Caledonia, Village, Ontario (1891 census)
Caledonia, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 968. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.080°N, 79.948°W.
Population
In 1891, Caledonia, Village had a population of 968: 455 male and 513 female residents. Population density was 965.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,246 |
| 1881 | 1,242 |
| 1891 | 968 |
| 1901 | 801 |
| 1911 | 952 |
| 1921 | 1,223 |
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, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.60 |
| FAM NO | 210 |
| Number of families | 210 |
| Number of females | 513 |
| Number of males | 455 |
| Number of married females | 149 |
| Number of married males | 149 |
| Number of married persons | 298 |
| Number of widowed females | 51 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 61 |
| POP F | 513 |
| POP M | 455 |
| POP TOT | 968 |
| Total population | 968 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 313 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 296 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 609 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 4 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 964 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 210 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 38 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 5 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 167 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 56 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 147 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 6 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 131 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 210 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 35 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 1 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 164 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 30 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 569 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,046 |
| Acres of hay crops | 225 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,240 |
| Acres of land in farms | 1,809 |
| Acres of oats | 132 |
| Acres of potatoes | 41 |
| Acres of turnips | 5 |
| Acres of wheat | 185 |
| BAR AC | 1 |
| BAR BU | 35 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 35 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 16 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 402 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,382 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,853 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,727 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 286 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,515 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 2,765 |
| CRN BU | 402 |
| HAY AC | 225 |
| HAY TONS | 339 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 48 |
| Number of chickens | 1,313 |
| Number of ducks | 40 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 102 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 26 |
| Number of geese | 21 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 39 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 113 |
| Number of milk cows | 92 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 130 |
| Number of other cattle | 49 |
| Number of other fowl | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 106 |
| Number of sheep | 9 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 8 |
| Number of swine | 130 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 258 |
| Number of turkeys | 7 |
| OAT AC | 132 |
| OAT BU | 3,382 |
| PEA BU | 1,853 |
| POT AC | 41 |
| POT BU | 4,727 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 54 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 9,305 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 339 |
| WHT AC | 185 |
| WHT FALL BU | 2,765 |
| WHT SP BU | 286 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 4 |
| A 11 50 | 12 |
| A 201 PL | 1 |
| A 51 100 | 7 |
| BEN BU | 16 |
| BUTTER LB | 9,305 |
| CATTLE KS | 48 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 313 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 296 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 609 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 54 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 39 |
| DUCKS | 40 |
| FAMILIES | 210 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.60 |
| FRN CA | 4 |
| GEESE | 21 |
| GRA BU | 8 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,313 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 113 |
| HOUSES | 210 |
| HOUSES B | 38 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 15 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 27 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 21 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 56 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES S | 5 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 131 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 6 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 147 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 35 |
| HOUSES W | 167 |
| INF 11 A | 106 |
| MD FEM | 149 |
| MD MALE | 149 |
| MD TOT | 298 |
| MILK COWS | 92 |
| NAME CD | Haldimand |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 26 |
| OC P | 102 |
| OC TOT | 130 |
| OTHER FOWL | 1 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 49 |
| OTHERS | 964 |
| SHEEP | 9 |
| SHEEP KS | 8 |
| SUP AM | 1,240 |
| SUP FOR | 569 |
| SUP JV | 164 |
| SUP PAT | 30 |
| SUP SC | 1,046 |
| SUP TOT | 1,809 |
| SWINE | 130 |
| SWINE KS | 258 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 210 |
| TUR AC | 5 |
| TUR BU | 1,515 |
| TURKEY | 7 |
| WID FEM | 51 |
| WID MALE | 10 |
| WID TOT | 61 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON070001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON115013— 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, Village, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/caledonia-village-on070001-1891/.