Wallaceburg, T-V, Ontario (1891 census)
Wallaceburg, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,726. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7962941. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.605°N, 82.373°W.
Population
In 1891, Wallaceburg, T-V had a population of 2,726: 1,402 male and 1,324 female residents. Population density was 2717.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,525 |
| 1891 | 2,726 |
| 1901 | 2,763 |
| 1911 | 3,438 |
| 1921 | 4,006 |
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, Wallaceburg, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 174 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 | 543 |
| Number of families | 543 |
| Number of females | 1,324 |
| Number of males | 1,402 |
| Number of married females | 489 |
| Number of married males | 484 |
| Number of married persons | 973 |
| Number of widowed females | 69 |
| Number of widowed males | 37 |
| Number of widowed persons | 106 |
| POP F | 1,324 |
| POP M | 1,402 |
| POP TOT | 2,726 |
| Total population | 2,726 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 766 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 881 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,647 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 42 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,684 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses | 521 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 34 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 487 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 5 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 268 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 245 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 37 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 8 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 53 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 82 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 289 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 523 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 40 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 24 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 161 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 840 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 198 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,709 |
| Acres of hay crops | 428 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,710 |
| Acres of land in farms | 2,908 |
| Acres of oats | 409 |
| Acres of potatoes | 40 |
| Acres of turnips | 19 |
| Acres of wheat | 322 |
| BAR AC | 24 |
| BAR BU | 372 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 372 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 1,008 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 427 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,226 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 9,924 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 661 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,346 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 80 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,630 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5,592 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 3,456 |
| BWT BU | 427 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 35 |
| CRN BU | 2,226 |
| HAY AC | 428 |
| HAY TONS | 716 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 82 |
| Number of chickens | 3,222 |
| Number of ducks | 46 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 209 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 89 |
| Number of geese | 49 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 96 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 341 |
| Number of milk cows | 255 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 299 |
| Number of other cattle | 344 |
| Number of other fowl | 68 |
| Number of oxen | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 282 |
| Number of sheep | 138 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 35 |
| Number of swine | 555 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 246 |
| Number of turkeys | 112 |
| OAT AC | 409 |
| OAT BU | 9,924 |
| PEA BU | 661 |
| POT AC | 40 |
| POT BU | 3,346 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 729 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 120 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 16,160 |
| RYE BU | 80 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 716 |
| WHT AC | 322 |
| WHT FALL BU | 3,456 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,630 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 1 |
| A 11 50 | 6 |
| A 201 PL | 5 |
| A 51 100 | 5 |
| BEN BU | 1,008 |
| BUTTER LB | 16,160 |
| CATTLE KS | 82 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 766 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 881 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,647 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 729 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 96 |
| DUCKS | 46 |
| FAMILIES | 543 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 120 |
| FRN CA | 42 |
| GEESE | 49 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,222 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 341 |
| HOUSES | 521 |
| HOUSES B | 34 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 31 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 82 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 53 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 268 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 289 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 8 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 37 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 8 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 16 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 245 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 40 |
| HOUSES W | 487 |
| INF 11 A | 282 |
| MD FEM | 489 |
| MD MALE | 484 |
| MD TOT | 973 |
| MILK COWS | 255 |
| NAME CD | Bothwell |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 89 |
| OC P | 209 |
| OC TOT | 299 |
| OTHER FOWL | 68 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 344 |
| OTHERS | 2,684 |
| SHEEP | 138 |
| SHEEP KS | 35 |
| SILOS | 35 |
| SUP AM | 2,710 |
| SUP FOR | 198 |
| SUP JV | 161 |
| SUP PAT | 840 |
| SUP SC | 1,709 |
| SUP TOT | 2,908 |
| SWINE | 555 |
| SWINE KS | 246 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 523 |
| TUR AC | 19 |
| TUR BU | 5,592 |
| TURKEY | 112 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 2 |
| WID FEM | 69 |
| WID MALE | 37 |
| WID TOT | 106 |
| WORKING OX | 11 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON047008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON121018— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7962941
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallaceburg
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). "Wallaceburg, T-V, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/wallaceburg-t-v-on047008-1891/.