Asphodel, Ontario (1891 census)
Asphodel was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,866. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.343°N, 78.008°W.
Population
In 1891, Asphodel had a population of 1,866: 1,000 male and 866 female residents. Population density was 28.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,678 |
| 1861 | 2,911 |
| 1871 | 3,247 |
| 1881 | 1,918 |
| 1891 | 1,866 |
| 1901 | 1,877 |
| 1911 | 1,661 |
| 1921 | 1,530 |
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, Asphodel shared boundaries with:
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 | 5.30 |
| FAM NO | 348 |
| Number of families | 348 |
| Number of females | 866 |
| Number of males | 1,000 |
| Number of married females | 284 |
| Number of married males | 286 |
| Number of married persons | 570 |
| Number of widowed females | 30 |
| Number of widowed males | 36 |
| Number of widowed persons | 66 |
| POP F | 866 |
| POP M | 1,000 |
| POP TOT | 1,866 |
| Total population | 1,866 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 552 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 678 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,230 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,865 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 346 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 69 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 10 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 267 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 8 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 256 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 29 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 90 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 54 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 34 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 160 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 347 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 18 |
Agriculture (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 912 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 396 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,185 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 10,720 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 20,479 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,766 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 26,060 |
| Acres of land in farms | 36,780 |
| Acres of oats | 3,773 |
| Acres of potatoes | 309 |
| Acres of turnips | 213 |
| Acres of wheat | 5,021 |
| BAR AC | 912 |
| BAR BU | 16,683 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 16,683 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 406 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,817 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 70 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 381 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 84,025 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 30,720 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 31,588 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 8,540 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 44,826 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 88,495 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 16,561 |
| BWT BU | 3,817 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 100 |
| CRN BU | 381 |
| HAY AC | 3,766 |
| HAY TONS | 4,718 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 713 |
| Number of chickens | 13,694 |
| Number of ducks | 242 |
| Number of employees on farms | 6 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 271 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 73 |
| Number of geese | 553 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 388 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 874 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,767 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 350 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,550 |
| Number of other fowl | 25 |
| Number of oxen | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 86 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 27 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 114 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 28 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 95 |
| Number of sheep | 1,174 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 909 |
| Number of swine | 1,497 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,230 |
| Number of turkeys | 393 |
| OAT AC | 3,773 |
| OAT BU | 84,025 |
| PEA BU | 30,720 |
| POT AC | 309 |
| POT BU | 31,588 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,206 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,187 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 457 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 45,386 |
| RYE BU | 8,540 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,718 |
| WHT AC | 5,021 |
| WHT FALL BU | 16,561 |
| WHT SP BU | 44,826 |
Other recorded variables (71 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 86 |
| A 11 50 | 27 |
| A 201 PL | 28 |
| A 51 100 | 114 |
| BEN BU | 406 |
| BUTTER LB | 45,386 |
| CATTLE KS | 713 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,206 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 552 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 678 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,230 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 5,187 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 388 |
| DUCKS | 242 |
| FAMILIES | 348 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 457 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 553 |
| GRA BU | 70 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 13,694 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 874 |
| HOUSES | 346 |
| HOUSES B | 69 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 29 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 34 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 54 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 256 |
| HOUSES S | 10 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 160 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 38 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 20 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 90 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 18 |
| HOUSES W | 267 |
| INF 11 A | 95 |
| MD FEM | 284 |
| MD MALE | 286 |
| MD TOT | 570 |
| MILK COWS | 1,767 |
| NAME CD | Peterborough, East-Est |
| OC E | 6 |
| OC F | 73 |
| OC P | 271 |
| OC TOT | 350 |
| OTHER FOWL | 25 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,550 |
| OTHERS | 1,865 |
| SHEEP | 1,174 |
| SHEEP KS | 909 |
| SILOS | 100 |
| SUP AM | 26,060 |
| SUP FOR | 10,720 |
| SUP JV | 396 |
| SUP PAT | 5,185 |
| SUP SC | 20,479 |
| SUP TOT | 36,780 |
| SWINE | 1,497 |
| SWINE KS | 1,230 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 347 |
| TUR AC | 213 |
| TUR BU | 88,495 |
| TURKEY | 393 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 30 |
| WID MALE | 36 |
| WID TOT | 66 |
| WORKING OX | 6 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON110002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON138002— 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). "Asphodel, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/asphodel-on110002-1891/.