Augusta, Ontario (1891 census)
Augusta was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 4,534. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4820879. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.749°N, 75.646°W.
Population
In 1891, Augusta had a population of 4,534: 2,268 male and 2,266 female residents. Population density was 35.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 5,154 |
| 1861 | 5,562 |
| 1871 | 5,163 |
| 1881 | 5,096 |
| 1891 | 4,534 |
| 1901 | 4,166 |
| 1911 | 3,390 |
| 1921 | 3,095 |
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, Augusta shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 174 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.60 |
| FAM NO | 976 |
| Number of families | 976 |
| Number of females | 2,266 |
| Number of males | 2,268 |
| Number of married females | 821 |
| Number of married males | 821 |
| Number of married persons | 1,642 |
| Number of widowed females | 136 |
| Number of widowed males | 68 |
| Number of widowed persons | 204 |
| POP F | 2,266 |
| POP M | 2,268 |
| POP TOT | 4,534 |
| Total population | 4,534 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,309 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,379 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,688 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 9 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 4,525 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 965 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 70 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 213 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 682 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 37 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 709 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 45 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 60 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 256 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 114 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 125 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 132 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 449 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 965 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 55 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 421 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 838 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 24,886 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 13,738 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 37,054 |
| Acres of hay crops | 16,619 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 62,778 |
| Acres of land in farms | 76,516 |
| Acres of oats | 8,726 |
| Acres of potatoes | 1,193 |
| Acres of turnips | 103 |
| Acres of wheat | 990 |
| BAR AC | 421 |
| BAR BU | 6,450 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 6,450 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 512 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 11,279 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 63 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 30,265 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 122,370 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,534 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 113,035 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 2,836 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 6,249 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 20,310 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 736 |
| BWT BU | 11,279 |
| CRN BU | 30,265 |
| HAY AC | 16,619 |
| HAY TONS | 18,441 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 841 |
| Number of chickens | 21,344 |
| Number of ducks | 653 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 779 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 167 |
| Number of geese | 890 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 533 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,869 |
| Number of milk cows | 6,139 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 947 |
| Number of other cattle | 2,194 |
| Number of other fowl | 305 |
| Number of oxen | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 182 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 189 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 262 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 62 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 252 |
| Number of sheep | 2,830 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,730 |
| Number of swine | 1,828 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 2,270 |
| Number of turkeys | 635 |
| OAT AC | 8,726 |
| OAT BU | 122,370 |
| PEA BU | 2,534 |
| POT AC | 1,193 |
| POT BU | 113,035 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 50 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 12,568 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 123 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 166,995 |
| RYE BU | 2,836 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 18,441 |
| WHT AC | 990 |
| WHT FALL BU | 736 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,249 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 182 |
| A 11 50 | 189 |
| A 201 PL | 62 |
| A 51 100 | 262 |
| BEN BU | 512 |
| BUTTER LB | 166,995 |
| CATTLE KS | 841 |
| CHEESE LB | 50 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,309 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,379 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,688 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 12,568 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 533 |
| DUCKS | 653 |
| FAMILIES | 976 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 123 |
| FRN CA | 9 |
| GEESE | 890 |
| GRA BU | 63 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 21,344 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,869 |
| HOUSES | 965 |
| HOUSES B | 70 |
| HOUSES CON | 5 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 45 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 132 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 125 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 37 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 709 |
| HOUSES S | 213 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 449 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 114 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 60 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 256 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 55 |
| HOUSES W | 682 |
| INF 11 A | 252 |
| MD FEM | 821 |
| MD MALE | 821 |
| MD TOT | 1,642 |
| MILK COWS | 6,139 |
| NAME CD | Grenville, South—Sud |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 167 |
| OC P | 779 |
| OC TOT | 947 |
| OTHER FOWL | 305 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 2,194 |
| OTHERS | 4,525 |
| SHEEP | 2,830 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,730 |
| SUP AM | 62,778 |
| SUP FOR | 13,738 |
| SUP JV | 838 |
| SUP PAT | 24,886 |
| SUP SC | 37,054 |
| SUP TOT | 76,516 |
| SWINE | 1,828 |
| SWINE KS | 2,270 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 965 |
| TUR AC | 103 |
| TUR BU | 20,310 |
| TURKEY | 635 |
| WID FEM | 136 |
| WID MALE | 68 |
| WID TOT | 204 |
| WORKING OX | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON066001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON113001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4820879
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augusta,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augusta_(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). "Augusta, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/augusta-on066001-1891/.