Ashfield, Ontario (1891 census)
Ashfield was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 4,010. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260729. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.931°N, 81.649°W.
Population
In 1891, Ashfield had a population of 4,010: 2,085 male and 1,925 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 907 |
| 1861 | 2,617 |
| 1871 | 3,893 |
| 1881 | 4,766 |
| 1891 | 4,010 |
| 1901 | 3,497 |
| 1911 | 2,630 |
| 1921 | 2,246 |
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, Ashfield shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 85 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 4,010 total population, 2,085 males, 1,925 females, 1,209 married persons, 762 families, 606 married males, 603 married females, 150 widowed persons, 97 widowed females, 53 widowed males, 5.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 2,651 single persons under 18, 1,426 single males under 18, 1,225 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 4,003 persons who are not French Canadian, 7 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 751 houses, 751 occupied houses, 674 houses built of wood, 620 houses of 1 story, 348 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 152 houses of 4 rooms, 131 houses of 2 stories, 94 houses of 3 rooms, 87 houses of 5 rooms, 65 houses built of brick, 34 houses of 2 rooms, 28 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 27 uninhabited houses, 12 houses built of stone, 6 houses under construction, 5 houses of over 15 rooms, 3 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 197,639 pounds of homemade butter, 195,398 bushels of oats, 81,272 bushels of winter wheat, 70,112 bushels of peas, 64,643 acres of land in farms, 63,872 bushels of turnips, 54,134 acres of improved land in farms, 49,655 bushels of barley, 37,826 bushels of potatoes, 37,140 acres of farmland under crops, 26,195 chickens, 24,404 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 16,035 acres of farmland in pasture, 15,801 tons of hay, 11,272 bushels of spring wheat, 10,511 acres of hay crops, 10,509 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,622 acres of oats, 6,398 other cattle, 5,459 sheep slaughtered or sold, 5,283 sheep, 4,820 acres of wheat, 3,575 cattle killed or sold, 3,164 swine slaughtered or sold, 2,645 swine, 2,598 milk cows, 2,350 acres of barley, 2,172 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,542 horses aged over 3 years, 1,405 bushels of corn, 1,085 geese, 1,003 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 909 horses aged 3 years and under, 743 occupants of farms, 669 farm occupants who own their land, 610 ducks, 499 turkeys, 432 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 355 acres of potatoes, 323 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 159 acres of turnips, 143 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 143 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 115 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 97 bushels of rye, 94 bushels of buckwheat, 72 farm occupants who rent their land, 52 bushels of beans, 34 other fowl, 19 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 14 oxen, 2 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON078001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON119001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115260729
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). "Ashfield, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ashfield-on078001-1891/.