Bosanquet, Ontario (1891 census)
Bosanquet was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,866. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.171°N, 81.901°W.
Population
In 1891, Bosanquet had a population of 2,866: 1,506 male and 1,360 female residents. Population density was 21.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,093 |
| 1861 | 3,097 |
| 1871 | 4,425 |
| 1881 | 3,360 |
| 1891 | 2,866 |
| 1901 | 2,862 |
| 1911 | 2,491 |
| 1921 | 2,332 |
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, Bosanquet shared boundaries with:
- Arkona, Village
- Forest, Town—Ville
- McGillivray
- Plympton
- Stephen
- Thedford, Village
- Warwick
- Williams E
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 172 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 564 |
| Number of families | 564 |
| Number of females | 1,360 |
| Number of males | 1,506 |
| Number of married females | 478 |
| Number of married males | 478 |
| Number of married persons | 956 |
| Number of widowed females | 74 |
| Number of widowed males | 30 |
| Number of widowed persons | 104 |
| POP F | 1,360 |
| POP M | 1,506 |
| POP TOT | 2,866 |
| Total population | 2,866 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 808 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 998 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,806 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 12 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,854 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 555 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 111 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 3 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 441 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 4 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 189 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 36 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 365 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 57 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 90 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 53 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 292 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of occupied houses | 556 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 35 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 3,214 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 10,582 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 9,034 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 28,363 |
| Acres of hay crops | 6,841 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 40,288 |
| Acres of land in farms | 49,322 |
| Acres of oats | 4,759 |
| Acres of potatoes | 255 |
| Acres of turnips | 106 |
| Acres of wheat | 4,194 |
| BAR AC | 3,214 |
| BAR BU | 63,403 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 63,403 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 82 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 290 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1,304 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 45,294 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 123,940 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 19,696 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 16,166 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 489 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 17,267 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 35,228 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 57,196 |
| BWT BU | 290 |
| CRN BU | 45,294 |
| HAY AC | 6,841 |
| HAY TONS | 10,761 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 2,502 |
| Number of chickens | 21,092 |
| Number of ducks | 276 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 437 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 105 |
| Number of geese | 436 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 637 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,300 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,801 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 542 |
| Number of other cattle | 4,871 |
| Number of other fowl | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 122 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 134 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 182 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 36 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 68 |
| Number of sheep | 2,654 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,791 |
| Number of swine | 2,024 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 2,426 |
| Number of turkeys | 407 |
| OAT AC | 4,759 |
| OAT BU | 123,940 |
| PEA BU | 19,696 |
| POT AC | 255 |
| POT BU | 16,166 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,115 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 10,792 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,714 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 114,911 |
| RYE BU | 489 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 10,761 |
| WHT AC | 4,194 |
| WHT FALL BU | 57,196 |
| WHT SP BU | 17,267 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 122 |
| A 11 50 | 134 |
| A 201 PL | 36 |
| A 51 100 | 182 |
| BEN BU | 82 |
| BUTTER LB | 114,911 |
| CATTLE KS | 2,502 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,115 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 808 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 998 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,806 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 10,792 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 637 |
| DUCKS | 276 |
| FAMILIES | 564 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,714 |
| FRN CA | 12 |
| GEESE | 436 |
| GRA BU | 1,304 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 21,092 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,300 |
| HOUSES | 555 |
| HOUSES B | 111 |
| HOUSES CON | 8 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 36 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 53 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 90 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 189 |
| HOUSES S | 3 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 292 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 57 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 21 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 365 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 35 |
| HOUSES W | 441 |
| INF 11 A | 68 |
| MD FEM | 478 |
| MD MALE | 478 |
| MD TOT | 956 |
| MILK COWS | 1,801 |
| NAME CD | Lambton, East—Est |
| OC F | 105 |
| OC P | 437 |
| OC TOT | 542 |
| OTHER FOWL | 18 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 4,871 |
| OTHERS | 2,854 |
| SHEEP | 2,654 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,791 |
| SUP AM | 40,288 |
| SUP FOR | 9,034 |
| SUP PAT | 10,582 |
| SUP SC | 28,363 |
| SUP TOT | 49,322 |
| SWINE | 2,024 |
| SWINE KS | 2,426 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 556 |
| TUR AC | 106 |
| TUR BU | 35,228 |
| TURKEY | 407 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 74 |
| WID MALE | 30 |
| WID TOT | 104 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON081003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON122001— 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). "Bosanquet, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bosanquet-on081003-1891/.