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 density was 1999.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,292 |
| 1891 | 2,006 |
| 1901 | 1,850 |
| 1911 | 1,665 |
| 1921 | 1,523 |
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 168 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 | 375 |
| Number of families | 375 |
| Number of females | 991 |
| Number of males | 1,015 |
| Number of married females | 316 |
| Number of married males | 311 |
| Number of married persons | 627 |
| Number of widowed females | 36 |
| Number of widowed males | 38 |
| Number of widowed persons | 74 |
| POP F | 991 |
| POP M | 1,015 |
| POP TOT | 2,006 |
| Total population | 2,006 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 639 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 666 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,305 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,005 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 370 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 96 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 272 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 148 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 218 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 4 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 50 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 50 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 212 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of occupied houses | 370 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 83 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 174 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 622 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 686 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,534 |
| Acres of hay crops | 489 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 3,330 |
| Acres of land in farms | 4,016 |
| Acres of oats | 629 |
| Acres of potatoes | 63 |
| Acres of turnips | 19 |
| Acres of wheat | 134 |
| BAR AC | 83 |
| BAR BU | 1,925 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,925 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 84 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 309 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 18,817 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,534 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,397 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 617 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 6,972 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,588 |
| BWT BU | 12 |
| CRN BU | 309 |
| HAY AC | 489 |
| HAY TONS | 720 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 439 |
| Number of chickens | 1,911 |
| Number of ducks | 49 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 244 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 137 |
| Number of geese | 76 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 39 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 154 |
| Number of milk cows | 220 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 381 |
| Number of other cattle | 226 |
| Number of other fowl | 18 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 25 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 340 |
| Number of sheep | 246 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 396 |
| Number of swine | 216 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 602 |
| Number of turkeys | 3 |
| OAT AC | 629 |
| OAT BU | 18,817 |
| PEA BU | 2,534 |
| POT AC | 63 |
| POT BU | 8,397 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 220 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 807 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 497 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 16,284 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 720 |
| WHT AC | 134 |
| WHT FALL BU | 1,588 |
| WHT SP BU | 617 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 8 |
| A 11 50 | 8 |
| A 51 100 | 25 |
| BEN BU | 84 |
| BUTTER LB | 16,284 |
| CATTLE KS | 439 |
| CHEESE LB | 220 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 639 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 666 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,305 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 807 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 39 |
| DUCKS | 49 |
| FAMILIES | 375 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 497 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 76 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,911 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 154 |
| HOUSES | 370 |
| HOUSES B | 96 |
| HOUSES CON | 7 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 18 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 50 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 50 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 148 |
| HOUSES S | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 212 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 7 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 25 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 7 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 218 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 3 |
| HOUSES W | 272 |
| INF 11 A | 340 |
| MD FEM | 316 |
| MD MALE | 311 |
| MD TOT | 627 |
| MILK COWS | 220 |
| NAME CD | Wellington, North-Nord |
| OC F | 137 |
| OC P | 244 |
| OC TOT | 381 |
| OTHER FOWL | 18 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 226 |
| OTHERS | 2,005 |
| SHEEP | 246 |
| SHEEP KS | 396 |
| SUP AM | 3,330 |
| SUP FOR | 686 |
| SUP JV | 174 |
| SUP PAT | 622 |
| SUP SC | 2,534 |
| SUP TOT | 4,016 |
| SWINE | 216 |
| SWINE KS | 602 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 370 |
| TUR AC | 19 |
| TUR BU | 6,972 |
| TURKEY | 3 |
| WID FEM | 36 |
| WID MALE | 38 |
| WID TOT | 74 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON127009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON152016— 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/.