Chinguacousy, Ontario (1891 census)
Chinguacousy was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 4,744. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.733°N, 79.825°W.
Population
In 1891, Chinguacousy had a population of 4,744: 2,456 male and 2,288 female residents. Population density was 34.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 7,469 |
| 1861 | 6,897 |
| 1871 | 6,129 |
| 1881 | 5,476 |
| 1891 | 4,744 |
| 1901 | 4,177 |
| 1911 | 3,913 |
| 1921 | 3,635 |
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, Chinguacousy shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 176 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.20 |
| FAM NO | 910 |
| Number of families | 910 |
| Number of females | 2,288 |
| Number of males | 2,456 |
| Number of married females | 711 |
| Number of married males | 710 |
| Number of married persons | 1,421 |
| Number of widowed females | 146 |
| Number of widowed males | 71 |
| Number of widowed persons | 217 |
| POP F | 2,288 |
| POP M | 2,456 |
| POP TOT | 4,744 |
| Total population | 4,744 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,431 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,675 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,106 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 4,743 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 873 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 276 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 38 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 557 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 411 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 127 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 460 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 79 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 70 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 547 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of occupied houses | 873 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 92 |
Agriculture (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 12,709 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 1,402 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 10,685 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 7,586 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 60,484 |
| Acres of hay crops | 9,377 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 72,571 |
| Acres of land in farms | 80,157 |
| Acres of oats | 9,176 |
| Acres of potatoes | 403 |
| Acres of turnips | 304 |
| Acres of wheat | 10,562 |
| BAR AC | 12,709 |
| BAR BU | 269,511 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 269,511 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 63 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 99 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 446 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,372 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 259,914 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 90,421 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 26,830 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 675 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 61,926 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 117,265 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 85,828 |
| BWT BU | 99 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 500 |
| CRN BU | 2,372 |
| HAY AC | 9,377 |
| HAY TONS | 13,844 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,661 |
| Number of chickens | 32,622 |
| Number of ducks | 1,226 |
| Number of employees on farms | 4 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 651 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 192 |
| Number of geese | 1,913 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 1,272 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 2,716 |
| Number of milk cows | 3,509 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 847 |
| Number of other cattle | 3,566 |
| Number of other fowl | 62 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 224 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 52 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 299 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 42 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 230 |
| Number of sheep | 3,337 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,915 |
| Number of swine | 6,837 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 8,155 |
| Number of turkeys | 1,408 |
| OAT AC | 9,176 |
| OAT BU | 259,914 |
| PEA BU | 90,421 |
| POT AC | 403 |
| POT BU | 26,830 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 557 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 17,856 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,516 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 333,324 |
| RYE BU | 675 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 13,844 |
| WHT AC | 10,562 |
| WHT FALL BU | 85,828 |
| WHT SP BU | 61,926 |
Other recorded variables (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 224 |
| A 11 50 | 52 |
| A 201 PL | 42 |
| A 51 100 | 299 |
| BEN BU | 63 |
| BUTTER LB | 333,324 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,661 |
| CHEESE LB | 557 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,431 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,675 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 3,106 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 17,856 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 1,272 |
| DUCKS | 1,226 |
| FAMILIES | 910 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.20 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,516 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 1,913 |
| GRA BU | 446 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 32,622 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 2,716 |
| HOUSES | 873 |
| HOUSES B | 276 |
| HOUSES CON | 6 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 127 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 70 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 79 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 411 |
| HOUSES S | 38 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 547 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 11 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 25 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 10 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 460 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 92 |
| HOUSES W | 557 |
| INF 11 A | 230 |
| MD FEM | 711 |
| MD MALE | 710 |
| MD TOT | 1,421 |
| MILK COWS | 3,509 |
| NAME CD | Peel |
| OC E | 4 |
| OC F | 192 |
| OC P | 651 |
| OC TOT | 847 |
| OTHER FOWL | 62 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 3,566 |
| OTHERS | 4,743 |
| SHEEP | 3,337 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,915 |
| SILOS | 500 |
| SUP AM | 72,571 |
| SUP FOR | 7,586 |
| SUP JV | 1,402 |
| SUP PAT | 10,685 |
| SUP SC | 60,484 |
| SUP TOT | 80,157 |
| SWINE | 6,837 |
| SWINE KS | 8,155 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 873 |
| TUR AC | 304 |
| TUR BU | 117,265 |
| TURKEY | 1,408 |
| WID FEM | 146 |
| WID MALE | 71 |
| WID TOT | 217 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON107002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON136003— 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). "Chinguacousy, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/chinguacousy-on107002-1891/.