Welland, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)
Welland, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,035. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q424773. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.987°N, 79.240°W.
Population
In 1891, Welland, Town—Ville had a population of 2,035: 977 male and 1,058 female residents. Population density was 2028.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 731 |
| 1871 | 1,110 |
| 1881 | 1,870 |
| 1891 | 2,035 |
| 1901 | 1,863 |
| 1911 | 5,318 |
| 1921 | 8,654 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Welland, Town—Ville, 1881 (27.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Welland, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 168 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.50 |
| FAM NO | 449 |
| Number of families | 449 |
| Number of females | 1,058 |
| Number of males | 977 |
| Number of married females | 382 |
| Number of married males | 381 |
| Number of married persons | 763 |
| Number of widowed females | 75 |
| Number of widowed males | 44 |
| Number of widowed persons | 119 |
| POP F | 1,058 |
| POP M | 977 |
| POP TOT | 2,035 |
| Total population | 2,035 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 601 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 552 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,153 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,033 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 432 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 44 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 387 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 194 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 236 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 34 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 60 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 298 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 9 |
| Number of occupied houses | 432 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 23 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 15 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 185 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 359 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 271 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 952 |
| Acres of hay crops | 282 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,496 |
| Acres of land in farms | 1,767 |
| Acres of oats | 156 |
| Acres of potatoes | 22 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 112 |
| BAR AC | 15 |
| BAR BU | 200 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 200 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 85 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 216 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 105 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,055 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,465 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 250 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 1,070 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 100 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 110 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 340 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,642 |
| BWT BU | 216 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 2 |
| CRN BU | 1,055 |
| HAY AC | 282 |
| HAY TONS | 382 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 24 |
| Number of chickens | 1,560 |
| Number of ducks | 31 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 69 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 10 |
| Number of geese | 36 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 30 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 230 |
| Number of milk cows | 104 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 79 |
| Number of other cattle | 41 |
| Number of other fowl | 2 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 61 |
| Number of sheep | 145 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 24 |
| Number of swine | 94 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 29 |
| Number of turkeys | 18 |
| OAT AC | 156 |
| OAT BU | 3,465 |
| PEA BU | 250 |
| POT AC | 22 |
| POT BU | 1,070 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 400 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 137 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 4,015 |
| RYE BU | 100 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 382 |
| WHT AC | 112 |
| WHT FALL BU | 1,642 |
| WHT SP BU | 110 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 6 |
| A 11 50 | 7 |
| A 51 100 | 5 |
| BEN BU | 85 |
| BUTTER LB | 4,015 |
| CATTLE KS | 24 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 601 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 552 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,153 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 400 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 30 |
| DUCKS | 31 |
| FAMILIES | 449 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 137 |
| FRN CA | 2 |
| GEESE | 36 |
| GRA BU | 105 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,560 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 230 |
| HOUSES | 432 |
| HOUSES B | 44 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 22 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 60 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 34 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 194 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 298 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 9 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 7 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 236 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 23 |
| HOUSES W | 387 |
| INF 11 A | 61 |
| MD FEM | 382 |
| MD MALE | 381 |
| MD TOT | 763 |
| MILK COWS | 104 |
| NAME CD | Welland |
| OC F | 10 |
| OC P | 69 |
| OC TOT | 79 |
| OTHER FOWL | 2 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 41 |
| OTHERS | 2,033 |
| SHEEP | 145 |
| SHEEP KS | 24 |
| SILOS | 2 |
| SUP AM | 1,496 |
| SUP FOR | 271 |
| SUP JV | 185 |
| SUP PAT | 359 |
| SUP SC | 952 |
| SUP TOT | 1,767 |
| SWINE | 94 |
| SWINE KS | 29 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 432 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 340 |
| TURKEY | 18 |
| WID FEM | 75 |
| WID MALE | 44 |
| WID TOT | 119 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON125012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON151010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q424773
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welland
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welland
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). "Welland, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/welland-town-ville-on125012-1891/.