Artemesia, Ontario (1891 census)
Artemesia was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 4,092. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.271°N, 80.541°W.
Population
In 1891, Artemesia had a population of 4,092: 2,118 male and 1,974 female residents. Population density was 35.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,484 |
| 1881 | 4,576 |
| 1891 | 4,092 |
| 1901 | 3,923 |
| 1911 | 3,182 |
| 1921 | 2,430 |
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, Artemesia shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 176 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 | 804 |
| Number of families | 804 |
| Number of females | 1,974 |
| Number of males | 2,118 |
| Number of married females | 638 |
| Number of married males | 638 |
| Number of married persons | 1,276 |
| Number of widowed females | 93 |
| Number of widowed males | 52 |
| Number of widowed persons | 145 |
| POP F | 1,974 |
| POP M | 2,118 |
| POP TOT | 4,092 |
| Total population | 4,092 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,243 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,428 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,671 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 4,090 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 785 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 106 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 10 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 669 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 12 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 432 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 56 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 353 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 110 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 146 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 112 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 319 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 785 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 25 |
Agriculture (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 949 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 528 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 9,881 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 23,727 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 28,978 |
| Acres of hay crops | 8,587 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 39,387 |
| Acres of land in farms | 63,114 |
| Acres of oats | 9,033 |
| Acres of potatoes | 475 |
| Acres of turnips | 257 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,406 |
| BAR AC | 949 |
| BAR BU | 18,247 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 18,247 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 120 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 164 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 390 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 206 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 229,736 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 64,011 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 72,831 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 229 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 19,052 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 71,007 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 8,147 |
| BWT BU | 164 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 305 |
| CRN BU | 206 |
| HAY AC | 8,587 |
| HAY TONS | 10,265 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,737 |
| Number of chickens | 20,110 |
| Number of ducks | 406 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 635 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 151 |
| Number of geese | 933 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 565 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,281 |
| Number of milk cows | 2,483 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 787 |
| Number of other cattle | 3,867 |
| Number of other fowl | 112 |
| Number of oxen | 31 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 159 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 127 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 256 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 31 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 214 |
| Number of sheep | 3,659 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 2,021 |
| Number of swine | 2,627 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 3,417 |
| Number of turkeys | 482 |
| OAT AC | 9,033 |
| OAT BU | 229,736 |
| PEA BU | 64,011 |
| POT AC | 475 |
| POT BU | 72,831 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 965 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 16,666 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 609 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 196,542 |
| RYE BU | 229 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 10,265 |
| WHT AC | 2,406 |
| WHT FALL BU | 8,147 |
| WHT SP BU | 19,052 |
Other recorded variables (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 159 |
| A 11 50 | 127 |
| A 201 PL | 31 |
| A 51 100 | 256 |
| BEN BU | 120 |
| BUTTER LB | 196,542 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,737 |
| CHEESE LB | 965 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,243 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,428 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,671 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 16,666 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 565 |
| DUCKS | 406 |
| FAMILIES | 804 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 609 |
| FRN CA | 2 |
| GEESE | 933 |
| GRA BU | 390 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 20,110 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,281 |
| HOUSES | 785 |
| HOUSES B | 106 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 25 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 112 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 146 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 12 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 432 |
| HOUSES S | 10 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 319 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 5 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 110 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 56 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 353 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 25 |
| HOUSES W | 669 |
| INF 11 A | 214 |
| MD FEM | 638 |
| MD MALE | 638 |
| MD TOT | 1,276 |
| MILK COWS | 2,483 |
| NAME CD | Grey, South—Sud |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 151 |
| OC P | 635 |
| OC TOT | 787 |
| OTHER FOWL | 112 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 3,867 |
| OTHERS | 4,090 |
| SHEEP | 3,659 |
| SHEEP KS | 2,021 |
| SILOS | 305 |
| SUP AM | 39,387 |
| SUP FOR | 23,727 |
| SUP JV | 528 |
| SUP PAT | 9,881 |
| SUP SC | 28,978 |
| SUP TOT | 63,114 |
| SWINE | 2,627 |
| SWINE KS | 3,417 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 785 |
| TUR AC | 257 |
| TUR BU | 71,007 |
| TURKEY | 482 |
| WID FEM | 93 |
| WID MALE | 52 |
| WID TOT | 145 |
| WORKING OX | 31 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON069001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON114001_1871— 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). "Artemesia, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/artemesia-on069001-1891/.