Bedford, Ontario (1891 census)
Bedford was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,837. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115263202. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.620°N, 76.537°W.
Population
In 1891, Bedford had a population of 1,837: 943 male and 894 female residents. Population density was 12.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,118 |
| 1861 | 1,691 |
| 1871 | 1,839 |
| 1881 | 2,019 |
| 1891 | 1,837 |
| 1901 | 1,730 |
| 1911 | 1,421 |
| 1921 | 1,247 |
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, Bedford shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 172 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 | 339 |
| Number of families | 339 |
| Number of females | 894 |
| Number of males | 943 |
| Number of married females | 287 |
| Number of married males | 287 |
| Number of married persons | 574 |
| Number of widowed females | 53 |
| Number of widowed males | 19 |
| Number of widowed persons | 72 |
| POP F | 894 |
| POP M | 943 |
| POP TOT | 1,837 |
| Total population | 1,837 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 554 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 637 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,191 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 87 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,750 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 335 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 3 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 5 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 327 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 6 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 281 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 57 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 54 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 54 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 85 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 44 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 79 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 336 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 28 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 72 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 237 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 10,090 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 26,660 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 13,309 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,590 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 23,636 |
| Acres of land in farms | 50,296 |
| Acres of oats | 1,896 |
| Acres of potatoes | 287 |
| Acres of turnips | 15 |
| Acres of wheat | 873 |
| BAR AC | 72 |
| BAR BU | 1,042 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,042 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 106 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,874 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 59 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 10,331 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 29,792 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 4,457 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 22,631 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 2,618 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 9,845 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,153 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 296 |
| BWT BU | 1,874 |
| CRN BU | 10,331 |
| HAY AC | 4,590 |
| HAY TONS | 4,752 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,004 |
| Number of chickens | 5,434 |
| Number of ducks | 103 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 275 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 27 |
| Number of geese | 370 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 194 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 518 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,690 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 302 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,680 |
| Number of other fowl | 43 |
| Number of oxen | 41 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 108 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 28 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 59 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 70 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 37 |
| Number of sheep | 2,110 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,662 |
| Number of swine | 718 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 827 |
| Number of turkeys | 192 |
| OAT AC | 1,896 |
| OAT BU | 29,792 |
| PEA BU | 4,457 |
| POT AC | 287 |
| POT BU | 22,631 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 600 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 8,121 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 946 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 70,300 |
| RYE BU | 2,618 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,752 |
| WHT AC | 873 |
| WHT FALL BU | 296 |
| WHT SP BU | 9,845 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 108 |
| A 11 50 | 28 |
| A 201 PL | 70 |
| A 51 100 | 59 |
| BEN BU | 106 |
| BUTTER LB | 70,300 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,004 |
| CHEESE LB | 600 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 554 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 637 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,191 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 8,121 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 194 |
| DUCKS | 103 |
| FAMILIES | 339 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 946 |
| FRN CA | 87 |
| GEESE | 370 |
| GRA BU | 59 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 5,434 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 518 |
| HOUSES | 335 |
| HOUSES B | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 9 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 44 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 85 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 281 |
| HOUSES S | 5 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 79 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 54 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 57 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 54 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 28 |
| HOUSES W | 327 |
| INF 11 A | 37 |
| MD FEM | 287 |
| MD MALE | 287 |
| MD TOT | 574 |
| MILK COWS | 1,690 |
| NAME CD | Addington |
| OC F | 27 |
| OC P | 275 |
| OC TOT | 302 |
| OTHER FOWL | 43 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,680 |
| OTHERS | 1,750 |
| SHEEP | 2,110 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,662 |
| SUP AM | 23,636 |
| SUP FOR | 26,660 |
| SUP JV | 237 |
| SUP PAT | 10,090 |
| SUP SC | 13,309 |
| SUP TOT | 50,296 |
| SWINE | 718 |
| SWINE KS | 827 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 336 |
| TUR AC | 15 |
| TUR BU | 2,153 |
| TURKEY | 192 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 53 |
| WID MALE | 19 |
| WID TOT | 72 |
| WORKING OX | 41 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON045003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON111002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115263202
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). "Bedford, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bedford-on045003-1891/.