Bexley, Ontario (1891 census)
Bexley was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 902. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4899802. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.624°N, 78.874°W.
Population
In 1891, Bexley had a population of 902: 489 male and 413 female residents. Population density was 14.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 232 |
| 1871 | 489 |
| 1881 | 903 |
| 1891 | 902 |
| 1901 | 907 |
| 1911 | 818 |
| 1921 | 693 |
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, Bexley 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 | 168 |
| Number of families | 168 |
| Number of females | 413 |
| Number of males | 489 |
| Number of married females | 144 |
| Number of married males | 144 |
| Number of married persons | 288 |
| Number of widowed females | 14 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 24 |
| POP F | 413 |
| POP M | 489 |
| POP TOT | 902 |
| Total population | 902 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 255 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 335 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 590 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 6 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 896 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 6 |
| Number of houses | 159 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 3 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 156 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 135 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 22 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 49 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 165 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 21 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 125 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 76 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 6,479 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 10,595 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,538 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,030 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 11,093 |
| Acres of land in farms | 21,688 |
| Acres of oats | 748 |
| Acres of potatoes | 103 |
| Acres of turnips | 35 |
| Acres of wheat | 541 |
| BAR AC | 125 |
| BAR BU | 1,789 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,789 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 48 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 616 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 45 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 193 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 15,199 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 5,568 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 13,539 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 985 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,309 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 10,140 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,661 |
| BWT BU | 616 |
| CRN BU | 193 |
| HAY AC | 1,030 |
| HAY TONS | 1,168 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 146 |
| Number of chickens | 3,037 |
| Number of ducks | 38 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 132 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 40 |
| Number of geese | 165 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 99 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 218 |
| Number of milk cows | 345 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 172 |
| Number of other cattle | 776 |
| Number of other fowl | 12 |
| Number of oxen | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 29 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 28 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 85 |
| Number of sheep | 588 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 222 |
| Number of swine | 351 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 489 |
| Number of turkeys | 89 |
| OAT AC | 748 |
| OAT BU | 15,199 |
| PEA BU | 5,568 |
| POT AC | 103 |
| POT BU | 13,539 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 770 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,980 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 300 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 28,086 |
| RYE BU | 985 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,168 |
| WHT AC | 541 |
| WHT FALL BU | 1,661 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,309 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 29 |
| A 11 50 | 10 |
| A 201 PL | 20 |
| A 51 100 | 28 |
| BEN BU | 48 |
| BUTTER LB | 28,086 |
| CATTLE KS | 146 |
| CHEESE LB | 770 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 255 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 335 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 590 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,980 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 99 |
| DUCKS | 38 |
| FAMILIES | 168 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 300 |
| FRN CA | 6 |
| GEESE | 165 |
| GRA BU | 45 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,037 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 218 |
| HOUSES | 159 |
| HOUSES B | 3 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 8 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 18 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 38 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 135 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 49 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 32 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 10 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 22 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 21 |
| HOUSES W | 156 |
| INF 11 A | 85 |
| MD FEM | 144 |
| MD MALE | 144 |
| MD TOT | 288 |
| MILK COWS | 345 |
| NAME CD | Victoria, North-Nord |
| OC F | 40 |
| OC P | 132 |
| OC TOT | 172 |
| OTHER FOWL | 12 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 776 |
| OTHERS | 896 |
| SHEEP | 588 |
| SHEEP KS | 222 |
| SUP AM | 11,093 |
| SUP FOR | 10,595 |
| SUP JV | 76 |
| SUP PAT | 6,479 |
| SUP SC | 4,538 |
| SUP TOT | 21,688 |
| SWINE | 351 |
| SWINE KS | 489 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 165 |
| TUR AC | 35 |
| TUR BU | 10,140 |
| TURKEY | 89 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 6 |
| WID FEM | 14 |
| WID MALE | 10 |
| WID TOT | 24 |
| WORKING OX | 7 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON121002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON149001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4899802
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bexley_Township
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). "Bexley, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bexley-on121002-1891/.