Ancaster, Ontario (1891 census)
Ancaster was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 4,098. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q488909. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.204°N, 80.027°W.
Population
In 1891, Ancaster had a population of 4,098: 2,085 male and 2,013 female residents. Population density was 52.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,653 |
| 1861 | 5,043 |
| 1871 | 5,005 |
| 1881 | 4,726 |
| 1891 | 4,098 |
| 1901 | 3,863 |
| 1911 | 4,136 |
| 1921 | 5,586 |
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, Ancaster shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 179 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 | 814 |
| Number of families | 814 |
| Number of females | 2,013 |
| Number of males | 2,085 |
| Number of married females | 710 |
| Number of married males | 709 |
| Number of married persons | 1,419 |
| Number of widowed females | 129 |
| Number of widowed males | 78 |
| Number of widowed persons | 207 |
| POP F | 2,013 |
| POP M | 2,085 |
| POP TOT | 4,098 |
| Total population | 4,098 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,174 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,298 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,472 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 4,098 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses | 812 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 159 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 61 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 592 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 396 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 105 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 415 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 58 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 58 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 75 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 484 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 814 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 61 |
Agriculture (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 3,117 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 1,907 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 6,380 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 6,270 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 31,071 |
| Acres of hay crops | 7,102 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 39,358 |
| Acres of land in farms | 45,629 |
| Acres of oats | 5,416 |
| Acres of potatoes | 1,051 |
| Acres of turnips | 623 |
| Acres of wheat | 5,490 |
| BAR AC | 3,117 |
| BAR BU | 73,146 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 73,146 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 280 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,266 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 113 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 46,408 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 142,720 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 37,446 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 101,852 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 690 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,001 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 268,248 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 89,892 |
| BWT BU | 2,266 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 75 |
| CRN BU | 46,408 |
| HAY AC | 7,102 |
| HAY TONS | 12,880 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,297 |
| Number of chickens | 21,791 |
| Number of ducks | 523 |
| Number of employees on farms | 15 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 556 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 187 |
| Number of geese | 625 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 720 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,994 |
| Number of milk cows | 2,403 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 758 |
| Number of other cattle | 2,401 |
| Number of other fowl | 78 |
| Number of oxen | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 133 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 128 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 202 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 17 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 278 |
| Number of sheep | 2,301 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,433 |
| Number of swine | 4,555 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 5,728 |
| Number of turkeys | 393 |
| OAT AC | 5,416 |
| OAT BU | 142,720 |
| PEA BU | 37,446 |
| POT AC | 1,051 |
| POT BU | 101,852 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 9,742 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 6,568 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,542 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 247,858 |
| RYE BU | 690 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 12,880 |
| WHT AC | 5,490 |
| WHT FALL BU | 89,892 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,001 |
Other recorded variables (72 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 133 |
| A 11 50 | 128 |
| A 201 PL | 17 |
| A 51 100 | 202 |
| BEN BU | 280 |
| BUTTER LB | 247,858 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,297 |
| CHEESE LB | 9,742 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,174 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,298 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,472 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 6,568 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 720 |
| DUCKS | 523 |
| FAMILIES | 814 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,542 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 625 |
| GRA BU | 113 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 21,791 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,994 |
| HOUSES | 812 |
| HOUSES B | 159 |
| HOUSES CON | 5 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 105 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 75 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 58 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 396 |
| HOUSES S | 61 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 484 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 12 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 58 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 18 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 415 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 61 |
| HOUSES W | 592 |
| INF 11 A | 278 |
| MD FEM | 710 |
| MD MALE | 709 |
| MD TOT | 1,419 |
| MILK COWS | 2,403 |
| NAME CD | Brant, North—Nord |
| OC E | 15 |
| OC F | 187 |
| OC P | 556 |
| OC TOT | 758 |
| OTHER FOWL | 78 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 2,401 |
| OTHERS | 4,098 |
| SHEEP | 2,301 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,433 |
| SILOS | 75 |
| SUP AM | 39,358 |
| SUP FOR | 6,270 |
| SUP JV | 1,907 |
| SUP PAT | 6,380 |
| SUP SC | 31,071 |
| SUP TOT | 45,629 |
| SWINE | 4,555 |
| SWINE KS | 5,728 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 814 |
| TUR AC | 623 |
| TUR BU | 268,248 |
| TURKEY | 393 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 2 |
| WID FEM | 129 |
| WID MALE | 78 |
| WID TOT | 207 |
| WORKING OX | 23 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON048001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON153001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q488909
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancaster,_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). "Ancaster, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ancaster-on048001-1891/.