Alexandria, Village, Ontario (1891 census)
Alexandria, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,614. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2077128. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.312°N, 74.626°W.
Population
In 1891, Alexandria, Village had a population of 1,614: 771 male and 843 female residents. Population density was 1608.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,614 |
| 1901 | 1,911 |
| 1911 | 2,323 |
| 1921 | 2,195 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Lochiel, 1881 (0.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Alexandria, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 158 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.20 |
| FAM NO | 307 |
| Number of families | 307 |
| Number of females | 843 |
| Number of males | 771 |
| Number of married females | 235 |
| Number of married males | 230 |
| Number of married persons | 465 |
| Number of widowed females | 62 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| Number of widowed persons | 82 |
| POP F | 843 |
| POP M | 771 |
| POP TOT | 1,614 |
| Total population | 1,614 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 546 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 521 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,067 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 519 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,095 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 297 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 32 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 263 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 7 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 18 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 268 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 10 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 46 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 39 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 113 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 297 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (55 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 4 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 34 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 116 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 49 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 148 |
| Acres of hay crops | 57 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 298 |
| Acres of land in farms | 347 |
| Acres of oats | 20 |
| Acres of potatoes | 20 |
| Acres of wheat | 3 |
| BAR AC | 4 |
| BAR BU | 52 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 52 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 70 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 421 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 35 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,366 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 42 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 33 |
| CRN BU | 70 |
| HAY AC | 57 |
| HAY TONS | 85 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 24 |
| Number of chickens | 1,816 |
| Number of ducks | 17 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 19 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 20 |
| Number of geese | 11 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 8 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 168 |
| Number of milk cows | 216 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 40 |
| Number of other cattle | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 38 |
| Number of sheep | 33 |
| Number of swine | 57 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 102 |
| Number of turkeys | 1 |
| OAT AC | 20 |
| OAT BU | 421 |
| PEA BU | 35 |
| POT AC | 20 |
| POT BU | 2,366 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 130 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 108 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 25 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 8,520 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 85 |
| WHT AC | 3 |
| WHT SP BU | 42 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 1 |
| A 51 100 | 1 |
| BEN BU | 2 |
| BUTTER LB | 8,520 |
| CATTLE KS | 24 |
| CHEESE LB | 130 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 546 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 521 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,067 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 108 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 8 |
| DUCKS | 17 |
| FAMILIES | 307 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.20 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 25 |
| FRN CA | 519 |
| GEESE | 11 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,816 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 168 |
| HOUSES | 297 |
| HOUSES B | 32 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 22 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 39 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 46 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 7 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 18 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES S | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 113 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 6 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 40 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 10 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 24 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 268 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 12 |
| HOUSES W | 263 |
| INF 11 A | 38 |
| MD FEM | 235 |
| MD MALE | 230 |
| MD TOT | 465 |
| MILK COWS | 216 |
| NAME CD | Glengarry |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 20 |
| OC P | 19 |
| OC TOT | 40 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 22 |
| OTHERS | 1,095 |
| SHEEP | 33 |
| SUP AM | 298 |
| SUP FOR | 49 |
| SUP JV | 34 |
| SUP PAT | 116 |
| SUP SC | 148 |
| SUP TOT | 347 |
| SWINE | 57 |
| SWINE KS | 102 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 297 |
| TUR BU | 33 |
| TURKEY | 1 |
| WID FEM | 62 |
| WID MALE | 20 |
| WID TOT | 82 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON065001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON112005_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2077128
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandria,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandria_(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). "Alexandria, Village, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/alexandria-village-on065001-1891/.