Adelaide, Ontario (1891 census)
Adelaide was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,616. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.999°N, 81.694°W.
Population
In 1891, Adelaide had a population of 2,616: 1,375 male and 1,241 female residents. Population density was 34.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,979 |
| 1861 | 2,509 |
| 1871 | 2,909 |
| 1881 | 3,108 |
| 1891 | 2,616 |
| 1901 | 2,233 |
| 1911 | 1,919 |
| 1921 | 1,676 |
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, Adelaide 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 | 5.20 |
| FAM NO | 501 |
| Number of families | 501 |
| Number of females | 1,241 |
| Number of males | 1,375 |
| Number of married females | 413 |
| Number of married males | 413 |
| Number of married persons | 826 |
| Number of widowed females | 79 |
| Number of widowed males | 52 |
| Number of widowed persons | 131 |
| POP F | 1,241 |
| POP M | 1,375 |
| POP TOT | 2,616 |
| Total population | 2,616 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 749 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 910 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,659 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,615 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 500 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 165 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 334 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 227 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 58 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 271 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 43 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 53 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 305 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 500 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 30 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 1,498 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 929 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 10,481 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 9,015 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 23,542 |
| Acres of hay crops | 5,689 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 34,952 |
| Acres of land in farms | 43,967 |
| Acres of oats | 5,223 |
| Acres of potatoes | 217 |
| Acres of turnips | 95 |
| Acres of wheat | 4,545 |
| BAR AC | 1,498 |
| BAR BU | 31,135 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 31,135 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 170 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 194 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 671 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 17,506 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 136,752 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 26,568 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 19,993 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 195 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 6,929 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 36,400 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 88,227 |
| BWT BU | 194 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 50 |
| CRN BU | 17,506 |
| HAY AC | 5,689 |
| HAY TONS | 10,054 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,970 |
| Number of chickens | 18,578 |
| Number of ducks | 224 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 428 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 71 |
| Number of geese | 482 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 634 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,189 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,560 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 501 |
| Number of other cattle | 3,895 |
| Number of other fowl | 60 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 101 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 78 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 213 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 17 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 92 |
| Number of sheep | 2,291 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,907 |
| Number of swine | 1,714 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 2,413 |
| Number of turkeys | 453 |
| OAT AC | 5,223 |
| OAT BU | 136,752 |
| PEA BU | 26,568 |
| POT AC | 217 |
| POT BU | 19,993 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 2,745 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 11,733 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 339 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 116,202 |
| RYE BU | 195 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 10,054 |
| WHT AC | 4,545 |
| WHT FALL BU | 88,227 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,929 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 101 |
| A 11 50 | 78 |
| A 201 PL | 17 |
| A 51 100 | 213 |
| BEN BU | 170 |
| BUTTER LB | 116,202 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,970 |
| CHEESE LB | 2,745 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 749 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 910 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,659 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 11,733 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 634 |
| DUCKS | 224 |
| FAMILIES | 501 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.20 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 339 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 482 |
| GRA BU | 671 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 18,578 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,189 |
| HOUSES | 500 |
| HOUSES B | 165 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 58 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 53 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 43 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 227 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 305 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 27 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 6 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 271 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 30 |
| HOUSES W | 334 |
| INF 11 A | 92 |
| MD FEM | 413 |
| MD MALE | 413 |
| MD TOT | 826 |
| MILK COWS | 1,560 |
| NAME CD | Middlesex, West - Ouest |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 71 |
| OC P | 428 |
| OC TOT | 501 |
| OTHER FOWL | 60 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 3,895 |
| OTHERS | 2,615 |
| SHEEP | 2,291 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,907 |
| SILOS | 50 |
| SUP AM | 34,952 |
| SUP FOR | 9,015 |
| SUP JV | 929 |
| SUP PAT | 10,481 |
| SUP SC | 23,542 |
| SUP TOT | 43,967 |
| SWINE | 1,714 |
| SWINE KS | 2,413 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 500 |
| TUR AC | 95 |
| TUR BU | 36,400 |
| TURKEY | 453 |
| WID FEM | 79 |
| WID MALE | 52 |
| WID TOT | 131 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON093001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON128001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Adelaide, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/adelaide-on093001-1891/.