Albion, Ontario (1891 census)
Albion was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,142. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4712560. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.901°N, 79.813°W.
Population
In 1891, Albion had a population of 3,142: 1,659 male and 1,483 female residents. Population density was 33.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,281 |
| 1861 | 5,078 |
| 1871 | 4,857 |
| 1881 | 3,872 |
| 1891 | 3,142 |
| 1901 | 2,741 |
| 1911 | 2,545 |
| 1921 | 2,156 |
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, Albion 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 |
| FAM NO | 623 |
| Number of families | 623 |
| Number of females | 1,483 |
| Number of males | 1,659 |
| Number of married females | 463 |
| Number of married males | 468 |
| Number of married persons | 931 |
| Number of widowed females | 85 |
| Number of widowed males | 59 |
| Number of widowed persons | 144 |
| POP F | 1,483 |
| POP M | 1,659 |
| POP TOT | 3,142 |
| Total population | 3,142 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 935 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,132 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,067 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3,141 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 612 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 71 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 20 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 521 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 222 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 389 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 106 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 61 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 372 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 612 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 36 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 4,126 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 815 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 6,524 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 8,771 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 38,872 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,769 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 46,211 |
| Acres of land in farms | 54,982 |
| Acres of oats | 6,299 |
| Acres of potatoes | 519 |
| Acres of turnips | 201 |
| Acres of wheat | 8,705 |
| BAR AC | 4,126 |
| BAR BU | 83,977 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 83,977 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 18 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 80 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 88 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,244 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 141,661 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 53,364 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 50,467 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 6,148 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 35,460 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 67,039 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 79,902 |
| BWT BU | 80 |
| CRN BU | 2,244 |
| HAY AC | 4,769 |
| HAY TONS | 6,658 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 959 |
| Number of chickens | 34,190 |
| Number of ducks | 6,578 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 498 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 93 |
| Number of geese | 4,953 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 751 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,600 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,838 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 592 |
| Number of other cattle | 2,116 |
| Number of other fowl | 210 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 136 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 66 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 223 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 28 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 139 |
| Number of sheep | 3,176 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,417 |
| Number of swine | 5,206 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 5,696 |
| Number of turkeys | 4,605 |
| OAT AC | 6,299 |
| OAT BU | 141,661 |
| PEA BU | 53,364 |
| POT AC | 519 |
| POT BU | 50,467 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 261 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 16,135 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 485 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 160,656 |
| RYE BU | 6,148 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 6,658 |
| WHT AC | 8,705 |
| WHT FALL BU | 79,902 |
| WHT SP BU | 35,460 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 136 |
| A 11 50 | 66 |
| A 201 PL | 28 |
| A 51 100 | 223 |
| BEN BU | 18 |
| BUTTER LB | 160,656 |
| CATTLE KS | 959 |
| CHEESE LB | 261 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 935 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,132 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,067 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 16,135 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 751 |
| DUCKS | 6,578 |
| FAMILIES | 623 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 485 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 4,953 |
| GRA BU | 88 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 34,190 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,600 |
| HOUSES | 612 |
| HOUSES B | 71 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 25 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 61 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 106 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 222 |
| HOUSES S | 20 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 372 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 38 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 6 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 389 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 36 |
| HOUSES W | 521 |
| INF 11 A | 139 |
| MD FEM | 463 |
| MD MALE | 468 |
| MD TOT | 931 |
| MILK COWS | 1,838 |
| NAME CD | Cardwell |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 93 |
| OC P | 498 |
| OC TOT | 592 |
| OTHER FOWL | 210 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 2,116 |
| OTHERS | 3,141 |
| SHEEP | 3,176 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,417 |
| SUP AM | 46,211 |
| SUP FOR | 8,771 |
| SUP JV | 815 |
| SUP PAT | 6,524 |
| SUP SC | 38,872 |
| SUP TOT | 54,982 |
| SWINE | 5,206 |
| SWINE KS | 5,696 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 612 |
| TUR AC | 201 |
| TUR BU | 67,039 |
| TURKEY | 4,605 |
| WID FEM | 85 |
| WID MALE | 59 |
| WID TOT | 144 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON054002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON136001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4712560
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albion_Township,_Ontario
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). "Albion, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/albion-on054002-1891/.