Bathurst, Ontario (1891 census)
Bathurst was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,757. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260799. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.894°N, 76.391°W.
Population
In 1891, Bathurst had a population of 2,757: 1,405 male and 1,352 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 3,272 |
| 1871 | 3,220 |
| 1881 | 2,960 |
| 1891 | 2,757 |
| 1901 | 2,508 |
| 1911 | 2,228 |
| 1921 | 2,023 |
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, Bathurst shared boundaries with:
- Burgess N
- Crosby
- Dalhousie & Sherbrooke, North—Nord
- Drummond
- Elmsley N
- Lanark
- Perth, T-V
- Sherbrooke S
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 2,757 total population, 1,405 males, 1,352 females, 810 married persons, 507 families, 405 married females, 405 married males, 130 widowed persons, 89 widowed females, 41 widowed males, 5.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,817 single persons under 18, 959 single males under 18, 858 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,728 persons who are not French Canadian, 29 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 501 houses, 501 occupied houses, 434 houses built of wood, 255 houses of 2 stories, 246 houses of 1 story, 239 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 74 houses of 4 rooms, 55 houses of 2 rooms, 50 houses of 3 rooms, 48 houses of 5 rooms, 45 houses built of stone, 27 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 22 houses built of brick, 21 uninhabited houses, 8 houses of 1 room, 6 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 94,096 pounds of homemade butter, 68,904 bushels of oats, 57,995 acres of land in farms, 41,828 acres of improved land in farms, 38,604 bushels of potatoes, 21,606 acres of farmland under crops, 19,968 acres of farmland in pasture, 16,167 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 14,093 bushels of peas, 13,145 chickens, 12,774 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 9,415 tons of hay, 9,109 bushels of buckwheat, 8,882 acres of hay crops, 6,896 bushels of turnips, 6,147 bushels of spring wheat, 5,593 bushels of winter wheat, 4,405 acres of oats, 3,782 bushels of corn, 3,289 bushels of barley, 3,056 sheep, 2,518 other cattle, 2,399 milk cows, 1,915 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,606 acres of wheat, 1,073 swine slaughtered or sold, 1,035 bushels of rye, 988 cattle killed or sold, 980 swine, 940 horses aged over 3 years, 752 geese, 739 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 578 turkeys, 466 occupants of farms, 429 farm occupants who own their land, 411 acres of potatoes, 356 horses aged 3 years and under, 332 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 282 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 247 ducks, 244 acres of barley, 172 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 168 bushels of beans, 137 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 56 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 55 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 53 other fowl, 46 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 37 farm occupants who rent their land, 27 acres of turnips, 10 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON084001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON123001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115260799
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). "Bathurst, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bathurst-on084001-1891/.