Cannington, Village, Ontario (1891 census)
Cannington, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,050. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5032709. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.346°N, 79.047°W.
Population
In 1891, Cannington, Village had a population of 1,050: 511 male and 539 female residents. Population density was 1046.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 922 |
| 1891 | 1,050 |
| 1901 | 1,058 |
| 1911 | 948 |
| 1921 | 869 |
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, Cannington, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 156 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.90 |
| FAM NO | 214 |
| Number of families | 214 |
| Number of females | 539 |
| Number of males | 511 |
| Number of married females | 183 |
| Number of married males | 182 |
| Number of married persons | 365 |
| Number of widowed females | 34 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 48 |
| POP F | 539 |
| POP M | 511 |
| POP TOT | 1,050 |
| Total population | 1,050 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 322 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 315 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 637 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,048 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 214 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 92 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 122 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 161 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 51 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 131 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 214 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 13 |
Agriculture (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 45 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 16 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 109 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 57 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 506 |
| Acres of hay crops | 103 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 631 |
| Acres of land in farms | 688 |
| Acres of oats | 104 |
| Acres of potatoes | 37 |
| Acres of turnips | 12 |
| Acres of wheat | 94 |
| BAR AC | 45 |
| BAR BU | 817 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 817 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 32 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 44 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,386 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 321 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,530 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 933 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,930 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 260 |
| CRN BU | 44 |
| HAY AC | 103 |
| HAY TONS | 167 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 19 |
| Number of chickens | 1,680 |
| Number of ducks | 22 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 132 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 85 |
| Number of geese | 18 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 29 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 139 |
| Number of milk cows | 92 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 217 |
| Number of other cattle | 48 |
| Number of other fowl | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 207 |
| Number of sheep | 37 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 22 |
| Number of swine | 80 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 42 |
| Number of turkeys | 1 |
| OAT AC | 104 |
| OAT BU | 3,386 |
| PEA BU | 321 |
| POT AC | 37 |
| POT BU | 4,530 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 232 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 4,765 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 167 |
| WHT AC | 94 |
| WHT FALL BU | 260 |
| WHT SP BU | 933 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 1 |
| A 11 50 | 6 |
| A 51 100 | 3 |
| BEN BU | 32 |
| BUTTER LB | 4,765 |
| CATTLE KS | 19 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 322 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 315 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 637 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 232 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 29 |
| DUCKS | 22 |
| FAMILIES | 214 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FRN CA | 2 |
| GEESE | 18 |
| GRA BU | 10 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,680 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 139 |
| HOUSES | 214 |
| HOUSES B | 92 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 18 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 21 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 32 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 161 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 131 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 51 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 13 |
| HOUSES W | 122 |
| INF 11 A | 207 |
| MD FEM | 183 |
| MD MALE | 182 |
| MD TOT | 365 |
| MILK COWS | 92 |
| NAME CD | Ontario, North-Nord |
| OC F | 85 |
| OC P | 132 |
| OC TOT | 217 |
| OTHER FOWL | 10 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 48 |
| OTHERS | 1,048 |
| SHEEP | 37 |
| SHEEP KS | 22 |
| SUP AM | 631 |
| SUP FOR | 57 |
| SUP JV | 16 |
| SUP PAT | 109 |
| SUP SC | 506 |
| SUP TOT | 688 |
| SWINE | 80 |
| SWINE KS | 42 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 214 |
| TUR AC | 12 |
| TUR BU | 1,930 |
| TURKEY | 1 |
| WID FEM | 34 |
| WID MALE | 14 |
| WID TOT | 48 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON101004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON133016— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5032709
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannington,_Ontario
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). "Cannington, Village, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/cannington-village-on101004-1891/.