Canboro, Ontario (1891 census)
Canboro was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,118. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.971°N, 79.657°W.
Population
In 1891, Canboro had a population of 1,118: 575 male and 543 female residents. Population density was 29.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,151 |
| 1861 | 1,252 |
| 1871 | 1,209 |
| 1881 | 1,220 |
| 1891 | 1,118 |
| 1901 | 966 |
| 1911 | 1,021 |
| 1921 | 997 |
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, Canboro shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 172 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.40 |
| FAM NO | 251 |
| Number of families | 251 |
| Number of females | 543 |
| Number of males | 575 |
| Number of married females | 231 |
| Number of married males | 231 |
| Number of married persons | 462 |
| Number of widowed females | 20 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 33 |
| POP F | 543 |
| POP M | 575 |
| POP TOT | 1,118 |
| Total population | 1,118 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 292 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 331 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 623 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,117 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 251 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 13 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 238 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 149 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 101 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 29 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 132 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 251 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 137 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 422 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,570 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4,761 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 11,317 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,295 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 15,309 |
| Acres of land in farms | 20,071 |
| Acres of oats | 1,847 |
| Acres of potatoes | 59 |
| Acres of turnips | 6 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,059 |
| BAR AC | 137 |
| BAR BU | 1,541 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,541 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 98 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 874 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 631 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,320 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 27,222 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 8,120 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,886 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 104 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,443 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 930 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 23,133 |
| BWT BU | 874 |
| CRN BU | 1,320 |
| HAY AC | 4,295 |
| HAY TONS | 5,193 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 384 |
| Number of chickens | 6,796 |
| Number of ducks | 224 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 203 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 31 |
| Number of geese | 238 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 205 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 531 |
| Number of milk cows | 838 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 234 |
| Number of other cattle | 880 |
| Number of other fowl | 1 |
| Number of oxen | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 56 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 29 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 94 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 43 |
| Number of sheep | 791 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 373 |
| Number of swine | 775 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 666 |
| Number of turkeys | 72 |
| OAT AC | 1,847 |
| OAT BU | 27,222 |
| PEA BU | 8,120 |
| POT AC | 59 |
| POT BU | 2,886 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,056 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,174 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,451 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 51,068 |
| RYE BU | 104 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,193 |
| WHT AC | 2,059 |
| WHT FALL BU | 23,133 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,443 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 56 |
| A 11 50 | 29 |
| A 201 PL | 12 |
| A 51 100 | 94 |
| BEN BU | 98 |
| BUTTER LB | 51,068 |
| CATTLE KS | 384 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,056 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 292 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 331 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 623 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,174 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 205 |
| DUCKS | 224 |
| FAMILIES | 251 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,451 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 238 |
| GRA BU | 631 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 6,796 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 531 |
| HOUSES | 251 |
| HOUSES B | 13 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 22 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 29 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 25 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 149 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 132 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 7 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 22 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 12 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 101 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 10 |
| HOUSES W | 238 |
| INF 11 A | 43 |
| MD FEM | 231 |
| MD MALE | 231 |
| MD TOT | 462 |
| MILK COWS | 838 |
| NAME CD | Monck |
| OC F | 31 |
| OC P | 203 |
| OC TOT | 234 |
| OTHER FOWL | 1 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 880 |
| OTHERS | 1,117 |
| SHEEP | 791 |
| SHEEP KS | 373 |
| SUP AM | 15,309 |
| SUP FOR | 4,761 |
| SUP JV | 422 |
| SUP PAT | 3,570 |
| SUP SC | 11,317 |
| SUP TOT | 20,071 |
| SWINE | 775 |
| SWINE KS | 666 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 251 |
| TUR AC | 6 |
| TUR BU | 930 |
| TURKEY | 72 |
| WID FEM | 20 |
| WID MALE | 13 |
| WID TOT | 33 |
| WORKING OX | 7 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON094001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON115001— 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). "Canboro, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/canboro-on094001-1891/.