Charlotteville, Ontario (1891 census)
Charlotteville was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,937. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.759°N, 80.384°W.
Population
In 1891, Charlotteville had a population of 3,937: 2,001 male and 1,936 female residents. Population density was 36.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,780 |
| 1861 | 3,475 |
| 1871 | 4,097 |
| 1881 | 4,416 |
| 1891 | 3,937 |
| 1901 | 3,464 |
| 1911 | 2,962 |
| 1921 | 2,750 |
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, Charlotteville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 174 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.60 |
| FAM NO | 846 |
| Number of families | 846 |
| Number of females | 1,936 |
| Number of males | 2,001 |
| Number of married females | 731 |
| Number of married males | 730 |
| Number of married persons | 1,461 |
| Number of widowed females | 124 |
| Number of widowed males | 45 |
| Number of widowed persons | 169 |
| POP F | 1,936 |
| POP M | 2,001 |
| POP TOT | 3,937 |
| Total population | 3,937 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,081 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,226 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,307 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3,935 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 12 |
| Number of houses | 833 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 77 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 756 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 7 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 534 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 82 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 36 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 299 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 77 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 87 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 105 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 431 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 845 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 57 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 131 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 1,448 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 6,654 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 13,966 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 28,972 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,876 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 37,074 |
| Acres of land in farms | 51,040 |
| Acres of oats | 3,185 |
| Acres of potatoes | 453 |
| Acres of turnips | 216 |
| Acres of wheat | 3,866 |
| BAR AC | 131 |
| BAR BU | 2,311 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,311 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 408 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 18,662 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 621 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 55,892 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 51,973 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 38,558 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 29,747 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 15,615 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 252 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 64,219 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 66,045 |
| BWT BU | 18,662 |
| CRN BU | 55,892 |
| HAY AC | 4,876 |
| HAY TONS | 6,654 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 748 |
| Number of chickens | 18,580 |
| Number of ducks | 449 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 610 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 196 |
| Number of geese | 441 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 558 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,308 |
| Number of milk cows | 2,188 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 807 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,589 |
| Number of other fowl | 86 |
| Number of oxen | 98 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 124 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 191 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 210 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 30 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 252 |
| Number of sheep | 2,306 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 903 |
| Number of swine | 5,480 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 4,629 |
| Number of turkeys | 731 |
| OAT AC | 3,185 |
| OAT BU | 51,973 |
| PEA BU | 38,558 |
| POT AC | 453 |
| POT BU | 29,747 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 330 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,940 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,856 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 126,535 |
| RYE BU | 15,615 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 6,654 |
| WHT AC | 3,866 |
| WHT FALL BU | 66,045 |
| WHT SP BU | 252 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 124 |
| A 11 50 | 191 |
| A 201 PL | 30 |
| A 51 100 | 210 |
| BEN BU | 408 |
| BUTTER LB | 126,535 |
| CATTLE KS | 748 |
| CHEESE LB | 330 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,081 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,226 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,307 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 5,940 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 558 |
| DUCKS | 449 |
| FAMILIES | 846 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,856 |
| FRN CA | 2 |
| GEESE | 441 |
| GRA BU | 621 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 18,580 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,308 |
| HOUSES | 833 |
| HOUSES B | 77 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 82 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 105 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 87 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 7 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 534 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 431 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 8 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 77 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 36 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 299 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 57 |
| HOUSES W | 756 |
| INF 11 A | 252 |
| MD FEM | 731 |
| MD MALE | 730 |
| MD TOT | 1,461 |
| MILK COWS | 2,188 |
| NAME CD | Norfolk, South - Sud |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 196 |
| OC P | 610 |
| OC TOT | 807 |
| OTHER FOWL | 86 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,589 |
| OTHERS | 3,935 |
| SHEEP | 2,306 |
| SHEEP KS | 903 |
| SUP AM | 37,074 |
| SUP FOR | 13,966 |
| SUP JV | 1,448 |
| SUP PAT | 6,654 |
| SUP SC | 28,972 |
| SUP TOT | 51,040 |
| SWINE | 5,480 |
| SWINE KS | 4,629 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 845 |
| TUR AC | 216 |
| TUR BU | 64,219 |
| TURKEY | 731 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 12 |
| WID FEM | 124 |
| WID MALE | 45 |
| WID TOT | 169 |
| WORKING OX | 98 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON098001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON131001— 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). "Charlotteville, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/charlotteville-on098001-1891/.