Chesley, Village, Ontario (1891 census)
Chesley, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,437. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5093252. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.303°N, 81.100°W.
Population
In 1891, Chesley, Village had a population of 1,437: 723 male and 714 female residents. Population density was 1432.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 893 |
| 1891 | 1,437 |
| 1901 | 1,734 |
| 1911 | 1,734 |
| 1921 | 1,708 |
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, Chesley, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 157 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 | 289 |
| Number of families | 289 |
| Number of females | 714 |
| Number of males | 723 |
| Number of married females | 236 |
| Number of married males | 233 |
| Number of married persons | 469 |
| Number of widowed females | 43 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 59 |
| POP F | 714 |
| POP M | 723 |
| POP TOT | 1,437 |
| Total population | 1,437 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 435 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 474 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 909 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,437 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 278 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 116 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 162 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 225 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 52 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 190 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 278 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 12 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 120 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,356 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 802 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 442 |
| Acres of hay crops | 241 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,918 |
| Acres of land in farms | 2,720 |
| Acres of oats | 137 |
| Acres of potatoes | 32 |
| Acres of turnips | 23 |
| Acres of wheat | 25 |
| BAR AC | 12 |
| BAR BU | 219 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 219 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 37 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 149 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,275 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 528 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,189 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 185 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 11,065 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 200 |
| BWT BU | 20 |
| CRN BU | 149 |
| HAY AC | 241 |
| HAY TONS | 319 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,127 |
| Number of chickens | 1,178 |
| Number of ducks | 15 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 189 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 67 |
| Number of geese | 27 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 23 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 159 |
| Number of milk cows | 90 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 256 |
| Number of other cattle | 180 |
| Number of other fowl | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 239 |
| Number of sheep | 9 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 299 |
| Number of swine | 138 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 376 |
| OAT AC | 137 |
| OAT BU | 3,275 |
| PEA BU | 528 |
| POT AC | 32 |
| POT BU | 4,189 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 100 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 58 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 7,510 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 319 |
| WHT AC | 25 |
| WHT FALL BU | 200 |
| WHT SP BU | 185 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 10 |
| A 11 50 | 3 |
| A 201 PL | 3 |
| A 51 100 | 1 |
| BEN BU | 37 |
| BUTTER LB | 7,510 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,127 |
| CHEESE LB | 100 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 435 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 474 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 909 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 58 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 23 |
| DUCKS | 15 |
| FAMILIES | 289 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 27 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,178 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 159 |
| HOUSES | 278 |
| HOUSES B | 116 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 16 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 38 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 24 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 225 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 190 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 52 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 4 |
| HOUSES W | 162 |
| INF 11 A | 239 |
| MD FEM | 236 |
| MD MALE | 233 |
| MD TOT | 469 |
| MILK COWS | 90 |
| NAME CD | Bruce, North-Nord |
| OC F | 67 |
| OC P | 189 |
| OC TOT | 256 |
| OTHER FOWL | 11 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 180 |
| OTHERS | 1,437 |
| SHEEP | 9 |
| SHEEP KS | 299 |
| SUP AM | 1,918 |
| SUP FOR | 802 |
| SUP JV | 120 |
| SUP PAT | 1,356 |
| SUP SC | 442 |
| SUP TOT | 2,720 |
| SWINE | 138 |
| SWINE KS | 376 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 278 |
| TUR AC | 23 |
| TUR BU | 11,065 |
| WID FEM | 43 |
| WID MALE | 16 |
| WID TOT | 59 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON052004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON104018— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5093252
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chesley,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chesley_(Ontario)
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). "Chesley, Village, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/chesley-village-on052004-1891/.