Caledon, Ontario (1891 census)
Caledon was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 5,520. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q424659. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.855°N, 79.996°W.
Population
In 1891, Caledon had a population of 5,520: 2,863 male and 2,657 female residents. Population density was 47.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,707 |
| 1861 | 4,588 |
| 1871 | 4,785 |
| 1881 | 5,310 |
| 1891 | 5,520 |
| 1901 | 4,345 |
| 1911 | 3,773 |
| 1921 | 3,389 |
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, Caledon shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 176 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.20 |
| FAM NO | 1,043 |
| Number of families | 1,043 |
| Number of females | 2,657 |
| Number of males | 2,863 |
| Number of married females | 883 |
| Number of married males | 882 |
| Number of married persons | 1,765 |
| Number of widowed females | 138 |
| Number of widowed males | 68 |
| Number of widowed persons | 206 |
| POP F | 2,657 |
| POP M | 2,863 |
| POP TOT | 5,520 |
| Total population | 5,520 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,636 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,913 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,549 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 48 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 5,472 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 1,025 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 154 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 57 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 814 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 4 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 462 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 70 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 36 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 560 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 99 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 164 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 142 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 502 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses under construction | 17 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,025 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 35 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 5,171 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 966 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 8,170 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 14,810 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 42,941 |
| Acres of hay crops | 7,414 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 52,078 |
| Acres of land in farms | 66,888 |
| Acres of oats | 7,379 |
| Acres of potatoes | 1,022 |
| Acres of turnips | 445 |
| Acres of wheat | 9,921 |
| BAR AC | 5,171 |
| BAR BU | 114,325 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 114,325 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 138 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 655 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 269 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 234 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 196,085 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 55,363 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 131,633 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 940 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 85,844 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 162,152 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 54,473 |
| BWT BU | 655 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 300 |
| CRN BU | 234 |
| HAY AC | 7,414 |
| HAY TONS | 10,161 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 2,377 |
| Number of chickens | 27,136 |
| Number of ducks | 703 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 631 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 149 |
| Number of geese | 1,745 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 922 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,925 |
| Number of milk cows | 2,457 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 780 |
| Number of other cattle | 3,457 |
| Number of other fowl | 54 |
| Number of oxen | 25 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 156 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 73 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 282 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 33 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 236 |
| Number of sheep | 3,188 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,567 |
| Number of swine | 4,991 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 5,175 |
| Number of turkeys | 1,647 |
| OAT AC | 7,379 |
| OAT BU | 196,085 |
| PEA BU | 55,363 |
| POT AC | 1,022 |
| POT BU | 131,633 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 925 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 10,928 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,634 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 210,442 |
| RYE BU | 940 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 10,161 |
| WHT AC | 9,921 |
| WHT FALL BU | 54,473 |
| WHT SP BU | 85,844 |
Other recorded variables (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 156 |
| A 11 50 | 73 |
| A 201 PL | 33 |
| A 51 100 | 282 |
| BEN BU | 138 |
| BUTTER LB | 210,442 |
| CATTLE KS | 2,377 |
| CHEESE LB | 925 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,636 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,913 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 3,549 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 10,928 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 922 |
| DUCKS | 703 |
| FAMILIES | 1,043 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.20 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 4,634 |
| FRN CA | 48 |
| GEESE | 1,745 |
| GRA BU | 269 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 27,136 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,925 |
| HOUSES | 1,025 |
| HOUSES B | 154 |
| HOUSES CON | 17 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 70 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 142 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 164 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 462 |
| HOUSES S | 57 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 502 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 8 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 99 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 36 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 560 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 35 |
| HOUSES W | 814 |
| INF 11 A | 236 |
| MD FEM | 883 |
| MD MALE | 882 |
| MD TOT | 1,765 |
| MILK COWS | 2,457 |
| NAME CD | Cardwell |
| OC F | 149 |
| OC P | 631 |
| OC TOT | 780 |
| OTHER FOWL | 54 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 3,457 |
| OTHERS | 5,472 |
| SHEEP | 3,188 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,567 |
| SILOS | 300 |
| SUP AM | 52,078 |
| SUP FOR | 14,810 |
| SUP JV | 966 |
| SUP PAT | 8,170 |
| SUP SC | 42,941 |
| SUP TOT | 66,888 |
| SWINE | 4,991 |
| SWINE KS | 5,175 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 1,025 |
| TUR AC | 445 |
| TUR BU | 162,152 |
| TURKEY | 1,647 |
| WID FEM | 138 |
| WID MALE | 68 |
| WID TOT | 206 |
| WORKING OX | 25 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON054004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON136002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q424659
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caledon,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caledon
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). "Caledon, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/caledon-on054004-1891/.