Palmerston, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)
Palmerston, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,006. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7128296. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.828°N, 80.849°W.
Population
In 1891, Palmerston, Town—Ville had a population of 2,006: 1,015 male and 991 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 2,006 |
| 1901 | 1,850 |
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, Palmerston, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 83 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,006 total population, 1,015 males, 991 females, 627 married persons, 375 families, 316 married females, 311 married males, 74 widowed persons, 38 widowed males, 36 widowed females, 5.30 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,305 single persons under 18, 666 single males under 18, 639 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,005 persons who are not French Canadian, 1 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 370 houses, 370 occupied houses, 272 houses built of wood, 218 houses of 2 stories, 212 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 148 houses of 1 story, 96 houses built of brick, 50 houses of 4 rooms, 50 houses of 5 rooms, 25 houses of 3 rooms, 18 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 7 houses of 2 rooms, 7 houses of over 15 rooms, 7 houses under construction, 4 houses of 3 stories, 3 uninhabited houses, 2 houses built of stone, 1 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 18,817 bushels of oats, 16,284 pounds of homemade butter, 8,397 bushels of potatoes, 6,972 bushels of turnips, 4,016 acres of land in farms, 3,330 acres of improved land in farms, 2,534 acres of farmland under crops, 2,534 bushels of peas, 1,925 bushels of barley, 1,911 chickens, 1,588 bushels of winter wheat, 807 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 720 tons of hay, 686 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 629 acres of oats, 622 acres of farmland in pasture, 617 bushels of spring wheat, 602 swine slaughtered or sold, 497 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 489 acres of hay crops, 439 cattle killed or sold, 396 sheep slaughtered or sold, 381 occupants of farms, 340 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 309 bushels of corn, 246 sheep, 244 farm occupants who own their land, 226 other cattle, 220 milk cows, 220 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 216 swine, 174 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 154 horses aged over 3 years, 137 farm occupants who rent their land, 134 acres of wheat, 84 bushels of beans, 83 acres of barley, 76 geese, 63 acres of potatoes, 49 ducks, 39 horses aged 3 years and under, 25 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 19 acres of turnips, 18 other fowl, 12 bushels of buckwheat, 8 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 8 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 3 turkeys, 2 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON127009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON125011_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7128296
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmerston,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmerston_(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). "Palmerston, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/palmerston-town-ville-on127009-1891/.