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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260658. 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 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 85 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,459 total population, 1,304 males, 1,155 females, 674 married persons, 465 families, 337 married females, 337 married males, 111 widowed persons, 75 widowed females, 36 widowed males, 5.30 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,674 single persons under 18, 931 single males under 18, 743 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,459 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 444 houses, 444 occupied houses, 403 houses built of wood, 369 houses of 2 stories, 218 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 84 houses of 4 rooms, 75 houses of 1 story, 58 houses of 5 rooms, 50 uninhabited houses, 37 houses built of brick, 36 houses of 3 rooms, 27 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 10 houses of 1 room, 9 houses of 2 rooms, 4 houses built of stone, 2 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 127,458 pounds of homemade butter, 105,436 bushels of oats, 81,591 bushels of winter wheat, 51,633 bushels of potatoes, 44,425 bushels of barley, 42,998 acres of land in farms, 39,576 bushels of spring wheat, 33,579 acres of improved land in farms, 32,279 bushels of turnips, 29,079 acres of farmland under crops, 26,037 bushels of peas, 18,490 chickens, 10,585 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 9,419 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,785 acres of wheat, 4,420 acres of oats, 4,212 bushels of rye, 4,113 tons of hay, 4,017 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,403 swine slaughtered or sold, 2,921 acres of hay crops, 2,897 swine, 2,278 other cattle, 2,187 sheep, 2,029 acres of barley, 1,929 geese, 1,444 milk cows, 1,158 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,155 cattle killed or sold, 1,120 turkeys, 1,112 horses aged over 3 years, 957 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 616 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 567 ducks, 532 horses aged 3 years and under, 483 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 461 acres of potatoes, 425 occupants of farms, 336 farm occupants who own their land, 190 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 155 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 145 bushels of corn, 103 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 96 acres of turnips, 96 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 84 farm occupants who rent their land, 71 other fowl, 42 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 32 bushels of beans, 29 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 25 bushels of buckwheat, 7 oxen, 5 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON054001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON144001_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115260658
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/.