Seaforth, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)
Seaforth, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,641. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7440408. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.549°N, 81.409°W.
Population
In 1891, Seaforth, Town—Ville had a population of 2,641: 1,303 male and 1,338 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 2,641 |
| 1901 | 2,245 |
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, Seaforth, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 81 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,641 total population, 1,338 females, 1,303 males, 765 married persons, 527 families, 383 married males, 382 married females, 145 widowed persons, 108 widowed females, 37 widowed males, 5 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,731 single persons under 18, 883 single males under 18, 848 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,640 persons who are not French Canadian, 1 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 504 houses, 504 occupied houses, 437 houses built of wood, 329 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 264 houses of 1 story, 236 houses of 2 stories, 67 houses built of brick, 52 houses of 5 rooms, 49 houses of 4 rooms, 44 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 13 houses of 3 rooms, 13 houses of over 15 rooms, 13 uninhabited houses, 4 houses of 2 rooms, 4 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 7,117 pounds of homemade butter, 4,513 bushels of potatoes, 4,312 bushels of turnips, 3,417 acres of land in farms, 3,105 bushels of oats, 2,550 bushels of winter wheat, 2,258 acres of improved land in farms, 1,744 chickens, 1,564 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,159 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,100 bushels of barley, 718 tons of hay, Capacity of silos (tons): 550, 512 acres of farmland under crops, 405 acres of hay crops, 323 bushels of corn, 321 occupants of farms, 312 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 264 horses aged over 3 years, 260 bushels of peas, 223 farm occupants who own their land, 207 cattle killed or sold, 200 bushels of spring wheat, 180 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 165 other cattle, 158 sheep slaughtered or sold, 137 milk cows, 124 swine, 110 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 108 acres of wheat, 98 farm occupants who rent their land, 91 acres of oats, 79 other fowl, 76 acres of potatoes, 65 horses aged 3 years and under, 65 swine slaughtered or sold, 57 sheep, 51 bushels of beans, 46 ducks, 28 acres of barley, 13 acres of turnips, 13 geese, 4 turkeys, 3 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 2 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 2 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 1 bushels of buckwheat, 1 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON077005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON074006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7440408
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seaforth,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seaforth_(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). "Seaforth, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/seaforth-town-ville-on077005-1891/.