Bobcaygeon, Village, Ontario (1891 census)
Bobcaygeon, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,018. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4935785. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.546°N, 78.556°W.
Population
In 1891, Bobcaygeon, Village had a population of 1,018: 520 male and 498 female residents. Population density was 1014.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 750 |
| 1891 | 1,018 |
| 1901 | 914 |
| 1911 | 1,000 |
| 1921 | 1,095 |
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, Bobcaygeon, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 164 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 | 207 |
| Number of families | 207 |
| Number of females | 498 |
| Number of males | 520 |
| Number of married females | 181 |
| Number of married males | 178 |
| Number of married persons | 359 |
| Number of widowed females | 32 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 48 |
| POP F | 498 |
| POP M | 520 |
| POP TOT | 1,018 |
| Total population | 1,018 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 285 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 326 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 611 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 30 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 988 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 192 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 16 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 174 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 102 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 87 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 36 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 98 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 193 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 13 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 15 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 69 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 327 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 541 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 706 |
| Acres of hay crops | 161 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,102 |
| Acres of land in farms | 1,643 |
| Acres of oats | 91 |
| Acres of potatoes | 21 |
| Acres of turnips | 10 |
| Acres of wheat | 76 |
| BAR AC | 15 |
| BAR BU | 240 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 240 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 15 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 220 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,870 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 626 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,398 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 772 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5,030 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 300 |
| CRN BU | 220 |
| HAY AC | 161 |
| HAY TONS | 175 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 258 |
| Number of chickens | 1,514 |
| Number of ducks | 11 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 93 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 32 |
| Number of geese | 49 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 83 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 127 |
| Number of milk cows | 176 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 125 |
| Number of other cattle | 105 |
| Number of other fowl | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 112 |
| Number of sheep | 38 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 197 |
| Number of swine | 119 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 83 |
| Number of turkeys | 1 |
| OAT AC | 91 |
| OAT BU | 1,870 |
| PEA BU | 626 |
| POT AC | 21 |
| POT BU | 2,398 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 102 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 65 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 9,825 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 175 |
| WHT AC | 76 |
| WHT FALL BU | 300 |
| WHT SP BU | 772 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 3 |
| A 11 50 | 4 |
| A 201 PL | 1 |
| A 51 100 | 5 |
| BEN BU | 15 |
| BUTTER LB | 9,825 |
| CATTLE KS | 258 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 285 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 326 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 611 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 102 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 83 |
| DUCKS | 11 |
| FAMILIES | 207 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 65 |
| FRN CA | 30 |
| GEESE | 49 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,514 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 127 |
| HOUSES | 192 |
| HOUSES B | 16 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 36 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 32 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 102 |
| HOUSES S | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 98 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 12 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 6 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 87 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 13 |
| HOUSES W | 174 |
| INF 11 A | 112 |
| MD FEM | 181 |
| MD MALE | 178 |
| MD TOT | 359 |
| MILK COWS | 176 |
| NAME CD | Victoria, South -Sud |
| OC F | 32 |
| OC P | 93 |
| OC TOT | 125 |
| OTHER FOWL | 23 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 105 |
| OTHERS | 988 |
| SHEEP | 38 |
| SHEEP KS | 197 |
| SUP AM | 1,102 |
| SUP FOR | 541 |
| SUP JV | 69 |
| SUP PAT | 327 |
| SUP SC | 706 |
| SUP TOT | 1,643 |
| SWINE | 119 |
| SWINE KS | 83 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 193 |
| TUR AC | 10 |
| TUR BU | 5,030 |
| TURKEY | 1 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 32 |
| WID MALE | 16 |
| WID TOT | 48 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON122001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON149014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4935785
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobcaygeon
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). "Bobcaygeon, Village, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bobcaygeon-village-on122001-1891/.