Bayham, Ontario (1891 census)
Bayham was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,856. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2892259. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.737°N, 80.788°W.
Population
In 1891, Bayham had a population of 3,856: 1,942 male and 1,914 female residents. Population density was 38.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 5,092 |
| 1861 | 5,141 |
| 1871 | 4,892 |
| 1881 | 4,649 |
| 1891 | 3,856 |
| 1901 | 3,771 |
| 1911 | 3,450 |
| 1921 | 3,438 |
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, Bayham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 177 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.30 |
| FAM NO | 892 |
| Number of families | 892 |
| Number of females | 1,914 |
| Number of males | 1,942 |
| Number of married females | 764 |
| Number of married males | 766 |
| Number of married persons | 1,530 |
| Number of widowed females | 129 |
| Number of widowed males | 54 |
| Number of widowed persons | 183 |
| POP F | 1,914 |
| POP M | 1,942 |
| POP TOT | 3,856 |
| Total population | 3,856 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,021 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,122 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,143 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3,856 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 882 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 56 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 5 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 821 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 566 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 120 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 312 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 53 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 4 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 85 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 100 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 491 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 882 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 46 |
Agriculture (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 233 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 1,408 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 12,746 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 13,841 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 27,918 |
| Acres of hay crops | 5,963 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 42,072 |
| Acres of land in farms | 55,913 |
| Acres of oats | 4,104 |
| Acres of potatoes | 277 |
| Acres of turnips | 92 |
| Acres of wheat | 4,138 |
| BAR AC | 233 |
| BAR BU | 4,102 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 4,102 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 348 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 15,665 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 5,233 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 105,038 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 81,090 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 34,838 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 20,464 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 8,428 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 478 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 22,093 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 81,153 |
| BWT BU | 15,665 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 280 |
| CRN BU | 105,038 |
| HAY AC | 5,963 |
| HAY TONS | 8,803 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 847 |
| Number of chickens | 20,361 |
| Number of ducks | 273 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 578 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 223 |
| Number of geese | 547 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 569 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,417 |
| Number of milk cows | 2,590 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 802 |
| Number of other cattle | 2,475 |
| Number of other fowl | 188 |
| Number of oxen | 82 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 138 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 172 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 238 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 232 |
| Number of sheep | 3,600 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 2,082 |
| Number of swine | 5,779 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 6,456 |
| Number of turkeys | 324 |
| OAT AC | 4,104 |
| OAT BU | 81,090 |
| PEA BU | 34,838 |
| POT AC | 277 |
| POT BU | 20,464 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 380 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 11,402 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,388 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 157,552 |
| RYE BU | 8,428 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 8,803 |
| WHT AC | 4,138 |
| WHT FALL BU | 81,153 |
| WHT SP BU | 478 |
Other recorded variables (71 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 138 |
| A 11 50 | 172 |
| A 201 PL | 22 |
| A 51 100 | 238 |
| BEN BU | 348 |
| BUTTER LB | 157,552 |
| CATTLE KS | 847 |
| CHEESE LB | 380 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,021 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,122 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,143 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 11,402 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 569 |
| DUCKS | 273 |
| FAMILIES | 892 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,388 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 547 |
| GRA BU | 5,233 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 20,361 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,417 |
| HOUSES | 882 |
| HOUSES B | 56 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 120 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 100 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 85 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 566 |
| HOUSES S | 5 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 491 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 11 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 53 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 20 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 312 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 46 |
| HOUSES W | 821 |
| INF 11 A | 232 |
| MD FEM | 764 |
| MD MALE | 766 |
| MD TOT | 1,530 |
| MILK COWS | 2,590 |
| NAME CD | Elgin, East—Est |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 223 |
| OC P | 578 |
| OC TOT | 802 |
| OTHER FOWL | 188 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 2,475 |
| OTHERS | 3,856 |
| SHEEP | 3,600 |
| SHEEP KS | 2,082 |
| SILOS | 280 |
| SUP AM | 42,072 |
| SUP FOR | 13,841 |
| SUP JV | 1,408 |
| SUP PAT | 12,746 |
| SUP SC | 27,918 |
| SUP TOT | 55,913 |
| SWINE | 5,779 |
| SWINE KS | 6,456 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 882 |
| TUR AC | 92 |
| TUR BU | 22,093 |
| TURKEY | 324 |
| WID FEM | 129 |
| WID MALE | 54 |
| WID TOT | 183 |
| WORKING OX | 82 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON060002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON109002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2892259
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayham
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayham
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). "Bayham, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bayham-on060002-1891/.