Billings, Ontario (1891 census)
Billings was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 635. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115263205. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 635 |
| 1901 | 751 |
| 1911 | 535 |
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 78 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 635 total population, 349 males, 286 females, 203 married persons, 119 families, 103 married females, 100 married males, 18 widowed persons, 10 widowed females, 8 widowed males, 5.30 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 414 single persons under 18, 241 single males under 18, 173 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 635 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 118 houses, 118 houses built of wood, 118 occupied houses, 116 houses of 1 story, 39 houses of 3 rooms, 31 houses of 2 rooms, 25 houses of 4 rooms, 21 uninhabited houses, 11 houses of 5 rooms, 10 houses under construction, 8 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 4 houses of 1 room, 2 houses of 2 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 17,370 pounds of homemade butter, 13,473 acres of land in farms, 9,556 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 9,338 bushels of peas, 7,610 bushels of potatoes, 6,219 bushels of spring wheat, 3,917 acres of improved land in farms, 3,673 bushels of oats, 3,484 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 3,393 acres of farmland under crops, 2,239 bushels of turnips, 1,839 chickens, 1,280 tons of hay, 1,155 acres of hay crops, 671 sheep, 594 acres of wheat, 565 bushels of rye, 500 swine, 486 acres of farmland in pasture, 331 bushels of barley, 324 other cattle, 277 sheep slaughtered or sold, 268 swine slaughtered or sold, 229 acres of oats, 194 milk cows, 165 bushels of corn, 161 turkeys, 137 cattle killed or sold, 126 horses aged over 3 years, 123 bushels of winter wheat, 121 occupants of farms, 105 farm occupants who own their land, 96 geese, 94 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 71 oxen, 69 bushels of buckwheat, 62 acres of potatoes, 59 horses aged 3 years and under, 40 ducks, 38 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 27 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 26 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 25 bushels of beans, 25 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 23 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 21 acres of barley, 20 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 18 acres of turnips, 16 farm occupants who rent their land, 1 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON046048— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON054008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115263205
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/.