Bobcaygeon, VL, Ontario (1891 census)
Bobcaygeon, VL 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, VL had a population of 1,018: 520 male and 498 female residents.
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, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 81 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,018 total population, 520 males, 498 females, 359 married persons, 207 families, 181 married females, 178 married males, 48 widowed persons, 32 widowed females, 16 widowed males, 4.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 611 single persons under 18, 326 single males under 18, 285 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 988 persons who are not French Canadian, 30 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 193 occupied houses, 192 houses, 174 houses built of wood, 102 houses of 1 story, 98 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 87 houses of 2 stories, 36 houses of 5 rooms, 32 houses of 4 rooms, 16 houses built of brick, 13 uninhabited houses, 12 houses of 3 rooms, 6 houses of 2 rooms, 4 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 4 houses of over 15 rooms, 3 houses of 3 stories, 2 houses built of stone, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 9,825 pounds of homemade butter, 5,030 bushels of turnips, 2,398 bushels of potatoes, 1,870 bushels of oats, 1,643 acres of land in farms, 1,514 chickens, 1,102 acres of improved land in farms, 772 bushels of spring wheat, 706 acres of farmland under crops, 626 bushels of peas, 541 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 327 acres of farmland in pasture, 300 bushels of winter wheat, 258 cattle killed or sold, 240 bushels of barley, 220 bushels of corn, 197 sheep slaughtered or sold, 176 milk cows, 175 tons of hay, 161 acres of hay crops, 127 horses aged over 3 years, 125 occupants of farms, 119 swine, 112 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 105 other cattle, 102 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 93 farm occupants who own their land, 91 acres of oats, 83 horses aged 3 years and under, 83 swine slaughtered or sold, 76 acres of wheat, 69 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 65 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 49 geese, 38 sheep, 32 farm occupants who rent their land, 23 other fowl, 21 acres of potatoes, 15 acres of barley, 15 bushels of beans, 11 ducks, 10 acres of turnips, 5 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 4 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 3 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 turkeys. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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, VL, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bobcaygeon-vl-on122001-1891/.