Walkerville, T-V, Ontario (1891 census)
Walkerville, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 933. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3565412. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.317°N, 83.015°W.
Population
In 1891, Walkerville, T-V had a population of 933: 493 male and 440 female residents. Population density was 930.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
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, Walkerville, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 138 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Average size of families | 5 |
| FAM NO | 185 |
| Number of families | 185 |
| Number of females | 440 |
| Number of males | 493 |
| Number of married females | 174 |
| Number of married males | 173 |
| Number of married persons | 347 |
| Number of widowed females | 15 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 29 |
| POP F | 440 |
| POP M | 493 |
| POP TOT | 933 |
| Total population | 933 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 251 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 306 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 557 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 89 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 844 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of houses | 183 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 40 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 143 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 44 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 138 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 65 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 104 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of occupied houses | 183 |
Agriculture (51 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Acres of barley | 2 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 32 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 292 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 456 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 743 |
| Acres of hay crops | 242 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,067 |
| Acres of land in farms | 1,523 |
| Acres of oats | 75 |
| Acres of potatoes | 15 |
| Acres of turnips | 9 |
| Acres of wheat | 86 |
| BAR AC | 2 |
| BAR BU | 38 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 38 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 12,830 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,400 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 1,092 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,080 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,240 |
| CRN BU | 12,830 |
| HAY AC | 242 |
| HAY TONS | 476 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 39 |
| Number of chickens | 174 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 6 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 4 |
| Number of geese | 10 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 5 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 48 |
| Number of milk cows | 53 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 10 |
| Number of other cattle | 45 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 1 |
| Number of swine | 397 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 332 |
| Number of turkeys | 3 |
| OAT AC | 75 |
| OAT BU | 2,400 |
| PEA BU | 40 |
| POT AC | 15 |
| POT BU | 1,092 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 182 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 476 |
| WHT AC | 86 |
| WHT FALL BU | 1,240 |
Other recorded variables (54 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| A 101 200 | 1 |
| A 11 50 | 2 |
| A 201 PL | 3 |
| A 51 100 | 3 |
| BUTTER LB | 182 |
| CATTLE KS | 39 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 251 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 306 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 557 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 185 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FRN CA | 89 |
| GEESE | 10 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 174 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 48 |
| HOUSES | 183 |
| HOUSES B | 40 |
| HOUSES CON | 6 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 7 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 65 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 44 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 104 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 138 |
| HOUSES W | 143 |
| INF 11 A | 1 |
| MD FEM | 174 |
| MD MALE | 173 |
| MD TOT | 347 |
| MILK COWS | 53 |
| NAME CD | Essex, North—Nord |
| OC F | 4 |
| OC P | 6 |
| OC TOT | 10 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 45 |
| OTHERS | 844 |
| SUP AM | 1,067 |
| SUP FOR | 456 |
| SUP JV | 32 |
| SUP PAT | 292 |
| SUP SC | 743 |
| SUP TOT | 1,523 |
| SWINE | 397 |
| SWINE KS | 332 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 183 |
| TUR AC | 9 |
| TUR BU | 3,080 |
| TURKEY | 3 |
| WID FEM | 15 |
| WID MALE | 14 |
| WID TOT | 29 |
Identifiers
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). "Walkerville, T-V, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph.
Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/walkerville-t-v-on062009-1891/.