Chapman & Croft, Ontario (1891 census)
Chapman & Croft was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,301. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.678°N, 79.661°W.
Population
In 1891, Chapman & Croft had a population of 1,301: 688 male and 613 female residents. Population density was 8.1 people per square mile.
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Croft, 1901 (50.3% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Chapman, 1901 (49.6% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Chapman & Croft shared boundaries with:
- Armour & Ryerson
- Ferrie, Mills, Hardy, Wilson, McConkey & McKenzie
- Joly, Strong & Sundridge, Village
- Laurier, Machar & Lount
- McKellar & Hagerman
- Monteith, Spence & Christie
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 170 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 | 263 |
| Number of families | 263 |
| Number of females | 613 |
| Number of males | 688 |
| Number of married females | 216 |
| Number of married males | 216 |
| Number of married persons | 432 |
| Number of widowed females | 14 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 27 |
| POP F | 613 |
| POP M | 688 |
| POP TOT | 1,301 |
| Total population | 1,301 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 383 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 459 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 842 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,299 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 261 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 6 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 255 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 14 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 69 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 44 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 191 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 52 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 55 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 55 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 261 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 110 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 26 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,730 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 37,074 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 6,205 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,615 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 7,961 |
| Acres of land in farms | 45,035 |
| Acres of oats | 1,413 |
| Acres of potatoes | 139 |
| Acres of turnips | 65 |
| Acres of wheat | 202 |
| BAR AC | 110 |
| BAR BU | 1,232 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,232 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 16 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 22,362 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 5,261 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 15,075 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 350 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,447 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 12,495 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 19 |
| BWT BU | 2 |
| CRN BU | 40 |
| HAY AC | 2,615 |
| HAY TONS | 2,662 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 265 |
| Number of chickens | 3,404 |
| Number of ducks | 20 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 244 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 14 |
| Number of geese | 159 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 59 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 238 |
| Number of milk cows | 502 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 258 |
| Number of other cattle | 834 |
| Number of other fowl | 7 |
| Number of oxen | 101 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 131 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 41 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 55 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 23 |
| Number of sheep | 1,193 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 331 |
| Number of swine | 657 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 506 |
| Number of turkeys | 49 |
| OAT AC | 1,413 |
| OAT BU | 22,362 |
| PEA BU | 5,261 |
| POT AC | 139 |
| POT BU | 15,075 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,260 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 306 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 46,689 |
| RYE BU | 350 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,662 |
| WHT AC | 202 |
| WHT FALL BU | 19 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,447 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 131 |
| A 11 50 | 8 |
| A 201 PL | 55 |
| A 51 100 | 41 |
| BEN BU | 16 |
| BUTTER LB | 46,689 |
| CATTLE KS | 265 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 383 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 459 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 842 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,260 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 59 |
| DUCKS | 20 |
| FAMILIES | 263 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 306 |
| FRN CA | 2 |
| GEESE | 159 |
| GRA BU | 8 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,404 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 238 |
| HOUSES | 261 |
| HOUSES B | 6 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 7 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 31 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 55 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 14 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 69 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 55 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 52 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 44 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 191 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 14 |
| HOUSES W | 255 |
| INF 11 A | 23 |
| MD FEM | 216 |
| MD MALE | 216 |
| MD TOT | 432 |
| MILK COWS | 502 |
| NAME CD | Muskoka and Parry Sound |
| OC F | 14 |
| OC P | 244 |
| OC TOT | 258 |
| OTHER FOWL | 7 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 834 |
| OTHERS | 1,299 |
| SHEEP | 1,193 |
| SHEEP KS | 331 |
| SUP AM | 7,961 |
| SUP FOR | 37,074 |
| SUP JV | 26 |
| SUP PAT | 1,730 |
| SUP SC | 6,205 |
| SUP TOT | 45,035 |
| SWINE | 657 |
| SWINE KS | 506 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 261 |
| TUR AC | 65 |
| TUR BU | 12,495 |
| TURKEY | 49 |
| WID FEM | 14 |
| WID MALE | 13 |
| WID TOT | 27 |
| WORKING OX | 101 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON095006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON095006— 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). "Chapman & Croft, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/chapman-croft-on095006-1891/.