Caledonia, Ontario (1891 census)
Caledonia was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,943. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.463°N, 74.800°W.
Population
In 1891, Caledonia had a population of 1,943: 1,001 male and 942 female residents. Population density was 25.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 958 |
| 1861 | 1,081 |
| 1871 | 1,281 |
| 1881 | 1,751 |
| 1891 | 1,943 |
| 1901 | 2,201 |
| 1911 | 2,247 |
| 1921 | 2,010 |
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, Caledonia shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 168 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6 |
| FAM NO | 325 |
| Number of families | 325 |
| Number of females | 942 |
| Number of males | 1,001 |
| Number of married females | 301 |
| Number of married males | 301 |
| Number of married persons | 602 |
| Number of widowed females | 36 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 52 |
| POP F | 942 |
| POP M | 1,001 |
| POP TOT | 1,943 |
| Total population | 1,943 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 605 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 684 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,289 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,135 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 808 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 324 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 14 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 7 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 303 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 52 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 173 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 76 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 151 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 69 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 47 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 29 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 41 |
| Number of houses under construction | 12 |
| Number of occupied houses | 324 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 37 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 338 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 65 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,371 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 10,015 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 11,527 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,265 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 16,963 |
| Acres of land in farms | 26,978 |
| Acres of oats | 3,999 |
| Acres of potatoes | 263 |
| Acres of turnips | 16 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,087 |
| BAR AC | 338 |
| BAR BU | 4,825 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 4,825 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 167 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,552 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 467 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 6,053 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 75,948 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 5,847 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 33,394 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 10,758 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,297 |
| BWT BU | 1,552 |
| CRN BU | 6,053 |
| HAY AC | 3,265 |
| HAY TONS | 3,393 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 411 |
| Number of chickens | 8,745 |
| Number of ducks | 60 |
| Number of employees on farms | 10 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 274 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 27 |
| Number of geese | 164 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 305 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 677 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,336 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 311 |
| Number of other cattle | 932 |
| Number of other fowl | 31 |
| Number of oxen | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 40 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 118 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 98 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 40 |
| Number of sheep | 1,363 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 906 |
| Number of swine | 876 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 813 |
| Number of turkeys | 179 |
| OAT AC | 3,999 |
| OAT BU | 75,948 |
| PEA BU | 5,847 |
| POT AC | 263 |
| POT BU | 33,394 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 2,850 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,178 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,876 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 46,645 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,393 |
| WHT AC | 1,087 |
| WHT SP BU | 10,758 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 40 |
| A 11 50 | 118 |
| A 201 PL | 15 |
| A 51 100 | 98 |
| BEN BU | 167 |
| BUTTER LB | 46,645 |
| CATTLE KS | 411 |
| CHEESE LB | 2,850 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 605 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 684 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,289 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 3,178 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 305 |
| DUCKS | 60 |
| FAMILIES | 325 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,876 |
| FRN CA | 1,135 |
| GEESE | 164 |
| GRA BU | 467 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 8,745 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 677 |
| HOUSES | 324 |
| HOUSES B | 14 |
| HOUSES CON | 12 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 10 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 29 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 47 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 52 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 173 |
| HOUSES S | 7 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 41 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 69 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 76 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 151 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 37 |
| HOUSES W | 303 |
| INF 11 A | 40 |
| MD FEM | 301 |
| MD MALE | 301 |
| MD TOT | 602 |
| MILK COWS | 1,336 |
| NAME CD | Prescott |
| OC E | 10 |
| OC F | 27 |
| OC P | 274 |
| OC TOT | 311 |
| OTHER FOWL | 31 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 932 |
| OTHERS | 808 |
| SHEEP | 1,363 |
| SHEEP KS | 906 |
| SUP AM | 16,963 |
| SUP FOR | 10,015 |
| SUP JV | 65 |
| SUP PAT | 5,371 |
| SUP SC | 11,527 |
| SUP TOT | 26,978 |
| SWINE | 876 |
| SWINE KS | 813 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 324 |
| TUR AC | 16 |
| TUR BU | 3,297 |
| TURKEY | 179 |
| WID FEM | 36 |
| WID MALE | 16 |
| WID TOT | 52 |
| WORKING OX | 7 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON112002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON139002— 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). "Caledonia, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/caledonia-on112002-1891/.