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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 86 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,726 total population, 1,402 males, 1,324 females, 973 married persons, 543 families, 489 married females, 484 married males, 106 widowed persons, 69 widowed females, 37 widowed males, 5 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,647 single persons under 18, 881 single males under 18, 766 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,684 persons who are not French Canadian, 42 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 523 occupied houses, 521 houses, 487 houses built of wood, 289 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 268 houses of 1 story, 245 houses of 2 stories, 82 houses of 5 rooms, 53 houses of 4 rooms, 40 uninhabited houses, 37 houses of 3 rooms, 34 houses built of brick, 31 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 16 houses of 2 rooms, 8 houses of 3 stories, 8 houses of over 15 rooms, 5 houses of 1 room, 2 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 16,160 pounds of homemade butter, 9,924 bushels of oats, 5,592 bushels of turnips, 3,456 bushels of winter wheat, 3,346 bushels of potatoes, 3,222 chickens, 2,908 acres of land in farms, 2,710 acres of improved land in farms, 2,226 bushels of corn, 1,709 acres of farmland under crops, 1,630 bushels of spring wheat, 1,008 bushels of beans, 840 acres of farmland in pasture, 729 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 716 tons of hay, 661 bushels of peas, 555 swine, 428 acres of hay crops, 427 bushels of buckwheat, 409 acres of oats, 372 bushels of barley, 344 other cattle, 341 horses aged over 3 years, 322 acres of wheat, 299 occupants of farms, 282 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 255 milk cows, 246 swine slaughtered or sold, 209 farm occupants who own their land, 198 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 161 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 138 sheep, 120 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 112 turkeys, 96 horses aged 3 years and under, 89 farm occupants who rent their land, 82 cattle killed or sold, 80 bushels of rye, 68 other fowl, 49 geese, 46 ducks, 40 acres of potatoes, Capacity of silos (tons): 35, 35 sheep slaughtered or sold, 24 acres of barley, 19 acres of turnips, 11 oxen, 6 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 5 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 5 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 employees on farms, 1 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.