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 density was 20.1 people per square mile.
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 176 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.20 |
| FAM NO | 409 |
| Number of families | 409 |
| Number of females | 1,238 |
| Number of males | 1,310 |
| Number of married females | 344 |
| Number of married males | 349 |
| Number of married persons | 693 |
| Number of widowed females | 51 |
| Number of widowed males | 30 |
| Number of widowed persons | 81 |
| POP F | 1,238 |
| POP M | 1,310 |
| POP TOT | 2,548 |
| Total population | 2,548 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 843 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 931 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,774 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 10 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,538 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 397 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 3 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 393 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 16 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 207 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 94 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 189 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 88 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 66 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 98 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 398 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 17 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 63 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 102 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 14,963 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 24,911 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 22,703 |
| Acres of hay crops | 8,405 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 37,768 |
| Acres of land in farms | 62,679 |
| Acres of oats | 3,720 |
| Acres of potatoes | 313 |
| Acres of turnips | 31 |
| Acres of wheat | 3,323 |
| BAR AC | 63 |
| BAR BU | 819 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 819 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 114 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 161 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 23 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 483 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 66,618 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 35,110 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 26,376 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 4,423 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 30,760 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 8,942 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 470 |
| BWT BU | 161 |
| CRN BU | 483 |
| HAY AC | 8,405 |
| HAY TONS | 5,124 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 999 |
| Number of chickens | 8,437 |
| Number of ducks | 114 |
| Number of employees on farms | 4 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 366 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 28 |
| Number of geese | 368 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 371 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 793 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,573 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 398 |
| Number of other cattle | 2,168 |
| Number of other fowl | 8 |
| Number of oxen | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 160 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 121 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 68 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 39 |
| Number of sheep | 2,883 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,869 |
| Number of swine | 888 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 945 |
| Number of turkeys | 273 |
| OAT AC | 3,720 |
| OAT BU | 66,618 |
| PEA BU | 35,110 |
| POT AC | 313 |
| POT BU | 26,376 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 202 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 12,589 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 116,155 |
| RYE BU | 4,423 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,124 |
| WHT AC | 3,323 |
| WHT FALL BU | 470 |
| WHT SP BU | 30,760 |
Other recorded variables (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 160 |
| A 11 50 | 10 |
| A 201 PL | 68 |
| A 51 100 | 121 |
| BEN BU | 114 |
| BUTTER LB | 116,155 |
| CATTLE KS | 999 |
| CHEESE LB | 202 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 843 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 931 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,774 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 12,589 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 371 |
| DUCKS | 114 |
| FAMILIES | 409 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.20 |
| FRN CA | 10 |
| GEESE | 368 |
| GRA BU | 23 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 8,437 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 793 |
| HOUSES | 397 |
| HOUSES B | 3 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 30 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 66 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 16 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 207 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 98 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 88 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 94 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 189 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 17 |
| HOUSES W | 393 |
| INF 11 A | 39 |
| MD FEM | 344 |
| MD MALE | 349 |
| MD TOT | 693 |
| MILK COWS | 1,573 |
| NAME CD | Renfrew, South-Sud |
| OC E | 4 |
| OC F | 28 |
| OC P | 366 |
| OC TOT | 398 |
| OTHER FOWL | 8 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 2,168 |
| OTHERS | 2,538 |
| SHEEP | 2,883 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,869 |
| SUP AM | 37,768 |
| SUP FOR | 24,911 |
| SUP JV | 102 |
| SUP PAT | 14,963 |
| SUP SC | 22,703 |
| SUP TOT | 62,679 |
| SWINE | 888 |
| SWINE KS | 945 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 398 |
| TUR AC | 31 |
| TUR BU | 8,942 |
| TURKEY | 273 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 51 |
| WID MALE | 30 |
| WID TOT | 81 |
| WORKING OX | 4 |
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/.