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 density was 65.9 people per square mile.
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 |
| 1921 | 3,305 |
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 178 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.90 |
| FAM NO | 862 |
| Number of families | 862 |
| Number of females | 2,090 |
| Number of males | 2,132 |
| Number of married females | 755 |
| Number of married males | 755 |
| Number of married persons | 1,510 |
| Number of widowed females | 133 |
| Number of widowed males | 52 |
| Number of widowed persons | 185 |
| POP F | 2,090 |
| POP M | 2,132 |
| POP TOT | 4,222 |
| Total population | 4,222 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,202 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,325 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,527 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 4,221 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses | 843 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 68 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 9 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 766 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 424 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 111 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 416 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 59 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 91 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 526 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of occupied houses | 845 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 61 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 291 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 1,072 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,210 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 6,816 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 23,413 |
| Acres of hay crops | 7,305 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 28,695 |
| Acres of land in farms | 35,511 |
| Acres of oats | 3,666 |
| Acres of potatoes | 151 |
| Acres of turnips | 32 |
| Acres of wheat | 3,711 |
| BAR AC | 291 |
| BAR BU | 3,423 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,423 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 387 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,085 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1,527 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 25,660 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 50,974 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 6,209 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 7,628 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 460 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,406 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 7,054 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 55,744 |
| BWT BU | 3,085 |
| CRN BU | 25,660 |
| HAY AC | 7,305 |
| HAY TONS | 10,601 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 519 |
| Number of chickens | 16,344 |
| Number of ducks | 461 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 426 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 185 |
| Number of geese | 613 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 493 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,232 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,618 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 612 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,383 |
| Number of other fowl | 77 |
| Number of oxen | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 100 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 117 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 169 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 215 |
| Number of sheep | 2,306 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,070 |
| Number of swine | 1,968 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 2,380 |
| Number of turkeys | 527 |
| OAT AC | 3,666 |
| OAT BU | 50,974 |
| PEA BU | 6,209 |
| POT AC | 151 |
| POT BU | 7,628 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 14,570 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 6,269 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,224 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 161,232 |
| RYE BU | 460 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 10,601 |
| WHT AC | 3,711 |
| WHT FALL BU | 55,744 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,406 |
Other recorded variables (71 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 100 |
| A 11 50 | 117 |
| A 201 PL | 11 |
| A 51 100 | 169 |
| BEN BU | 387 |
| BUTTER LB | 161,232 |
| CATTLE KS | 519 |
| CHEESE LB | 14,570 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,202 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,325 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,527 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 6,269 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 493 |
| DUCKS | 461 |
| FAMILIES | 862 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,224 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 613 |
| GRA BU | 1,527 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 16,344 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,232 |
| HOUSES | 843 |
| HOUSES B | 68 |
| HOUSES CON | 6 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 111 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 91 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 59 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 424 |
| HOUSES S | 9 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 526 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 16 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 25 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 13 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 416 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 61 |
| HOUSES W | 766 |
| INF 11 A | 215 |
| MD FEM | 755 |
| MD MALE | 755 |
| MD TOT | 1,510 |
| MILK COWS | 1,618 |
| NAME CD | Welland |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 185 |
| OC P | 426 |
| OC TOT | 612 |
| OTHER FOWL | 77 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,383 |
| OTHERS | 4,221 |
| SHEEP | 2,306 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,070 |
| SUP AM | 28,695 |
| SUP FOR | 6,816 |
| SUP JV | 1,072 |
| SUP PAT | 4,210 |
| SUP SC | 23,413 |
| SUP TOT | 35,511 |
| SWINE | 1,968 |
| SWINE KS | 2,380 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 845 |
| TUR AC | 32 |
| TUR BU | 7,054 |
| TURKEY | 527 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 2 |
| WID FEM | 133 |
| WID MALE | 52 |
| WID TOT | 185 |
| WORKING OX | 5 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON125001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON151001— 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/.