Alfred, Ontario (1891 census)
Alfred was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,053. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2834929. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.567°N, 74.883°W.
Population
In 1891, Alfred had a population of 3,053: 1,582 male and 1,471 female residents. Population density was 41.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 584 |
| 1861 | 1,359 |
| 1871 | 1,697 |
| 1881 | 3,208 |
| 1891 | 3,053 |
| 1901 | 3,327 |
| 1911 | 3,270 |
| 1921 | 3,210 |
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, Alfred 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 | 5.90 |
| FAM NO | 515 |
| Number of families | 515 |
| Number of females | 1,471 |
| Number of males | 1,582 |
| Number of married females | 478 |
| Number of married males | 478 |
| Number of married persons | 956 |
| Number of widowed females | 46 |
| Number of widowed males | 21 |
| Number of widowed persons | 67 |
| POP F | 1,471 |
| POP M | 1,582 |
| POP TOT | 3,053 |
| Total population | 3,053 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 947 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,083 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,030 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2,721 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 332 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses | 482 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 33 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 8 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 441 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 49 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 367 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 78 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 110 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 151 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 5 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 76 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 86 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of occupied houses | 484 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 110 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 653 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 137 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,250 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4,731 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 25,404 |
| Acres of hay crops | 8,583 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 30,791 |
| Acres of land in farms | 35,522 |
| Acres of oats | 5,421 |
| Acres of potatoes | 290 |
| Acres of turnips | 6 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,461 |
| BAR AC | 653 |
| BAR BU | 8,210 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 8,210 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 256 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,258 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1,890 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,762 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 87,759 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 12,444 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 24,734 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 11,947 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,772 |
| BWT BU | 2,258 |
| CRN BU | 2,762 |
| HAY AC | 8,583 |
| HAY TONS | 8,701 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 252 |
| Number of chickens | 10,214 |
| Number of ducks | 60 |
| Number of employees on farms | 5 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 421 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 47 |
| Number of geese | 203 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 386 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 915 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,624 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 473 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,147 |
| Number of other fowl | 49 |
| Number of oxen | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 84 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 105 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 172 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 103 |
| Number of sheep | 1,902 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 988 |
| Number of swine | 1,067 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 176 |
| Number of turkeys | 281 |
| OAT AC | 5,421 |
| OAT BU | 87,759 |
| PEA BU | 12,444 |
| POT AC | 290 |
| POT BU | 24,734 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 6,720 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,161 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 47,584 |
| RYE BU | 8 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 8,701 |
| WHT AC | 1,461 |
| WHT SP BU | 11,947 |
Other recorded variables (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 84 |
| A 11 50 | 105 |
| A 201 PL | 9 |
| A 51 100 | 172 |
| BEN BU | 256 |
| BUTTER LB | 47,584 |
| CATTLE KS | 252 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 947 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,083 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,030 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 6,720 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 386 |
| DUCKS | 60 |
| FAMILIES | 515 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,161 |
| FRN CA | 2,721 |
| GEESE | 203 |
| GRA BU | 1,890 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 10,214 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 915 |
| HOUSES | 482 |
| HOUSES B | 33 |
| HOUSES CON | 8 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 35 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 76 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 49 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 367 |
| HOUSES S | 8 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 86 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 151 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 78 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 110 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 110 |
| HOUSES W | 441 |
| INF 11 A | 103 |
| MD FEM | 478 |
| MD MALE | 478 |
| MD TOT | 956 |
| MILK COWS | 1,624 |
| NAME CD | Prescott |
| OC E | 5 |
| OC F | 47 |
| OC P | 421 |
| OC TOT | 473 |
| OTHER FOWL | 49 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,147 |
| OTHERS | 332 |
| SHEEP | 1,902 |
| SHEEP KS | 988 |
| SUP AM | 30,791 |
| SUP FOR | 4,731 |
| SUP JV | 137 |
| SUP PAT | 5,250 |
| SUP SC | 25,404 |
| SUP TOT | 35,522 |
| SWINE | 1,067 |
| SWINE KS | 176 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 484 |
| TUR AC | 6 |
| TUR BU | 1,772 |
| TURKEY | 281 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 2 |
| WID FEM | 46 |
| WID MALE | 21 |
| WID TOT | 67 |
| WORKING OX | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON112001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON139001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2834929
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_(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). "Alfred, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/alfred-on112001-1891/.