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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 933 |
| 1901 | 1,595 |
| 1911 | 3,302 |
| 1921 | 7,059 |
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 68 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 933 total population, 493 males, 440 females, 347 married persons, 185 families, 174 married females, 173 married males, 29 widowed persons, 15 widowed females, 14 widowed males, 5 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 557 single persons under 18, 306 single males under 18, 251 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 844 persons who are not French Canadian, 89 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 183 houses, 183 occupied houses, 143 houses built of wood, 138 houses of 2 stories, 104 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 65 houses of 5 rooms, 44 houses of 1 story, 40 houses built of brick, 7 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 6 houses under construction, 4 houses of 4 rooms, 3 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 12,830 bushels of corn, 3,080 bushels of turnips, 2,400 bushels of oats, 1,523 acres of land in farms, 1,240 bushels of winter wheat, 1,092 bushels of potatoes, 1,067 acres of improved land in farms, 743 acres of farmland under crops, 476 tons of hay, 456 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 397 swine, 332 swine slaughtered or sold, 292 acres of farmland in pasture, 242 acres of hay crops, 182 pounds of homemade butter, 174 chickens, 86 acres of wheat, 75 acres of oats, 53 milk cows, 48 horses aged over 3 years, 45 other cattle, 40 bushels of peas, 39 cattle killed or sold, 38 bushels of barley, 32 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 15 acres of potatoes, 10 geese, 10 occupants of farms, 9 acres of turnips, 6 farm occupants who own their land, 5 horses aged 3 years and under, 4 farm occupants who rent their land, 3 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 3 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 turkeys, 2 acres of barley, 2 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 1 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON062009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON110027— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3565412
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walkerville,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walkerville_(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). "Walkerville, T-V, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/walkerville-t-v-on062009-1891/.