Bertie, Ontario (1891 census)
Bertie was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 4,222. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.914°N, 79.029°W.
Population
In 1891, Bertie had a population of 4,222: 2,132 male and 2,090 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,737 |
| 1861 | 2,673 |
| 1871 | 2,933 |
| 1881 | 3,986 |
| 1891 | 4,222 |
| 1901 | 3,189 |
| 1911 | 3,282 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Bertie, 1901 (1.6% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Bertie shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 88 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 4,222 total population, 2,132 males, 2,090 females, 1,510 married persons, 862 families, 755 married females, 755 married males, 185 widowed persons, 133 widowed females, 52 widowed males, 4.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 2,527 single persons under 18, 1,325 single males under 18, 1,202 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 4,221 persons who are not French Canadian, 1 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 845 occupied houses, 843 houses, 766 houses built of wood, 526 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 424 houses of 1 story, 416 houses of 2 stories, 111 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 91 houses of 5 rooms, 68 houses built of brick, 61 uninhabited houses, 59 houses of 4 rooms, 25 houses of 3 rooms, 16 houses of over 15 rooms, 13 houses of 2 rooms, 9 houses built of stone, 6 houses under construction, 3 houses of 3 stories, 2 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 2 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 161,232 pounds of homemade butter, 55,744 bushels of winter wheat, 50,974 bushels of oats, 35,511 acres of land in farms, 28,695 acres of improved land in farms, 25,660 bushels of corn, 23,413 acres of farmland under crops, 16,344 chickens, 14,570 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 10,601 tons of hay, 7,628 bushels of potatoes, 7,305 acres of hay crops, 7,054 bushels of turnips, 6,816 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,269 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 6,209 bushels of peas, 4,210 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,711 acres of wheat, 3,666 acres of oats, 3,423 bushels of barley, 3,224 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 3,085 bushels of buckwheat, 2,380 swine slaughtered or sold, 2,306 sheep, 1,968 swine, 1,618 milk cows, 1,527 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1,406 bushels of spring wheat, 1,383 other cattle, 1,232 horses aged over 3 years, 1,072 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 1,070 sheep slaughtered or sold, 613 geese, 612 occupants of farms, 527 turkeys, 519 cattle killed or sold, 493 horses aged 3 years and under, 461 ducks, 460 bushels of rye, 426 farm occupants who own their land, 387 bushels of beans, 291 acres of barley, 215 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 185 farm occupants who rent their land, 169 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 151 acres of potatoes, 117 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 100 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 77 other fowl, 32 acres of turnips, 11 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 5 oxen, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON125001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON132001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Bertie, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bertie-on125001-1891/.