Athens, Village, Ontario (1891 census)
Athens, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 904. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q570807. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.630°N, 75.951°W.
Population
In 1891, Athens, Village had a population of 904: 421 male and 483 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 904 |
| 1901 | 953 |
| 1911 | 802 |
| 1921 | 726 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Yonge and Escott, Rear, 1881 (1.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Athens, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 168 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 3.90 |
| FAM NO | 233 |
| Number of families | 233 |
| Number of females | 483 |
| Number of males | 421 |
| Number of married females | 187 |
| Number of married males | 187 |
| Number of married persons | 374 |
| Number of widowed females | 51 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 63 |
| POP F | 483 |
| POP M | 421 |
| POP TOT | 904 |
| Total population | 904 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 245 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 222 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 467 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 903 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 226 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 59 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 5 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 162 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 20 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 33 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 201 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 154 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 226 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 23 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 112 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 892 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,247 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,684 |
| Acres of hay crops | 432 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 3,688 |
| Acres of land in farms | 4,935 |
| Acres of oats | 165 |
| Acres of potatoes | 32 |
| Acres of turnips | 3 |
| Acres of wheat | 25 |
| BAR AC | 23 |
| BAR BU | 355 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 355 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 13 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 100 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 735 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,230 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 270 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,345 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 22 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 900 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 290 |
| BWT BU | 100 |
| CRN BU | 735 |
| HAY AC | 432 |
| HAY TONS | 516 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 205 |
| Number of chickens | 1,143 |
| Number of ducks | 6 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 158 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 65 |
| Number of geese | 12 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 22 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 112 |
| Number of milk cows | 197 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 223 |
| Number of other cattle | 59 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 190 |
| Number of sheep | 72 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 204 |
| Number of swine | 50 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 18 |
| Number of turkeys | 19 |
| OAT AC | 165 |
| OAT BU | 3,230 |
| PEA BU | 270 |
| POT AC | 32 |
| POT BU | 4,345 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 120 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 260 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 100 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 8,190 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 516 |
| WHT AC | 25 |
| WHT FALL BU | 290 |
| WHT SP BU | 22 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 12 |
| A 11 50 | 7 |
| A 201 PL | 6 |
| A 51 100 | 8 |
| BEN BU | 13 |
| BUTTER LB | 8,190 |
| CATTLE KS | 205 |
| CHEESE LB | 120 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 245 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 222 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 467 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 260 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 22 |
| DUCKS | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 233 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 3.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 100 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 12 |
| GRA BU | 12 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,143 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 112 |
| HOUSES | 226 |
| HOUSES B | 59 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 33 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 16 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 20 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES S | 5 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 154 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 8 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 201 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 6 |
| HOUSES W | 162 |
| INF 11 A | 190 |
| MD FEM | 187 |
| MD MALE | 187 |
| MD TOT | 374 |
| MILK COWS | 197 |
| NAME CD | Leeds, South—Sud |
| OC F | 65 |
| OC P | 158 |
| OC TOT | 223 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 59 |
| OTHERS | 903 |
| SHEEP | 72 |
| SHEEP KS | 204 |
| SUP AM | 3,688 |
| SUP FOR | 1,247 |
| SUP JV | 112 |
| SUP PAT | 892 |
| SUP SC | 2,684 |
| SUP TOT | 4,935 |
| SWINE | 50 |
| SWINE KS | 18 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 226 |
| TUR AC | 3 |
| TUR BU | 900 |
| TURKEY | 19 |
| WID FEM | 51 |
| WID MALE | 12 |
| WID TOT | 63 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON086001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON124013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q570807
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athens,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athens_(Ontario)
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). "Athens, Village, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/athens-village-on086001-1891/.