Armour & Ryerson, Ontario (1891 census)
Armour & Ryerson was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,171. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.602°N, 79.432°W.
Population
In 1891, Armour & Ryerson had a population of 2,171: 1,125 male and 1,046 female residents. Population density was 14.1 people per square mile.
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Ryerson, 1901 (52.3% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Burks Falls, VL, 1901 (0.7% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Armour, 1901 (47.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Armour & Ryerson shared boundaries with:
- Bethune, Perry & Proudfoot
- Chapman & Croft
- Joly, Strong & Sundridge, Village
- Monteith, Spence & Christie
- Stisted & McMurrich
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 178 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 422 |
| Number of families | 422 |
| Number of females | 1,046 |
| Number of males | 1,125 |
| Number of married females | 360 |
| Number of married males | 360 |
| Number of married persons | 720 |
| Number of widowed females | 30 |
| Number of widowed males | 23 |
| Number of widowed persons | 53 |
| POP F | 1,046 |
| POP M | 1,125 |
| POP TOT | 2,171 |
| Total population | 2,171 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 656 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 742 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,398 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,169 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 3 |
| Number of houses | 413 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 1 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 411 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 25 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 354 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 78 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 57 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 82 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 91 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 39 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 94 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 416 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 69 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 123 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 100 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,475 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 52,648 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 7,688 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,003 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 9,263 |
| Acres of land in farms | 61,911 |
| Acres of oats | 1,545 |
| Acres of potatoes | 244 |
| Acres of turnips | 136 |
| Acres of wheat | 269 |
| BAR AC | 123 |
| BAR BU | 2,048 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,048 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 26 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 546 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 48 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 86 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 26,519 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 6,604 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 23,757 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 150 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,633 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 27,271 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 225 |
| BWT BU | 546 |
| CRN BU | 86 |
| HAY AC | 3,003 |
| HAY TONS | 3,240 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 391 |
| Number of chickens | 4,809 |
| Number of ducks | 78 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 322 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 23 |
| Number of geese | 121 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 70 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 299 |
| Number of milk cows | 740 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 346 |
| Number of other cattle | 922 |
| Number of other fowl | 54 |
| Number of oxen | 152 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 169 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 91 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 58 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 22 |
| Number of sheep | 1,014 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 340 |
| Number of swine | 358 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 550 |
| Number of turkeys | 33 |
| OAT AC | 1,545 |
| OAT BU | 26,519 |
| PEA BU | 6,604 |
| POT AC | 244 |
| POT BU | 23,757 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 575 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,463 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 154 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 58,900 |
| RYE BU | 150 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,240 |
| WHT AC | 269 |
| WHT FALL BU | 225 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,633 |
Other recorded variables (71 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 169 |
| A 11 50 | 6 |
| A 201 PL | 58 |
| A 51 100 | 91 |
| BEN BU | 26 |
| BUTTER LB | 58,900 |
| CATTLE KS | 391 |
| CHEESE LB | 575 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 656 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 742 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,398 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,463 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 70 |
| DUCKS | 78 |
| FAMILIES | 422 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 154 |
| FRN CA | 2 |
| GEESE | 121 |
| GRA BU | 48 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 4,809 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 299 |
| HOUSES | 413 |
| HOUSES B | 1 |
| HOUSES CON | 5 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 39 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 91 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 25 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 354 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 94 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 82 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 78 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 57 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 69 |
| HOUSES W | 411 |
| INF 11 A | 22 |
| MD FEM | 360 |
| MD MALE | 360 |
| MD TOT | 720 |
| MILK COWS | 740 |
| NAME CD | Muskoka and Parry Sound |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 23 |
| OC P | 322 |
| OC TOT | 346 |
| OTHER FOWL | 54 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 922 |
| OTHERS | 2,169 |
| SHEEP | 1,014 |
| SHEEP KS | 340 |
| SUP AM | 9,263 |
| SUP FOR | 52,648 |
| SUP JV | 100 |
| SUP PAT | 1,475 |
| SUP SC | 7,688 |
| SUP TOT | 61,911 |
| SWINE | 358 |
| SWINE KS | 550 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 416 |
| TUR AC | 136 |
| TUR BU | 27,271 |
| TURKEY | 33 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 3 |
| WID FEM | 30 |
| WID MALE | 23 |
| WID TOT | 53 |
| WORKING OX | 152 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON095001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON095001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Armour & Ryerson, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/armour-ryerson-on095001-1891/.