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 density was 39.4 people per square mile.
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 178 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.50 |
| FAM NO | 1,023 |
| Number of families | 1,023 |
| Number of females | 2,862 |
| Number of males | 2,795 |
| Number of married females | 816 |
| Number of married males | 821 |
| Number of married persons | 1,637 |
| Number of widowed females | 171 |
| Number of widowed males | 86 |
| Number of widowed persons | 257 |
| POP F | 2,862 |
| POP M | 2,795 |
| POP TOT | 5,657 |
| Total population | 5,657 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,875 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,888 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,763 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,590 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 4,067 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses | 996 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 73 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 38 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 885 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 32 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 307 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 45 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 133 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 686 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 129 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 150 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 106 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 398 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 998 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 82 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 544 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 607 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 16,594 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 28,352 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 34,925 |
| Acres of hay crops | 14,440 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 52,126 |
| Acres of land in farms | 80,478 |
| Acres of oats | 8,780 |
| Acres of potatoes | 925 |
| Acres of turnips | 27 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,879 |
| BAR AC | 544 |
| BAR BU | 7,358 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 7,358 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 442 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 12,447 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 544 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 10,808 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 144,474 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 13,163 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 100,942 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 19,519 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 6,257 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 225 |
| BWT BU | 12,447 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 830 |
| CRN BU | 10,808 |
| HAY AC | 14,440 |
| HAY TONS | 16,526 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,531 |
| Number of chickens | 25,051 |
| Number of ducks | 408 |
| Number of employees on farms | 3 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 690 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 245 |
| Number of geese | 696 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 795 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 2,087 |
| Number of milk cows | 5,873 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 938 |
| Number of other cattle | 2,727 |
| Number of other fowl | 17 |
| Number of oxen | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 215 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 77 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 330 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 46 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 270 |
| Number of sheep | 2,654 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,500 |
| Number of swine | 1,749 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 2,145 |
| Number of turkeys | 526 |
| OAT AC | 8,780 |
| OAT BU | 144,474 |
| PEA BU | 13,163 |
| POT AC | 925 |
| POT BU | 100,942 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 37,337 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 6,887 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 6,262 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 173,193 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 16,526 |
| WHT AC | 1,879 |
| WHT FALL BU | 225 |
| WHT SP BU | 19,519 |
Other recorded variables (72 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 215 |
| A 11 50 | 77 |
| A 201 PL | 46 |
| A 51 100 | 330 |
| BEN BU | 442 |
| BUTTER LB | 173,193 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,531 |
| CHEESE LB | 37,337 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,875 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,888 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 3,763 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 6,887 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 795 |
| DUCKS | 408 |
| FAMILIES | 1,023 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 6,262 |
| FRN CA | 1,590 |
| GEESE | 696 |
| GRA BU | 544 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 25,051 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 2,087 |
| HOUSES | 996 |
| HOUSES B | 73 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 45 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 106 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 150 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 32 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 307 |
| HOUSES S | 38 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 398 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 129 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 133 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 686 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 82 |
| HOUSES W | 885 |
| INF 11 A | 270 |
| MD FEM | 816 |
| MD MALE | 821 |
| MD TOT | 1,637 |
| MILK COWS | 5,873 |
| NAME CD | Glengarry |
| OC E | 3 |
| OC F | 245 |
| OC P | 690 |
| OC TOT | 938 |
| OTHER FOWL | 17 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 2,727 |
| OTHERS | 4,067 |
| SHEEP | 2,654 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,500 |
| SILOS | 830 |
| SUP AM | 52,126 |
| SUP FOR | 28,352 |
| SUP JV | 607 |
| SUP PAT | 16,594 |
| SUP SC | 34,925 |
| SUP TOT | 80,478 |
| SWINE | 1,749 |
| SWINE KS | 2,145 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 998 |
| TUR AC | 27 |
| TUR BU | 6,257 |
| TURKEY | 526 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 2 |
| WID FEM | 171 |
| WID MALE | 86 |
| WID TOT | 257 |
| WORKING OX | 3 |
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/.