Bayfield, Village, Ontario (1891 census)
Bayfield, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 595. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4874500. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.557°N, 81.696°W.
Population
In 1891, Bayfield, Village had a population of 595: 313 male and 282 female residents. Population density was 593.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 679 |
| 1891 | 595 |
| 1901 | 558 |
| 1911 | 477 |
| 1921 | 402 |
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, Bayfield, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 162 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 | 130 |
| Number of families | 130 |
| Number of females | 282 |
| Number of males | 313 |
| Number of married females | 101 |
| Number of married males | 100 |
| Number of married persons | 201 |
| Number of widowed females | 16 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 25 |
| POP F | 282 |
| POP M | 313 |
| POP TOT | 595 |
| Total population | 595 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 165 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 204 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 369 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 5 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 590 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 130 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 32 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 97 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 66 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 64 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 67 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 130 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 38 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 532 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 709 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,137 |
| Acres of hay crops | 453 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,787 |
| Acres of land in farms | 2,496 |
| Acres of oats | 239 |
| Acres of potatoes | 58 |
| Acres of turnips | 12 |
| Acres of wheat | 84 |
| BAR AC | 38 |
| BAR BU | 850 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 850 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 52 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 123 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,004 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 5,608 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 755 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,940 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 319 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,672 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,292 |
| BWT BU | 123 |
| CRN BU | 1,004 |
| HAY AC | 453 |
| HAY TONS | 500 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 35 |
| Number of chickens | 2,074 |
| Number of ducks | 111 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 91 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 39 |
| Number of geese | 567 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 63 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 98 |
| Number of milk cows | 117 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 130 |
| Number of other cattle | 87 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 93 |
| Number of sheep | 70 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 26 |
| Number of swine | 170 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 134 |
| Number of turkeys | 165 |
| OAT AC | 239 |
| OAT BU | 5,608 |
| PEA BU | 755 |
| POT AC | 58 |
| POT BU | 4,940 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 60 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 317 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 40 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 7,105 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 500 |
| WHT AC | 84 |
| WHT FALL BU | 1,292 |
| WHT SP BU | 319 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 6 |
| A 11 50 | 20 |
| A 201 PL | 1 |
| A 51 100 | 10 |
| BEN BU | 52 |
| BUTTER LB | 7,105 |
| CATTLE KS | 35 |
| CHEESE LB | 60 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 165 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 204 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 369 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 317 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 63 |
| DUCKS | 111 |
| FAMILIES | 130 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 40 |
| FRN CA | 5 |
| GEESE | 567 |
| GRA BU | 25 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,074 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 98 |
| HOUSES | 130 |
| HOUSES B | 32 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 8 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 13 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 8 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 66 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 67 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 22 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 8 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 64 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 8 |
| HOUSES W | 97 |
| INF 11 A | 93 |
| MD FEM | 101 |
| MD MALE | 100 |
| MD TOT | 201 |
| MILK COWS | 117 |
| NAME CD | Huron, South—Sud |
| OC F | 39 |
| OC P | 91 |
| OC TOT | 130 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 87 |
| OTHERS | 590 |
| SHEEP | 70 |
| SHEEP KS | 26 |
| SUP AM | 1,787 |
| SUP FOR | 709 |
| SUP PAT | 532 |
| SUP SC | 1,137 |
| SUP TOT | 2,496 |
| SWINE | 170 |
| SWINE KS | 134 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 130 |
| TUR AC | 12 |
| TUR BU | 2,672 |
| TURKEY | 165 |
| WID FEM | 16 |
| WID MALE | 9 |
| WID TOT | 25 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON077001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON119021— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4874500
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayfield,_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). "Bayfield, Village, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bayfield-village-on077001-1891/.