Walkerton, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)
Walkerton, Town—Ville 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, Town—Ville had a population of 3,061: 1,520 male and 1,541 female residents. Population density was 3051.5 people per square mile.
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, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 170 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.20 |
| FAM NO | 589 |
| Number of families | 589 |
| Number of females | 1,541 |
| Number of males | 1,520 |
| Number of married females | 497 |
| Number of married males | 500 |
| Number of married persons | 997 |
| Number of widowed females | 76 |
| Number of widowed males | 28 |
| Number of widowed persons | 104 |
| POP F | 1,541 |
| POP M | 1,520 |
| POP TOT | 3,061 |
| Total population | 3,061 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 968 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 992 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,960 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 10 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3,051 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 589 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 155 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 15 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 419 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 388 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 194 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 7 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 61 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 72 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 365 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 589 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 31 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 22 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 260 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 584 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,344 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,266 |
| Acres of hay crops | 365 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,110 |
| Acres of land in farms | 3,454 |
| Acres of oats | 235 |
| Acres of potatoes | 83 |
| Acres of turnips | 47 |
| Acres of wheat | 182 |
| BAR AC | 22 |
| BAR BU | 515 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 515 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 29 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 52 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6,537 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,615 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 9,745 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 22 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 841 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 21,843 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 2,865 |
| CRN BU | 52 |
| HAY AC | 365 |
| HAY TONS | 596 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 66 |
| Number of chickens | 2,867 |
| Number of ducks | 37 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 345 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 150 |
| Number of geese | 62 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 55 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 274 |
| Number of milk cows | 260 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 495 |
| Number of other cattle | 382 |
| Number of other fowl | 76 |
| Number of oxen | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 17 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 465 |
| Number of sheep | 113 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 49 |
| Number of swine | 638 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 288 |
| Number of turkeys | 9 |
| OAT AC | 235 |
| OAT BU | 6,537 |
| PEA BU | 2,615 |
| POT AC | 83 |
| POT BU | 9,745 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 400 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 416 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 125 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 15,525 |
| RYE BU | 22 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 596 |
| WHT AC | 182 |
| WHT FALL BU | 2,865 |
| WHT SP BU | 841 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 4 |
| A 11 50 | 17 |
| A 201 PL | 3 |
| A 51 100 | 6 |
| BEN BU | 29 |
| BUTTER LB | 15,525 |
| CATTLE KS | 66 |
| CHEESE LB | 400 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 968 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 992 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,960 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 416 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 55 |
| DUCKS | 37 |
| FAMILIES | 590 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.20 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 125 |
| FRN CA | 10 |
| GEESE | 62 |
| GRA BU | 6 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,867 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 274 |
| HOUSES | 589 |
| HOUSES B | 155 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 40 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 72 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 61 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 388 |
| HOUSES S | 15 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 365 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 10 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 27 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 7 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 14 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 194 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 31 |
| HOUSES W | 419 |
| INF 11 A | 465 |
| MD FEM | 497 |
| MD MALE | 500 |
| MD TOT | 997 |
| MILK COWS | 260 |
| NAME CD | Bruce, East-Est |
| OC F | 150 |
| OC P | 345 |
| OC TOT | 495 |
| OTHER FOWL | 76 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 382 |
| OTHERS | 3,051 |
| SHEEP | 113 |
| SHEEP KS | 49 |
| SUP AM | 2,110 |
| SUP FOR | 1,344 |
| SUP JV | 260 |
| SUP PAT | 584 |
| SUP SC | 1,266 |
| SUP TOT | 3,454 |
| SWINE | 638 |
| SWINE KS | 288 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 589 |
| TUR AC | 47 |
| TUR BU | 21,843 |
| TURKEY | 9 |
| WID FEM | 76 |
| WID MALE | 28 |
| WID TOT | 104 |
| WORKING OX | 4 |
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, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/walkerton-town-ville-on051006-1891/.