Adjala, Ontario (1891 census)
Adjala was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,459. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.050°N, 79.914°W.
Population
In 1891, Adjala had a population of 2,459: 1,304 male and 1,155 female residents. Population density was 32.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,994 |
| 1861 | 2,742 |
| 1871 | 2,878 |
| 1881 | 2,885 |
| 1891 | 2,459 |
| 1901 | 2,161 |
| 1911 | 1,837 |
| 1921 | 1,613 |
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, Adjala shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 173 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.30 |
| FAM NO | 465 |
| Number of families | 465 |
| Number of females | 1,155 |
| Number of males | 1,304 |
| Number of married females | 337 |
| Number of married males | 337 |
| Number of married persons | 674 |
| Number of widowed females | 75 |
| Number of widowed males | 36 |
| Number of widowed persons | 111 |
| POP F | 1,155 |
| POP M | 1,304 |
| POP TOT | 2,459 |
| Total population | 2,459 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 743 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 931 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,674 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,459 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 444 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 37 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 4 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 403 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 10 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 75 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 369 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 36 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 84 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 58 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 218 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 444 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 50 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 2,029 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 483 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,017 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 9,419 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 29,079 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,921 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 33,579 |
| Acres of land in farms | 42,998 |
| Acres of oats | 4,420 |
| Acres of potatoes | 461 |
| Acres of turnips | 96 |
| Acres of wheat | 8,785 |
| BAR AC | 2,029 |
| BAR BU | 44,425 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 44,425 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 32 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 616 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 145 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 105,436 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 26,037 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 51,633 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 4,212 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 39,576 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 32,279 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 81,591 |
| BWT BU | 25 |
| CRN BU | 145 |
| HAY AC | 2,921 |
| HAY TONS | 4,113 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,155 |
| Number of chickens | 18,490 |
| Number of ducks | 567 |
| Number of employees on farms | 5 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 336 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 84 |
| Number of geese | 1,929 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 532 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,112 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,444 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 425 |
| Number of other cattle | 2,278 |
| Number of other fowl | 71 |
| Number of oxen | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 103 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 42 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 155 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 29 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 96 |
| Number of sheep | 2,187 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,158 |
| Number of swine | 2,897 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 3,403 |
| Number of turkeys | 1,120 |
| OAT AC | 4,420 |
| OAT BU | 105,436 |
| PEA BU | 26,037 |
| POT AC | 461 |
| POT BU | 51,633 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 190 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 10,585 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 957 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 127,458 |
| RYE BU | 4,212 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,113 |
| WHT AC | 8,785 |
| WHT FALL BU | 81,591 |
| WHT SP BU | 39,576 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 103 |
| A 11 50 | 42 |
| A 201 PL | 29 |
| A 51 100 | 155 |
| BEN BU | 32 |
| BUTTER LB | 127,458 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,155 |
| CHEESE LB | 190 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 743 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 931 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,674 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 10,585 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 532 |
| DUCKS | 567 |
| FAMILIES | 465 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 957 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 1,929 |
| GRA BU | 616 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 18,490 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,112 |
| HOUSES | 444 |
| HOUSES B | 37 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 27 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 58 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 84 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 75 |
| HOUSES S | 4 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 218 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 36 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 9 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 369 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 50 |
| HOUSES W | 403 |
| INF 11 A | 96 |
| MD FEM | 337 |
| MD MALE | 337 |
| MD TOT | 674 |
| MILK COWS | 1,444 |
| NAME CD | Cardwell |
| OC E | 5 |
| OC F | 84 |
| OC P | 336 |
| OC TOT | 425 |
| OTHER FOWL | 71 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 2,278 |
| OTHERS | 2,459 |
| SHEEP | 2,187 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,158 |
| SUP AM | 33,579 |
| SUP FOR | 9,419 |
| SUP JV | 483 |
| SUP PAT | 4,017 |
| SUP SC | 29,079 |
| SUP TOT | 42,998 |
| SWINE | 2,897 |
| SWINE KS | 3,403 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 444 |
| TUR AC | 96 |
| TUR BU | 32,279 |
| TURKEY | 1,120 |
| WID FEM | 75 |
| WID MALE | 36 |
| WID TOT | 111 |
| WORKING OX | 7 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON054001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON144001— 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). "Adjala, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/adjala-on054001-1891/.