Bayfield, VL, Ontario (1891 census)
Bayfield, VL 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, VL had a population of 595: 313 male and 282 female residents.
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, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 80 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 595 total population, 313 males, 282 females, 201 married persons, 130 families, 101 married females, 100 married males, 25 widowed persons, 16 widowed females, 9 widowed males, 4.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 369 single persons under 18, 204 single males under 18, 165 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 590 persons who are not French Canadian, 5 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 130 houses, 130 occupied houses, 97 houses built of wood, 67 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 66 houses of 1 story, 64 houses of 2 stories, 32 houses built of brick, 22 houses of 3 rooms, 13 houses of 5 rooms, 8 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 8 houses of 2 rooms, 8 houses of 4 rooms, 8 uninhabited houses, 4 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses built of stone, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 7,105 pounds of homemade butter, 5,608 bushels of oats, 4,940 bushels of potatoes, 2,672 bushels of turnips, 2,496 acres of land in farms, 2,074 chickens, 1,787 acres of improved land in farms, 1,292 bushels of winter wheat, 1,137 acres of farmland under crops, 1,004 bushels of corn, 850 bushels of barley, 755 bushels of peas, 709 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 567 geese, 532 acres of farmland in pasture, 500 tons of hay, 453 acres of hay crops, 319 bushels of spring wheat, 317 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 239 acres of oats, 170 swine, 165 turkeys, 134 swine slaughtered or sold, 130 occupants of farms, 123 bushels of buckwheat, 117 milk cows, 111 ducks, 98 horses aged over 3 years, 93 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 91 farm occupants who own their land, 87 other cattle, 84 acres of wheat, 70 sheep, 63 horses aged 3 years and under, 60 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 58 acres of potatoes, 52 bushels of beans, 40 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 39 farm occupants who rent their land, 38 acres of barley, 35 cattle killed or sold, 26 sheep slaughtered or sold, 25 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 20 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 12 acres of turnips, 10 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 6 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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, VL, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bayfield-vl-on077001-1891/.