Canborough, Ontario (1891 census)
Canborough 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, Canborough had a population of 1,118: 575 male and 543 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,209 |
| 1881 | 1,220 |
| 1891 | 1,118 |
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, Canborough shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 85 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,118 total population, 575 males, 543 females, 462 married persons, 251 families, 231 married females, 231 married males, 33 widowed persons, 20 widowed females, 13 widowed males, 4.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 623 single persons under 18, 331 single males under 18, 292 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,117 persons who are not French Canadian, 1 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 251 houses, 251 occupied houses, 238 houses built of wood, 149 houses of 1 story, 132 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 101 houses of 2 stories, 29 houses of 5 rooms, 25 houses of 4 rooms, 22 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 22 houses of 3 rooms, 13 houses built of brick, 12 houses of 2 rooms, 10 uninhabited houses, 7 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 51,068 pounds of homemade butter, 27,222 bushels of oats, 23,133 bushels of winter wheat, 20,071 acres of land in farms, 15,309 acres of improved land in farms, 11,317 acres of farmland under crops, 8,120 bushels of peas, 6,796 chickens, 5,193 tons of hay, 4,761 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,295 acres of hay crops, 3,570 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,886 bushels of potatoes, 2,174 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,059 acres of wheat, 1,847 acres of oats, 1,541 bushels of barley, 1,451 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,443 bushels of spring wheat, 1,320 bushels of corn, 1,056 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 930 bushels of turnips, 880 other cattle, 874 bushels of buckwheat, 838 milk cows, 791 sheep, 775 swine, 666 swine slaughtered or sold, 631 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 531 horses aged over 3 years, 422 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 384 cattle killed or sold, 373 sheep slaughtered or sold, 238 geese, 234 occupants of farms, 224 ducks, 205 horses aged 3 years and under, 203 farm occupants who own their land, 137 acres of barley, 104 bushels of rye, 98 bushels of beans, 94 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 72 turkeys, 59 acres of potatoes, 56 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 43 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 31 farm occupants who rent their land, 29 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 12 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 7 oxen, 6 acres of turnips, 1 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON094001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON094001— 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). "Canborough, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/canborough-on094001-1891/.