Cavan, Ontario (1891 census)
Cavan was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,106. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.186°N, 78.467°W.
Population
In 1891, Cavan had a population of 3,106: 1,621 male and 1,485 female residents. Population density was 29.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,438 |
| 1861 | 4,901 |
| 1871 | 4,761 |
| 1881 | 3,479 |
| 1891 | 3,106 |
| 1901 | 2,729 |
| 1911 | 2,499 |
| 1921 | 2,188 |
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, Cavan shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 171 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 608 |
| Number of families | 608 |
| Number of females | 1,485 |
| Number of males | 1,621 |
| Number of married females | 480 |
| Number of married males | 481 |
| Number of married persons | 961 |
| Number of widowed females | 76 |
| Number of widowed males | 44 |
| Number of widowed persons | 120 |
| POP F | 1,485 |
| POP M | 1,621 |
| POP TOT | 3,106 |
| Total population | 3,106 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 929 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,096 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,025 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3,106 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 602 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 166 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 16 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 418 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 374 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 69 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 226 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 67 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 69 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 356 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 602 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 40 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 4,871 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 834 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 7,812 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 13,170 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 39,984 |
| Acres of hay crops | 6,279 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 48,630 |
| Acres of land in farms | 61,800 |
| Acres of oats | 6,424 |
| Acres of potatoes | 550 |
| Acres of turnips | 430 |
| Acres of wheat | 9,123 |
| BAR AC | 4,871 |
| BAR BU | 90,780 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 90,780 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 588 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 7,392 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 2,128 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,894 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 151,551 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 57,205 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 49,207 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 6,555 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 85,452 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 141,444 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 38,507 |
| BWT BU | 7,392 |
| CRN BU | 2,894 |
| HAY AC | 6,279 |
| HAY TONS | 8,788 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,010 |
| Number of chickens | 24,423 |
| Number of ducks | 417 |
| Number of employees on farms | 3 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 461 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 122 |
| Number of geese | 1,227 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 722 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,655 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,862 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 586 |
| Number of other cattle | 2,717 |
| Number of other fowl | 122 |
| Number of oxen | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 159 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 27 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 155 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 66 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 179 |
| Number of sheep | 2,769 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,295 |
| Number of swine | 3,286 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 2,823 |
| Number of turkeys | 827 |
| OAT AC | 6,424 |
| OAT BU | 151,551 |
| PEA BU | 57,205 |
| POT AC | 550 |
| POT BU | 49,207 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 830 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 11,420 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,944 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 146,376 |
| RYE BU | 6,555 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 8,788 |
| WHT AC | 9,123 |
| WHT FALL BU | 38,507 |
| WHT SP BU | 85,452 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 159 |
| A 11 50 | 27 |
| A 201 PL | 66 |
| A 51 100 | 155 |
| BEN BU | 588 |
| BUTTER LB | 146,376 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,010 |
| CHEESE LB | 830 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 929 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,096 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,025 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 11,420 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 722 |
| DUCKS | 417 |
| FAMILIES | 608 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,944 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 1,227 |
| GRA BU | 2,128 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 24,423 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,655 |
| HOUSES | 602 |
| HOUSES B | 166 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 69 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 69 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 67 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 374 |
| HOUSES S | 16 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 356 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 14 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 226 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 40 |
| HOUSES W | 418 |
| INF 11 A | 179 |
| MD FEM | 480 |
| MD MALE | 481 |
| MD TOT | 961 |
| MILK COWS | 1,862 |
| NAME CD | Durham, East-Est |
| OC E | 3 |
| OC F | 122 |
| OC P | 461 |
| OC TOT | 586 |
| OTHER FOWL | 122 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 2,717 |
| OTHERS | 3,106 |
| SHEEP | 2,769 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,295 |
| SUP AM | 48,630 |
| SUP FOR | 13,170 |
| SUP JV | 834 |
| SUP PAT | 7,812 |
| SUP SC | 39,984 |
| SUP TOT | 61,800 |
| SWINE | 3,286 |
| SWINE KS | 2,823 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 602 |
| TUR AC | 430 |
| TUR BU | 141,444 |
| TURKEY | 827 |
| WID FEM | 76 |
| WID MALE | 44 |
| WID TOT | 120 |
| WORKING OX | 8 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON058001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON108002— 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). "Cavan, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/cavan-on058001-1891/.