Walkerton, T-V, Ontario (1891 census)
Walkerton, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,061. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7962384. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.132°N, 81.149°W.
Population
In 1891, Walkerton, T-V had a population of 3,061: 1,520 male and 1,541 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 2,604 |
| 1891 | 3,061 |
| 1901 | 2,971 |
| 1911 | 2,601 |
| 1921 | 2,344 |
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, Walkerton, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 84 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 3,061 total population, 1,541 females, 1,520 males, 997 married persons, 589 families, 500 married males, 497 married females, 104 widowed persons, 76 widowed females, 28 widowed males, 5.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,960 single persons under 18, 992 single males under 18, 968 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 3,051 persons who are not French Canadian, 10 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 589 houses, 589 occupied houses, 419 houses built of wood, 388 houses of 1 story, 365 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 194 houses of 2 stories, 155 houses built of brick, 72 houses of 5 rooms, 61 houses of 4 rooms, 40 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 31 uninhabited houses, 27 houses of 3 rooms, 15 houses built of stone, 14 houses of 2 rooms, 10 houses of over 15 rooms, 7 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 21,843 bushels of turnips, 15,525 pounds of homemade butter, 9,745 bushels of potatoes, 6,537 bushels of oats, 3,454 acres of land in farms, 2,867 chickens, 2,865 bushels of winter wheat, 2,615 bushels of peas, 2,110 acres of improved land in farms, 1,344 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,266 acres of farmland under crops, 841 bushels of spring wheat, 638 swine, 596 tons of hay, 584 acres of farmland in pasture, 515 bushels of barley, 495 occupants of farms, 465 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 416 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 400 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 382 other cattle, 365 acres of hay crops, 345 farm occupants who own their land, 288 swine slaughtered or sold, 274 horses aged over 3 years, 260 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 260 milk cows, 235 acres of oats, 182 acres of wheat, 150 farm occupants who rent their land, 125 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 113 sheep, 83 acres of potatoes, 76 other fowl, 66 cattle killed or sold, 62 geese, 55 horses aged 3 years and under, 52 bushels of corn, 49 sheep slaughtered or sold, 47 acres of turnips, 37 ducks, 29 bushels of beans, 22 acres of barley, 22 bushels of rye, 17 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 9 turkeys, 6 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 6 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 4 oxen, 4 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 3 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON051006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON104021— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7962384
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walkerton,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walkerton_(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). "Walkerton, T-V, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/walkerton-t-v-on051006-1891/.