Cavendish, Ontario (1891 census)
Cavendish was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 94. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261066. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.774°N, 78.364°W.
Population
In 1891, Cavendish had a population of 94. Population density was 1.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 94 |
| 1901 | 155 |
| 1911 | 262 |
| 1921 | 61 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Galway, Cavendish, 1881 (43.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Cavendish shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 142 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.70 |
| FAM NO | 20 |
| Number of families | 20 |
| Number of females | 41 |
| Number of males | 53 |
| Number of married females | 16 |
| Number of married males | 17 |
| Number of married persons | 33 |
| Number of widowed males | 1 |
| Number of widowed persons | 1 |
| POP F | 41 |
| POP M | 53 |
| POP TOT | 94 |
| Total population | 94 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 25 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 35 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 60 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 94 |
Buildings & housing (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 20 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 20 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 20 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 20 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 5 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 6 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 43 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 3,144 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 419 |
| Acres of hay crops | 149 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 468 |
| Acres of land in farms | 3,612 |
| Acres of oats | 39 |
| Acres of potatoes | 17 |
| Acres of turnips | 4 |
| Acres of wheat | 40 |
| BAR AC | 5 |
| BAR BU | 55 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 55 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 590 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 413 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,019 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 60 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 167 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,050 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 360 |
| BWT BU | 20 |
| CRN BU | 40 |
| HAY AC | 149 |
| HAY TONS | 133 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 12 |
| Number of chickens | 194 |
| Number of ducks | 3 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 20 |
| Number of geese | 9 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 2 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 20 |
| Number of milk cows | 29 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 20 |
| Number of other cattle | 43 |
| Number of oxen | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 4 |
| Number of sheep | 33 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 12 |
| Number of swine | 9 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 10 |
| Number of turkeys | 5 |
| OAT AC | 39 |
| OAT BU | 590 |
| PEA BU | 413 |
| POT AC | 17 |
| POT BU | 2,019 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 168 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 2,325 |
| RYE BU | 60 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 133 |
| WHT AC | 40 |
| WHT FALL BU | 360 |
| WHT SP BU | 167 |
Other recorded variables (54 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 9 |
| A 201 PL | 4 |
| A 51 100 | 7 |
| BEN BU | 10 |
| BUTTER LB | 2,325 |
| CATTLE KS | 12 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 25 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 35 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 60 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 168 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 2 |
| DUCKS | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 20 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.70 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 9 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 194 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 20 |
| HOUSES | 20 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 20 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 7 |
| HOUSES W | 20 |
| MD FEM | 16 |
| MD MALE | 17 |
| MD TOT | 33 |
| MILK COWS | 29 |
| NAME CD | Peterborough, East-Est |
| OC P | 20 |
| OC TOT | 20 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 43 |
| OTHERS | 94 |
| SHEEP | 33 |
| SHEEP KS | 12 |
| SUP AM | 468 |
| SUP FOR | 3,144 |
| SUP JV | 6 |
| SUP PAT | 43 |
| SUP SC | 419 |
| SUP TOT | 3,612 |
| SWINE | 9 |
| SWINE KS | 10 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 20 |
| TUR AC | 4 |
| TUR BU | 1,050 |
| TURKEY | 5 |
| WID FEM | 0 |
| WID MALE | 1 |
| WID TOT | 1 |
| WORKING OX | 6 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON110006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON138005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261066
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). "Cavendish, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/cavendish-on110006-1891/.