Admaston, Ontario (1891 census)
Admaston was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,548. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260659. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.439°N, 76.820°W.
Population
In 1891, Admaston had a population of 2,548: 1,310 male and 1,238 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 685 |
| 1861 | 1,713 |
| 1871 | 1,988 |
| 1881 | 2,383 |
| 1891 | 2,548 |
| 1901 | 2,453 |
| 1911 | 2,044 |
| 1921 | 1,829 |
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, Admaston shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 87 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,548 total population, 1,310 males, 1,238 females, 693 married persons, 409 families, 349 married males, 344 married females, 81 widowed persons, 51 widowed females, 30 widowed males, 6.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,774 single persons under 18, 931 single males under 18, 843 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,538 persons who are not French Canadian, 10 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 398 occupied houses, 397 houses, 393 houses built of wood, 207 houses of 1 story, 189 houses of 2 stories, 98 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 94 houses of 2 rooms, 88 houses of 3 rooms, 66 houses of 4 rooms, 30 houses of 5 rooms, 17 uninhabited houses, 16 houses of 1 room, 4 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 3 houses built of brick, 3 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses built of stone, 1 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 116,155 pounds of homemade butter, 66,618 bushels of oats, 62,679 acres of land in farms, 37,768 acres of improved land in farms, 35,110 bushels of peas, 30,760 bushels of spring wheat, 26,376 bushels of potatoes, 24,911 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 22,703 acres of farmland under crops, 14,963 acres of farmland in pasture, 12,589 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 8,942 bushels of turnips, 8,437 chickens, 8,405 acres of hay crops, 5,124 tons of hay, 4,423 bushels of rye, 3,720 acres of oats, 3,323 acres of wheat, 2,883 sheep, 2,168 other cattle, 1,869 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,573 milk cows, 999 cattle killed or sold, 945 swine slaughtered or sold, 888 swine, 819 bushels of barley, 793 horses aged over 3 years, 483 bushels of corn, 470 bushels of winter wheat, 398 occupants of farms, 371 horses aged 3 years and under, 368 geese, 366 farm occupants who own their land, 313 acres of potatoes, 273 turkeys, 202 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 161 bushels of buckwheat, 160 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 121 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 114 bushels of beans, 114 ducks, 102 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 68 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 63 acres of barley, 39 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 31 acres of turnips, 28 farm occupants who rent their land, 23 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 10 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 8 other fowl, 4 employees on farms, 4 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON115001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON142001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115260659
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). "Admaston, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/admaston-on115001-1891/.