Teeswater, Village, Ontario (1891 census)
Teeswater, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,128. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7694590. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.996°N, 81.293°W.
Population
In 1891, Teeswater, Village had a population of 1,128: 546 male and 582 female residents. Population density was 1124.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 861 |
| 1891 | 1,128 |
| 1901 | 930 |
| 1911 | 854 |
| 1921 | 829 |
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, Teeswater, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 158 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 216 |
| Number of families | 216 |
| Number of females | 582 |
| Number of males | 546 |
| Number of married females | 182 |
| Number of married males | 180 |
| Number of married persons | 362 |
| Number of widowed females | 32 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 39 |
| POP F | 582 |
| POP M | 546 |
| POP TOT | 1,128 |
| Total population | 1,128 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 368 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 359 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 727 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,127 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 216 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 33 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 6 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 177 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 141 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 73 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 152 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 216 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 16 |
Agriculture (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 28 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 49 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 347 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 208 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 841 |
| Acres of hay crops | 283 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,237 |
| Acres of land in farms | 1,445 |
| Acres of oats | 178 |
| Acres of potatoes | 22 |
| Acres of turnips | 26 |
| Acres of wheat | 204 |
| BAR AC | 28 |
| BAR BU | 730 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 730 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 55 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 51 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 5,875 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,755 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,925 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,712 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 12,200 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 2,235 |
| CRN BU | 51 |
| HAY AC | 283 |
| HAY TONS | 581 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 51 |
| Number of chickens | 1,220 |
| Number of ducks | 14 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 27 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 4 |
| Number of geese | 24 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 27 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 117 |
| Number of milk cows | 93 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 31 |
| Number of other cattle | 97 |
| Number of other fowl | 2 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 16 |
| Number of sheep | 166 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 18 |
| Number of swine | 132 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 127 |
| Number of turkeys | 14 |
| OAT AC | 178 |
| OAT BU | 5,875 |
| PEA BU | 1,755 |
| POT AC | 22 |
| POT BU | 3,925 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 864 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 5,625 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 581 |
| WHT AC | 204 |
| WHT FALL BU | 2,235 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,712 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 5 |
| A 11 50 | 5 |
| A 51 100 | 5 |
| BUTTER LB | 5,625 |
| CATTLE KS | 51 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 368 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 359 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 727 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 864 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 27 |
| DUCKS | 14 |
| FAMILIES | 216 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 24 |
| GRA BU | 55 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,220 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 117 |
| HOUSES | 216 |
| HOUSES B | 33 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 8 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 28 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 18 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 141 |
| HOUSES S | 6 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 152 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 73 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 16 |
| HOUSES W | 177 |
| INF 11 A | 16 |
| MD FEM | 182 |
| MD MALE | 180 |
| MD TOT | 362 |
| MILK COWS | 93 |
| NAME CD | Bruce, East-Est |
| OC F | 4 |
| OC P | 27 |
| OC TOT | 31 |
| OTHER FOWL | 2 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 97 |
| OTHERS | 1,127 |
| SHEEP | 166 |
| SHEEP KS | 18 |
| SUP AM | 1,237 |
| SUP FOR | 208 |
| SUP JV | 49 |
| SUP PAT | 347 |
| SUP SC | 841 |
| SUP TOT | 1,445 |
| SWINE | 132 |
| SWINE KS | 127 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 216 |
| TUR AC | 26 |
| TUR BU | 12,200 |
| TURKEY | 14 |
| WID FEM | 32 |
| WID MALE | 7 |
| WID TOT | 39 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON051005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON104030— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7694590
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teeswater,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teeswater_(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). "Teeswater, Village, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/teeswater-village-on051005-1891/.