Clarence, Ontario (1891 census)
Clarence was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 4,779. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.476°N, 75.208°W.
Population
In 1891, Clarence had a population of 4,779: 2,468 male and 2,311 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 508 |
| 1861 | 1,732 |
| 1871 | 2,666 |
| 1881 | 4,411 |
| 1891 | 4,779 |
| 1901 | 6,085 |
| 1911 | 5,463 |
| 1921 | 5,307 |
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, Clarence shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 87 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 4,779 total population, 2,468 males, 2,311 females, 1,482 married persons, 785 families, 741 married females, 741 married males, 121 widowed persons, 79 widowed females, 42 widowed males, 6.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 3,176 single persons under 18, 1,685 single males under 18, 1,491 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 3,815 French Canadians, 964 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 768 houses, 768 occupied houses, 758 houses built of wood, 389 houses of 1 story, 378 houses of 2 stories, 247 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 158 houses of 2 rooms, 109 houses of 3 rooms, 102 houses of 4 rooms, 88 uninhabited houses, 76 houses of 5 rooms, 70 houses of 1 room, 8 houses built of brick, 8 houses under construction, 5 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses built of stone, 1 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 129,809 pounds of homemade butter, 127,831 bushels of oats, 52,884 bushels of potatoes, 50,176 acres of land in farms, 29,263 acres of improved land in farms, 20,972 acres of farmland under crops, 20,913 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 15,560 chickens, 14,275 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 14,172 bushels of spring wheat, 13,208 bushels of turnips, 12,035 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 12,027 bushels of peas, 11,454 bushels of barley, 8,248 tons of hay, 8,124 acres of farmland in pasture, 6,872 acres of oats, 6,399 acres of hay crops, 4,179 bushels of buckwheat, 2,895 bushels of corn, 2,873 sheep, 2,282 milk cows, 2,270 other cattle, 2,101 swine, 1,453 acres of wheat, 1,381 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,273 horses aged over 3 years, 1,020 swine slaughtered or sold, 801 cattle killed or sold, 774 acres of barley, 725 occupants of farms, 709 turkeys, 692 bushels of beans, 655 farm occupants who own their land, 654 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 567 horses aged 3 years and under, 533 acres of potatoes, 517 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 436 bushels of rye, 288 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 262 geese, Capacity of silos (tons): 250, 234 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 175 ducks, 167 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 155 bushels of winter wheat, 118 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 72 other fowl, 71 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 70 farm occupants who rent their land, 39 acres of turnips, 19 oxen, 14 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON116002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON143002— 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). "Clarence, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/clarence-on116002-1891/.