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 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 85 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 902 total population, 489 males, 413 females, 288 married persons, 168 families, 144 married females, 144 married males, 24 widowed persons, 14 widowed females, 10 widowed males, 5.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 590 single persons under 18, 335 single males under 18, 255 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 896 persons who are not French Canadian, 6 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 165 occupied houses, 159 houses, 156 houses built of wood, 135 houses of 1 story, 49 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 38 houses of 4 rooms, 32 houses of 3 rooms, 22 houses of 2 stories, 21 uninhabited houses, 18 houses of 5 rooms, 10 houses of 2 rooms, 8 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 6 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 4 houses of over 15 rooms, 3 houses built of brick, 2 houses of 3 stories, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 28,086 pounds of homemade butter, 21,688 acres of land in farms, 15,199 bushels of oats, 13,539 bushels of potatoes, 11,093 acres of improved land in farms, 10,595 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 10,140 bushels of turnips, 6,479 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,568 bushels of peas, 4,538 acres of farmland under crops, 4,309 bushels of spring wheat, 3,037 chickens, 2,980 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,789 bushels of barley, 1,661 bushels of winter wheat, 1,168 tons of hay, 1,030 acres of hay crops, 985 bushels of rye, 776 other cattle, 770 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 748 acres of oats, 616 bushels of buckwheat, 588 sheep, 541 acres of wheat, 489 swine slaughtered or sold, 351 swine, 345 milk cows, 300 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 222 sheep slaughtered or sold, 218 horses aged over 3 years, 193 bushels of corn, 172 occupants of farms, 165 geese, 146 cattle killed or sold, 132 farm occupants who own their land, 125 acres of barley, 103 acres of potatoes, 99 horses aged 3 years and under, 89 turkeys, 85 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 76 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 48 bushels of beans, 45 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 40 farm occupants who rent their land, 38 ducks, 35 acres of turnips, 29 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 28 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 20 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 12 other fowl, 10 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 7 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.