT BU | 3,696 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 401 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 17 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 5,521 |
| RYE BU | 180 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 271 |
| WHT AC | 105 |
| WHT FALL BU | 910 |
| WHT SP BU | 373 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 3 |
| A 11 50 | 12 |
| A 201 PL | 1 |
| A 51 100 | 1 |
| BEN BU | 13 |
| BUTTER LB | 5,521 |
| CATTLE KS | 248 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 519 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 578 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,097 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 401 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 15 |
| DUCKS | 57 |
| FAMILIES | 382 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 17 |
| FRN CA | 13 |
| GEESE | 35 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,823 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 147 |
| HOUSES | 381 |
| HOUSES B | 72 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 22 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 46 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 33 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 239 |
| HOUSES S | 5 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 254 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 13 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 6 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 9 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 136 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 14 |
| HOUSES W | 304 |
| INF 11 A | 51 |
| MD FEM | 318 |
| MD MALE | 313 |
| MD TOT | 631 |
| MILK COWS | 87 |
| NAME CD | Halton |
| OC F | 8 |
| OC P | 60 |
| OC TOT | 68 |
| OTHER FOWL | 12 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 83 |
| OTHERS | 1,810 |
| SHEEP | 2 |
| SHEEP KS | 202 |
| SUP AM | 1,166 |
| SUP FOR | 126 |
| SUP JV | 244 |
| SUP PAT | 136 |
| SUP SC | 786 |
| SUP TOT | 1,292 |
| SWINE | 159 |
| SWINE KS | 105 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 381 |
| TUR AC | 30 |
| TUR BU | 15,822 |
| TURKEY | 7 |
| WID FEM | 63 |
| WID MALE | 32 |
| WID TOT | 95 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON071008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON117008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q424984
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakville,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakville_(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). "Oakville, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/oakville-town-ville-on071008-1891/.