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 |
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 83 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 904 total population, 483 females, 421 males, 374 married persons, 233 families, 187 married females, 187 married males, 63 widowed persons, 51 widowed females, 12 widowed males, 3.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 467 single persons under 18, 245 single females under 18, 222 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 903 persons who are not French Canadian, 1 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 226 houses, 226 occupied houses, 201 houses of 2 stories, 162 houses built of wood, 154 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 59 houses built of brick, 33 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 20 houses of 1 story, 16 houses of 4 rooms, 10 houses of 5 rooms, 8 houses of over 15 rooms, 6 uninhabited houses, 5 houses built of stone, 3 houses of 3 rooms, 3 houses of 3 stories, 2 houses of 2 rooms, 2 houses of more than 3 stories, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 8,190 pounds of homemade butter, 4,935 acres of land in farms, 4,345 bushels of potatoes, 3,688 acres of improved land in farms, 3,230 bushels of oats, 2,684 acres of farmland under crops, 1,247 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,143 chickens, 900 bushels of turnips, 892 acres of farmland in pasture, 735 bushels of corn, 516 tons of hay, 432 acres of hay crops, 355 bushels of barley, 290 bushels of winter wheat, 270 bushels of peas, 260 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 223 occupants of farms, 205 cattle killed or sold, 204 sheep slaughtered or sold, 197 milk cows, 190 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 165 acres of oats, 158 farm occupants who own their land, 120 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 112 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 112 horses aged over 3 years, 100 bushels of buckwheat, 100 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 72 sheep, 65 farm occupants who rent their land, 59 other cattle, 50 swine, 32 acres of potatoes, 25 acres of wheat, 23 acres of barley, 22 bushels of spring wheat, 22 horses aged 3 years and under, 19 turkeys, 18 swine slaughtered or sold, 13 bushels of beans, 12 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 12 geese, 12 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 8 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 7 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 6 ducks, 6 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 acres of turnips. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Leonora Howard King | 1851–1925 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON086001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON083001_1891— 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/.