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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260726. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 733 |
| 1861 | 2,575 |
| 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 87 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 4,092 total population, 2,118 males, 1,974 females, 1,276 married persons, 804 families, 638 married females, 638 married males, 145 widowed persons, 93 widowed females, 52 widowed males, 5 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 2,671 single persons under 18, 1,428 single males under 18, 1,243 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 4,090 persons who are not French Canadian, 2 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 785 houses, 785 occupied houses, 669 houses built of wood, 432 houses of 1 story, 353 houses of 2 stories, 319 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 146 houses of 4 rooms, 112 houses of 5 rooms, 110 houses of 3 rooms, 106 houses built of brick, 56 houses of 2 rooms, 25 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 25 uninhabited houses, 12 houses of 1 room, 10 houses built of stone, 5 houses of over 15 rooms, 4 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 229,736 bushels of oats, 196,542 pounds of homemade butter, 72,831 bushels of potatoes, 71,007 bushels of turnips, 64,011 bushels of peas, 63,114 acres of land in farms, 39,387 acres of improved land in farms, 28,978 acres of farmland under crops, 23,727 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 20,110 chickens, 19,052 bushels of spring wheat, 18,247 bushels of barley, 16,666 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 10,265 tons of hay, 9,881 acres of farmland in pasture, 9,033 acres of oats, 8,587 acres of hay crops, 8,147 bushels of winter wheat, 3,867 other cattle, 3,659 sheep, 3,417 swine slaughtered or sold, 2,627 swine, 2,483 milk cows, 2,406 acres of wheat, 2,021 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,737 cattle killed or sold, 1,281 horses aged over 3 years, 965 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 949 acres of barley, 933 geese, 787 occupants of farms, 635 farm occupants who own their land, 609 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 565 horses aged 3 years and under, 528 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 482 turkeys, 475 acres of potatoes, 406 ducks, 390 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, Capacity of silos (tons): 305, 257 acres of turnips, 256 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 229 bushels of rye, 214 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 206 bushels of corn, 164 bushels of buckwheat, 159 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 151 farm occupants who rent their land, 127 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 120 bushels of beans, 112 other fowl, 31 oxen, 31 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON069001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON114001_1921— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115260726
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/.