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 density was 26.8 people per square mile.
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 N
- Dalhousie & Sherbrooke, North—Nord
- Drummond
- Elmsley N
- Lanark
- Perth, Town—Ville
- Sherbrooke S
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 | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 507 |
| Number of families | 507 |
| Number of females | 1,352 |
| Number of males | 1,405 |
| Number of married females | 405 |
| Number of married males | 405 |
| Number of married persons | 810 |
| Number of widowed females | 89 |
| Number of widowed males | 41 |
| Number of widowed persons | 130 |
| POP F | 1,352 |
| POP M | 1,405 |
| POP TOT | 2,757 |
| Total population | 2,757 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 858 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 959 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,817 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 29 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,728 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 501 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 22 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 45 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 434 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 8 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 246 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 55 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 255 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 50 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 74 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 48 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 239 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of occupied houses | 501 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 21 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 244 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 19,968 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 16,167 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 21,606 |
| Acres of hay crops | 8,882 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 41,828 |
| Acres of land in farms | 57,995 |
| Acres of oats | 4,405 |
| Acres of potatoes | 411 |
| Acres of turnips | 27 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,606 |
| BAR AC | 244 |
| BAR BU | 3,289 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,289 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 168 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 9,109 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 282 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 3,782 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 68,904 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 14,093 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 38,604 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,035 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 6,147 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 6,896 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 5,593 |
| BWT BU | 9,109 |
| CRN BU | 3,782 |
| HAY AC | 8,882 |
| HAY TONS | 9,415 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 988 |
| Number of chickens | 13,145 |
| Number of ducks | 247 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 429 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 37 |
| Number of geese | 752 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 356 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 940 |
| Number of milk cows | 2,399 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 466 |
| Number of other cattle | 2,518 |
| Number of other fowl | 53 |
| Number of oxen | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 137 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 46 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 172 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 55 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 56 |
| Number of sheep | 3,056 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,915 |
| Number of swine | 980 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,073 |
| Number of turkeys | 578 |
| OAT AC | 4,405 |
| OAT BU | 68,904 |
| PEA BU | 14,093 |
| POT AC | 411 |
| POT BU | 38,604 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 739 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 12,774 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 332 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 94,096 |
| RYE BU | 1,035 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 9,415 |
| WHT AC | 1,606 |
| WHT FALL BU | 5,593 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,147 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 137 |
| A 11 50 | 46 |
| A 201 PL | 55 |
| A 51 100 | 172 |
| BEN BU | 168 |
| BUTTER LB | 94,096 |
| CATTLE KS | 988 |
| CHEESE LB | 739 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 858 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 959 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,817 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 12,774 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 356 |
| DUCKS | 247 |
| FAMILIES | 507 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 332 |
| FRN CA | 29 |
| GEESE | 752 |
| GRA BU | 282 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 13,145 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 940 |
| HOUSES | 501 |
| HOUSES B | 22 |
| HOUSES CON | 6 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 27 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 48 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 74 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 246 |
| HOUSES S | 45 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 239 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 50 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 55 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 255 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 21 |
| HOUSES W | 434 |
| INF 11 A | 56 |
| MD FEM | 405 |
| MD MALE | 405 |
| MD TOT | 810 |
| MILK COWS | 2,399 |
| NAME CD | Lanark, South—Sud |
| OC F | 37 |
| OC P | 429 |
| OC TOT | 466 |
| OTHER FOWL | 53 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 2,518 |
| OTHERS | 2,728 |
| SHEEP | 3,056 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,915 |
| SUP AM | 41,828 |
| SUP FOR | 16,167 |
| SUP PAT | 19,968 |
| SUP SC | 21,606 |
| SUP TOT | 57,995 |
| SWINE | 980 |
| SWINE KS | 1,073 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 501 |
| TUR AC | 27 |
| TUR BU | 6,896 |
| TURKEY | 578 |
| WID FEM | 89 |
| WID MALE | 41 |
| WID TOT | 130 |
| WORKING OX | 10 |
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/.