Charlottenburg, Ontario (1891 census)
Charlottenburg was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 5,657. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.146°N, 74.632°W.
Population
In 1891, Charlottenburg had a population of 5,657: 2,795 male and 2,862 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 5,557 |
| 1861 | 6,695 |
| 1871 | 6,331 |
| 1881 | 6,354 |
| 1891 | 5,657 |
| 1901 | 5,280 |
| 1911 | 4,989 |
| 1921 | 5,130 |
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, Charlottenburg shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 88 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 5,657 total population, 2,862 females, 2,795 males, 1,637 married persons, 1,023 families, 821 married males, 816 married females, 257 widowed persons, 171 widowed females, 86 widowed males, 5.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 3,763 single persons under 18, 1,888 single males under 18, 1,875 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 4,067 persons who are not French Canadian, 1,590 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 998 occupied houses, 996 houses, 885 houses built of wood, 686 houses of 2 stories, 398 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 307 houses of 1 story, 150 houses of 4 rooms, 133 houses of 2 rooms, 129 houses of 3 rooms, 106 houses of 5 rooms, 82 uninhabited houses, 73 houses built of brick, 45 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 38 houses built of stone, 32 houses of 1 room, 4 houses under construction, 3 houses of 3 stories, 3 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 dwellings that are vessels and shanties. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 173,193 pounds of homemade butter, 144,474 bushels of oats, 100,942 bushels of potatoes, 80,478 acres of land in farms, 52,126 acres of improved land in farms, 37,337 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 34,925 acres of farmland under crops, 28,352 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 25,051 chickens, 19,519 bushels of spring wheat, 16,594 acres of farmland in pasture, 16,526 tons of hay, 14,440 acres of hay crops, 13,163 bushels of peas, 12,447 bushels of buckwheat, 10,808 bushels of corn, 8,780 acres of oats, 7,358 bushels of barley, 6,887 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 6,262 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 6,257 bushels of turnips, 5,873 milk cows, 2,727 other cattle, 2,654 sheep, 2,145 swine slaughtered or sold, 2,087 horses aged over 3 years, 1,879 acres of wheat, 1,749 swine, 1,531 cattle killed or sold, 1,500 sheep slaughtered or sold, 938 occupants of farms, 925 acres of potatoes, Capacity of silos (tons): 830, 795 horses aged 3 years and under, 696 geese, 690 farm occupants who own their land, 607 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 544 acres of barley, 544 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 526 turkeys, 442 bushels of beans, 408 ducks, 330 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 270 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 245 farm occupants who rent their land, 225 bushels of winter wheat, 215 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 77 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 46 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 27 acres of turnips, 17 other fowl, 3 employees on farms, 3 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 6 people connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Hugh McLennan | 1825–1899 | born here |
| Francis McDougal | 1826–1910 | born here |
| Lucy Margaret Baker | 1836–1909 | born here |
| Roderick McLellan | 1842–1907 | born here |
| John Duncan McArthur | 1854–1927 | born here |
| Edith Catherine Rayside | 1872–1950 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON065002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON112001— 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). "Charlottenburg, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/charlottenburg-on065002-1891/.