Cardiff, Ontario (1891 census)
Cardiff was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 612. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261025. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.990°N, 78.093°W.
Population
In 1891, Cardiff had a population of 612: 333 male and 279 female residents. Population density was 5.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 497 |
| 1891 | 612 |
| 1901 | 698 |
| 1911 | 518 |
| 1921 | 553 |
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, Cardiff shared boundaries with:
- Burleigh, Anstruther & Chandos
- Faraday
- Harcourt, Dudley, Dysart, Guilford, Harburn, Bruton, Clyde, Eyre, Havelock, Livingstone, Lawrence & Nightingale
- Monmouth
- Monteagle & Herschell
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 162 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.30 |
| FAM NO | 114 |
| Number of families | 114 |
| Number of females | 279 |
| Number of males | 333 |
| Number of married females | 98 |
| Number of married males | 97 |
| Number of married persons | 195 |
| Number of widowed females | 6 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 13 |
| POP F | 279 |
| POP M | 333 |
| POP TOT | 612 |
| Total population | 612 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 175 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 229 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 404 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 8 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 604 |
Buildings & housing (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 114 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 114 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 21 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 113 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 10 |
| Number of occupied houses | 114 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 86 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 51 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 535 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 18,626 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,273 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,154 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 3,859 |
| Acres of land in farms | 22,485 |
| Acres of oats | 653 |
| Acres of potatoes | 65 |
| Acres of turnips | 29 |
| Acres of wheat | 313 |
| BAR AC | 86 |
| BAR BU | 1,298 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,298 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 15 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 318 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 49 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 233 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 11,566 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 4,230 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,204 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 269 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,706 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,710 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 34 |
| BWT BU | 318 |
| CRN BU | 233 |
| HAY AC | 1,154 |
| HAY TONS | 1,135 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 172 |
| Number of chickens | 1,650 |
| Number of ducks | 8 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 141 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 5 |
| Number of geese | 89 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 26 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 146 |
| Number of milk cows | 378 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 146 |
| Number of other cattle | 533 |
| Number of other fowl | 3 |
| Number of oxen | 45 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 77 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 44 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 7 |
| Number of sheep | 560 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 223 |
| Number of swine | 261 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 237 |
| Number of turkeys | 51 |
| OAT AC | 653 |
| OAT BU | 11,566 |
| PEA BU | 4,230 |
| POT AC | 65 |
| POT BU | 6,204 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 48 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,695 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 434 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 27,255 |
| RYE BU | 269 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,135 |
| WHT AC | 313 |
| WHT FALL BU | 34 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,706 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 77 |
| A 11 50 | 3 |
| A 201 PL | 15 |
| A 51 100 | 44 |
| BEN BU | 15 |
| BUTTER LB | 27,255 |
| CATTLE KS | 172 |
| CHEESE LB | 48 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 175 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 229 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 404 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,695 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 26 |
| DUCKS | 8 |
| FAMILIES | 114 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 434 |
| FRN CA | 8 |
| GEESE | 89 |
| GRA BU | 49 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,650 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 146 |
| HOUSES | 114 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 9 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 23 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 21 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 113 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 10 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 25 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 26 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 1 |
| HOUSES W | 114 |
| INF 11 A | 7 |
| MD FEM | 98 |
| MD MALE | 97 |
| MD TOT | 195 |
| MILK COWS | 378 |
| NAME CD | Peterborough, East-Est |
| OC F | 5 |
| OC P | 141 |
| OC TOT | 146 |
| OTHER FOWL | 3 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 533 |
| OTHERS | 604 |
| SHEEP | 560 |
| SHEEP KS | 223 |
| SUP AM | 3,859 |
| SUP FOR | 18,626 |
| SUP JV | 51 |
| SUP PAT | 535 |
| SUP SC | 3,273 |
| SUP TOT | 22,485 |
| SWINE | 261 |
| SWINE KS | 237 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 114 |
| TUR AC | 29 |
| TUR BU | 4,710 |
| TURKEY | 51 |
| WID FEM | 6 |
| WID MALE | 7 |
| WID TOT | 13 |
| WORKING OX | 45 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON110005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON116003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261025
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). "Cardiff, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/cardiff-on110005-1891/.