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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260734. 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 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 88 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,866 total population, 1,000 males, 866 females, 570 married persons, 348 families, 286 married males, 284 married females, 66 widowed persons, 36 widowed males, 30 widowed females, 5.30 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,230 single persons under 18, 678 single males under 18, 552 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,865 persons who are not French Canadian, 1 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 347 occupied houses, 346 houses, 267 houses built of wood, 256 houses of 1 story, 160 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 90 houses of 2 stories, 69 houses built of brick, 54 houses of 4 rooms, 38 houses of 3 rooms, 34 houses of 5 rooms, 29 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 20 houses of 2 rooms, 18 uninhabited houses, 10 houses built of stone, 8 houses of 1 room, 3 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 88,495 bushels of turnips, 84,025 bushels of oats, 45,386 pounds of homemade butter, 44,826 bushels of spring wheat, 36,780 acres of land in farms, 31,588 bushels of potatoes, 30,720 bushels of peas, 26,060 acres of improved land in farms, 20,479 acres of farmland under crops, 16,683 bushels of barley, 16,561 bushels of winter wheat, 13,694 chickens, 10,720 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,540 bushels of rye, 5,187 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 5,185 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,021 acres of wheat, 4,718 tons of hay, 3,817 bushels of buckwheat, 3,773 acres of oats, 3,766 acres of hay crops, 1,767 milk cows, 1,550 other cattle, 1,497 swine, 1,230 swine slaughtered or sold, 1,206 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,174 sheep, 912 acres of barley, 909 sheep slaughtered or sold, 874 horses aged over 3 years, 713 cattle killed or sold, 553 geese, 457 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 406 bushels of beans, 396 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 393 turkeys, 388 horses aged 3 years and under, 381 bushels of corn, 350 occupants of farms, 309 acres of potatoes, 271 farm occupants who own their land, 242 ducks, 213 acres of turnips, 114 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, Capacity of silos (tons): 100, 95 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 86 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 73 farm occupants who rent their land, 70 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 28 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 27 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 25 other fowl, 6 employees on farms, 6 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON110002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON138002_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115260734
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/.