Caistor, Ontario (1891 census)
Caistor was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,002. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.066°N, 79.661°W.
Population
In 1891, Caistor had a population of 2,002: 1,022 male and 980 female residents. Population density was 35.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,398 |
| 1861 | 2,005 |
| 1871 | 2,166 |
| 1881 | 2,164 |
| 1891 | 2,002 |
| 1901 | 1,784 |
| 1911 | 1,481 |
| 1921 | 1,300 |
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, Caistor shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 173 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.80 |
| FAM NO | 419 |
| Number of families | 419 |
| Number of females | 980 |
| Number of males | 1,022 |
| Number of married females | 374 |
| Number of married males | 374 |
| Number of married persons | 748 |
| Number of widowed females | 45 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| Number of widowed persons | 65 |
| POP F | 980 |
| POP M | 1,022 |
| POP TOT | 2,002 |
| Total population | 2,002 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 561 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 628 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,189 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,002 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 417 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 18 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 398 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 5 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 388 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 51 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 29 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 43 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 39 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 39 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 221 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 417 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 242 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 468 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,252 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 6,949 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 19,877 |
| Acres of hay crops | 6,362 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 23,597 |
| Acres of land in farms | 30,546 |
| Acres of oats | 3,384 |
| Acres of potatoes | 81 |
| Acres of turnips | 22 |
| Acres of wheat | 3,440 |
| BAR AC | 242 |
| BAR BU | 3,021 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,021 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 104 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 429 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 822 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 711 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 61,632 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 17,804 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,760 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 277 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 8,727 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 6,678 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 37,018 |
| BWT BU | 429 |
| CRN BU | 711 |
| HAY AC | 6,362 |
| HAY TONS | 9,364 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 569 |
| Number of chickens | 7,714 |
| Number of ducks | 233 |
| Number of employees on farms | 4 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 346 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 48 |
| Number of geese | 350 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 369 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 931 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,284 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 398 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,240 |
| Number of other fowl | 10 |
| Number of oxen | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 87 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 97 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 124 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 77 |
| Number of sheep | 1,604 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 999 |
| Number of swine | 1,257 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 2,141 |
| Number of turkeys | 231 |
| OAT AC | 3,384 |
| OAT BU | 61,632 |
| PEA BU | 17,804 |
| POT AC | 81 |
| POT BU | 3,760 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 4,360 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 6,164 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,587 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 116,861 |
| RYE BU | 277 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 9,364 |
| WHT AC | 3,440 |
| WHT FALL BU | 37,018 |
| WHT SP BU | 8,727 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 87 |
| A 11 50 | 97 |
| A 201 PL | 13 |
| A 51 100 | 124 |
| BEN BU | 104 |
| BUTTER LB | 116,861 |
| CATTLE KS | 569 |
| CHEESE LB | 4,360 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 561 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 628 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,189 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 6,164 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 369 |
| DUCKS | 233 |
| FAMILIES | 419 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,587 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 350 |
| GRA BU | 822 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 7,714 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 931 |
| HOUSES | 417 |
| HOUSES B | 18 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 51 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 39 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 39 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 388 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 221 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 43 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 16 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 29 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 10 |
| HOUSES W | 398 |
| INF 11 A | 77 |
| MD FEM | 374 |
| MD MALE | 374 |
| MD TOT | 748 |
| MILK COWS | 1,284 |
| NAME CD | Wentworth, South-Sud |
| OC E | 4 |
| OC F | 48 |
| OC P | 346 |
| OC TOT | 398 |
| OTHER FOWL | 10 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,240 |
| OTHERS | 2,002 |
| SHEEP | 1,604 |
| SHEEP KS | 999 |
| SUP AM | 23,597 |
| SUP FOR | 6,949 |
| SUP JV | 468 |
| SUP PAT | 3,252 |
| SUP SC | 19,877 |
| SUP TOT | 30,546 |
| SWINE | 1,257 |
| SWINE KS | 2,141 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 417 |
| TUR AC | 22 |
| TUR BU | 6,678 |
| TURKEY | 231 |
| WID FEM | 45 |
| WID MALE | 20 |
| WID TOT | 65 |
| WORKING OX | 23 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON130003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON126001— 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). "Caistor, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/caistor-on130003-1891/.