Calvin, Lauder, Ballantyne, Wilkes, Pentland, Paxton, Biggar, Osler, Lyster & Boyd, Ontario (1891 census)

Name: Calvin, Lauder, Ballantyne, Wilkes, Pentland, Paxton, Biggar, Osler, Lyster & Boyd (1891)
Address: Ontario, CA

Calvin, Lauder, Ballantyne, Wilkes, Pentland, Paxton, Biggar, Osler, Lyster & Boyd was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 549. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.008°N, 78.847°W.

Population

In 1891, Calvin, Lauder, Ballantyne, Wilkes, Pentland, Paxton, Biggar, Osler, Lyster & Boyd had a population of 549: 346 male and 203 female residents.

Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)

Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.

Earlier boundary forms

In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in NO DATA, 1881 (0.6% share).

Later boundary forms

In a later year, this CSD contained Lauder & Wilkes, 1901 (19.1% of this CSD's polygon).
In a later year, this CSD contained Calvin, 1901 (7.2% of this CSD's polygon).

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891

In the 1891 census, Calvin, Lauder, Ballantyne, Wilkes, Pentland, Paxton, Biggar, Osler, Lyster & Boyd shared boundaries with:

Full census record, 1891

The 1891 census recorded 78 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.

Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 549 total population, 346 males, 203 females, 158 married persons, 111 families, 83 married males, 75 married females, 18 widowed persons, 11 widowed males, 7 widowed females, 4.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)

Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 373 single persons under 18, 252 single males under 18, 121 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 421 persons who are not French Canadian, 128 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 104 occupied houses, 68 houses, 68 houses built of wood, 59 houses of 2 stories, 36 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 19 houses of 3 rooms, 17 houses of 2 rooms, 14 houses of 4 rooms, 8 houses of 1 story, 7 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 6 houses of 5 rooms, 5 houses under construction, 3 houses of 1 room, 2 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)

Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 24,118 acres of land in farms, 21,350 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 13,060 pounds of homemade butter, 8,817 bushels of potatoes, 7,044 bushels of oats, 2,776 bushels of peas, 2,768 acres of improved land in farms, 1,816 acres of farmland under crops, 1,460 bushels of turnips, 1,118 chickens, 927 acres of farmland in pasture, 827 acres of hay crops, 783 tons of hay, 588 bushels of spring wheat, 489 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 360 bushels of barley, 357 acres of oats, 320 bushels of buckwheat, 208 other cattle, 201 milk cows, 161 sheep, 160 horses aged over 3 years, 143 swine, 136 cattle killed or sold, 103 swine slaughtered or sold, 90 acres of potatoes, 88 occupants of farms, 81 farm occupants who own their land, Capacity of silos (tons): 78, 71 bushels of rye, 55 acres of wheat, 44 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 39 geese, 39 sheep slaughtered or sold, 25 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 23 horses aged 3 years and under, 23 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 21 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 18 acres of barley, 17 ducks, 14 turkeys, 13 oxen, 11 acres of turnips, 10 other fowl, 7 bushels of beans, 5 employees on farms, 2 farm occupants who rent their land. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)

Identifiers

TCP UID: ON096004 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
Persistent place ID: PLACE_ON096004 — 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). "Calvin, Lauder, Ballantyne, Wilkes, Pentland, Paxton, Biggar, Osler, Lyster & Boyd, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/calvin-lauder-ballantyne-wilkes-pentland-paxton-biggar-osler-lyster-boyd-on096004-1891/.