Billings, Ontario (1891 census)
Billings was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 635. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.866°N, 82.204°W.
Population
In 1891, Billings had a population of 635: 349 male and 286 female residents. Population density was 8.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 635 |
| 1901 | 751 |
| 1911 | 535 |
| 1921 | 369 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Billings, Campbell, 1881 (52.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Billings shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 159 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.30 |
| FAM NO | 119 |
| Number of families | 119 |
| Number of females | 286 |
| Number of males | 349 |
| Number of married females | 103 |
| Number of married males | 100 |
| Number of married persons | 203 |
| Number of widowed females | 10 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 18 |
| POP F | 286 |
| POP M | 349 |
| POP TOT | 635 |
| Total population | 635 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 173 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 241 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 414 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 635 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 118 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 118 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 4 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 116 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 39 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses under construction | 10 |
| Number of occupied houses | 118 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 21 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 21 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 38 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 486 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 9,556 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,393 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,155 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 3,917 |
| Acres of land in farms | 13,473 |
| Acres of oats | 229 |
| Acres of potatoes | 62 |
| Acres of turnips | 18 |
| Acres of wheat | 594 |
| BAR AC | 21 |
| BAR BU | 331 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 331 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 69 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 94 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 165 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,673 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 9,338 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 7,610 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 565 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 6,219 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,239 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 123 |
| BWT BU | 69 |
| CRN BU | 165 |
| HAY AC | 1,155 |
| HAY TONS | 1,280 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 137 |
| Number of chickens | 1,839 |
| Number of ducks | 40 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 105 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 16 |
| Number of geese | 96 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 59 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 126 |
| Number of milk cows | 194 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 121 |
| Number of other cattle | 324 |
| Number of other fowl | 1 |
| Number of oxen | 71 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 27 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 25 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 26 |
| Number of sheep | 671 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 277 |
| Number of swine | 500 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 268 |
| Number of turkeys | 161 |
| OAT AC | 229 |
| OAT BU | 3,673 |
| PEA BU | 9,338 |
| POT AC | 62 |
| POT BU | 7,610 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,484 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 17,370 |
| RYE BU | 565 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,280 |
| WHT AC | 594 |
| WHT FALL BU | 123 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,219 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 23 |
| A 11 50 | 27 |
| A 201 PL | 20 |
| A 51 100 | 25 |
| BEN BU | 25 |
| BUTTER LB | 17,370 |
| CATTLE KS | 137 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 173 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 241 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 414 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 3,484 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 59 |
| DUCKS | 40 |
| FAMILIES | 119 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 96 |
| GRA BU | 94 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,839 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 126 |
| HOUSES | 118 |
| HOUSES CON | 10 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 11 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 25 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 116 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 8 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 39 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 31 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 21 |
| HOUSES W | 118 |
| INF 11 A | 26 |
| MD FEM | 103 |
| MD MALE | 100 |
| MD TOT | 203 |
| MILK COWS | 194 |
| NAME CD | Algoma (Eastern Division-Est.) |
| OC F | 16 |
| OC P | 105 |
| OC TOT | 121 |
| OTHER FOWL | 1 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 324 |
| OTHERS | 635 |
| SHEEP | 671 |
| SHEEP KS | 277 |
| SUP AM | 3,917 |
| SUP FOR | 9,556 |
| SUP JV | 38 |
| SUP PAT | 486 |
| SUP SC | 3,393 |
| SUP TOT | 13,473 |
| SWINE | 500 |
| SWINE KS | 268 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 118 |
| TUR AC | 18 |
| TUR BU | 2,239 |
| TURKEY | 161 |
| WID FEM | 10 |
| WID MALE | 8 |
| WID TOT | 18 |
| WORKING OX | 71 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON046048— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON127005_1891— 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). "Billings, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/billings-on046048-1891/.