Wiarton, T-V, Ontario (1891 census)
Wiarton, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,984. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3567895. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.726°N, 81.153°W.
Population
In 1891, Wiarton, T-V had a population of 1,984: 1,033 male and 951 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 796 |
| 1891 | 1,984 |
| 1901 | 2,443 |
| 1911 | 2,266 |
| 1921 | 1,726 |
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, Wiarton, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 78 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,984 total population, 1,033 males, 951 females, 653 married persons, 375 families, 327 married females, 326 married males, 46 widowed persons, 31 widowed females, 15 widowed males, 5.30 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,285 single persons under 18, 692 single males under 18, 593 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,983 persons who are not French Canadian, 1 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 375 houses, 375 occupied houses, 318 houses built of wood, 208 houses of 2 stories, 184 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 163 houses of 1 story, 65 houses of 4 rooms, 54 houses built of brick, 43 houses of 5 rooms, 29 houses of 3 rooms, 23 houses of 2 rooms, 19 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 8 houses of over 15 rooms, 5 houses under construction, 4 houses of 1 room, 4 houses of 3 stories, 3 houses built of stone, 2 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 8,670 pounds of homemade butter, 5,011 bushels of potatoes, 1,723 chickens, 925 bushels of oats, 589 acres of land in farms, 540 bushels of turnips, 533 acres of improved land in farms, 366 sheep slaughtered or sold, 353 occupants of farms, 352 farm occupants who own their land, 344 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 269 cattle killed or sold, 209 acres of farmland in pasture, 189 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 147 horses aged over 3 years, 140 bushels of peas, 135 acres of farmland under crops, 133 milk cows, 100 bushels of corn, 92 swine, 92 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 85 bushels of barley, 82 tons of hay, 78 acres of hay crops, 63 other fowl, 60 bushels of spring wheat, 60 bushels of winter wheat, 56 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 53 ducks, 53 other cattle, 47 acres of potatoes, 47 swine slaughtered or sold, 39 acres of oats, 25 geese, 24 sheep, 12 horses aged 3 years and under, 10 acres of wheat, 8 turkeys, 6 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 5 acres of barley, 4 acres of turnips, 2 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 1 farm occupants who rent their land, 1 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON052013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON104022— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3567895
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiarton
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiarton_(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). "Wiarton, T-V, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/wiarton-t-v-on052013-1891/.