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 density was 40.6 people per square mile.
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 176 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.10 |
| FAM NO | 785 |
| Number of families | 785 |
| Number of females | 2,311 |
| Number of males | 2,468 |
| Number of married females | 741 |
| Number of married males | 741 |
| Number of married persons | 1,482 |
| Number of widowed females | 79 |
| Number of widowed males | 42 |
| Number of widowed persons | 121 |
| POP F | 2,311 |
| POP M | 2,468 |
| POP TOT | 4,779 |
| Total population | 4,779 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,491 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,685 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,176 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 3,815 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 964 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 768 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 8 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 758 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 70 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 389 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 158 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 378 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 109 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 102 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 76 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 247 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of occupied houses | 768 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 88 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 774 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 167 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 8,124 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 20,913 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 20,972 |
| Acres of hay crops | 6,399 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 29,263 |
| Acres of land in farms | 50,176 |
| Acres of oats | 6,872 |
| Acres of potatoes | 533 |
| Acres of turnips | 39 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,453 |
| BAR AC | 774 |
| BAR BU | 11,454 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 11,454 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 692 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4,179 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 517 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,895 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 127,831 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 12,027 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 52,884 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 436 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 14,172 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 13,208 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 155 |
| BWT BU | 4,179 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 250 |
| CRN BU | 2,895 |
| HAY AC | 6,399 |
| HAY TONS | 8,248 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 801 |
| Number of chickens | 15,560 |
| Number of ducks | 175 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 655 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 70 |
| Number of geese | 262 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 567 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,273 |
| Number of milk cows | 2,282 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 725 |
| Number of other cattle | 2,270 |
| Number of other fowl | 72 |
| Number of oxen | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 71 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 288 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 234 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 118 |
| Number of sheep | 2,873 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,381 |
| Number of swine | 2,101 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,020 |
| Number of turkeys | 709 |
| OAT AC | 6,872 |
| OAT BU | 127,831 |
| PEA BU | 12,027 |
| POT AC | 533 |
| POT BU | 52,884 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 14,275 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 654 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 12,035 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 129,809 |
| RYE BU | 436 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 8,248 |
| WHT AC | 1,453 |
| WHT FALL BU | 155 |
| WHT SP BU | 14,172 |
Other recorded variables (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 71 |
| A 11 50 | 288 |
| A 201 PL | 14 |
| A 51 100 | 234 |
| BEN BU | 692 |
| BUTTER LB | 129,809 |
| CATTLE KS | 801 |
| CHEESE LB | 14,275 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,491 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,685 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 3,176 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 654 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 567 |
| DUCKS | 175 |
| FAMILIES | 785 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 12,035 |
| FRN CA | 3,815 |
| GEESE | 262 |
| GRA BU | 517 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 15,560 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,273 |
| HOUSES | 768 |
| HOUSES B | 8 |
| HOUSES CON | 8 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 76 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 102 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 70 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 389 |
| HOUSES S | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 247 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 109 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 158 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 378 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 88 |
| HOUSES W | 758 |
| INF 11 A | 118 |
| MD FEM | 741 |
| MD MALE | 741 |
| MD TOT | 1,482 |
| MILK COWS | 2,282 |
| NAME CD | Russell |
| OC F | 70 |
| OC P | 655 |
| OC TOT | 725 |
| OTHER FOWL | 72 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 2,270 |
| OTHERS | 964 |
| SHEEP | 2,873 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,381 |
| SILOS | 250 |
| SUP AM | 29,263 |
| SUP FOR | 20,913 |
| SUP JV | 167 |
| SUP PAT | 8,124 |
| SUP SC | 20,972 |
| SUP TOT | 50,176 |
| SWINE | 2,101 |
| SWINE KS | 1,020 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 768 |
| TUR AC | 39 |
| TUR BU | 13,208 |
| TURKEY | 709 |
| WID FEM | 79 |
| WID MALE | 42 |
| WID TOT | 121 |
| WORKING OX | 19 |
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/.