Teeswater, VL, Ontario (1891 census)
Teeswater, VL 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, VL had a population of 1,128: 546 male and 582 female residents.
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, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 78 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,128 total population, 582 females, 546 males, 362 married persons, 216 families, 182 married females, 180 married males, 39 widowed persons, 32 widowed females, 7 widowed males, 5.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 727 single persons under 18, 368 single females under 18, 359 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,127 persons who are not French Canadian, 1 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 216 houses, 216 occupied houses, 177 houses built of wood, 152 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 141 houses of 1 story, 73 houses of 2 stories, 33 houses built of brick, 28 houses of 5 rooms, 18 houses of 4 rooms, 16 uninhabited houses, 8 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 6 houses built of stone, 4 houses of 3 rooms, 4 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 houses of 2 rooms, 2 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 12,200 bushels of turnips, 5,875 bushels of oats, 5,625 pounds of homemade butter, 3,925 bushels of potatoes, 2,235 bushels of winter wheat, 1,755 bushels of peas, 1,712 bushels of spring wheat, 1,445 acres of land in farms, 1,237 acres of improved land in farms, 1,220 chickens, 864 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 841 acres of farmland under crops, 730 bushels of barley, 581 tons of hay, 347 acres of farmland in pasture, 283 acres of hay crops, 208 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 204 acres of wheat, 178 acres of oats, 166 sheep, 132 swine, 127 swine slaughtered or sold, 117 horses aged over 3 years, 97 other cattle, 93 milk cows, 55 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 51 bushels of corn, 51 cattle killed or sold, 49 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 31 occupants of farms, 28 acres of barley, 27 farm occupants who own their land, 27 horses aged 3 years and under, 26 acres of turnips, 24 geese, 22 acres of potatoes, 18 sheep slaughtered or sold, 16 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 14 ducks, 14 turkeys, 5 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 5 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 5 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 4 farm occupants who rent their land, 2 other fowl, 2 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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, VL, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/teeswater-vl-on051005-1891/.