Collingwood, Ontario (1891 census)
Collingwood was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,932. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.473°N, 80.396°W.
Population
In 1891, Collingwood had a population of 3,932: 2,069 male and 1,863 female residents. Population density was 34.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 545 |
| 1861 | 1,492 |
| 1871 | 3,576 |
| 1881 | 4,915 |
| 1891 | 3,932 |
| 1901 | 3,902 |
| 1911 | 3,291 |
| 1921 | 2,807 |
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, Collingwood shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 177 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5 |
| FAM NO | 775 |
| Number of families | 775 |
| Number of females | 1,863 |
| Number of males | 2,069 |
| Number of married females | 620 |
| Number of married males | 620 |
| Number of married persons | 1,240 |
| Number of widowed females | 81 |
| Number of widowed males | 47 |
| Number of widowed persons | 128 |
| POP F | 1,863 |
| POP M | 2,069 |
| POP TOT | 3,932 |
| Total population | 3,932 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,162 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,402 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,564 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3,932 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 7 |
| Number of houses | 751 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 80 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 9 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 662 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 6 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 148 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 39 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 600 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 90 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 160 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 90 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 332 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 758 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 38 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 1,593 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 1,068 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 9,518 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 18,745 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 30,231 |
| Acres of hay crops | 7,274 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 40,817 |
| Acres of land in farms | 59,562 |
| Acres of oats | 5,431 |
| Acres of potatoes | 518 |
| Acres of turnips | 402 |
| Acres of wheat | 7,271 |
| BAR AC | 1,593 |
| BAR BU | 31,882 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 31,882 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 198 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 119 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1,322 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,848 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 139,185 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 64,962 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 67,989 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 320 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 63,162 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 136,055 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 38,356 |
| BWT BU | 119 |
| CRN BU | 1,848 |
| HAY AC | 7,274 |
| HAY TONS | 9,363 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,789 |
| Number of chickens | 23,363 |
| Number of ducks | 1,412 |
| Number of employees on farms | 7 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 623 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 151 |
| Number of geese | 1,298 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 589 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,549 |
| Number of milk cows | 2,225 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 781 |
| Number of other cattle | 4,486 |
| Number of other fowl | 180 |
| Number of oxen | 55 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 92 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 151 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 357 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 166 |
| Number of sheep | 5,498 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 2,303 |
| Number of swine | 5,228 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 4,400 |
| Number of turkeys | 718 |
| OAT AC | 5,431 |
| OAT BU | 139,185 |
| PEA BU | 64,962 |
| POT AC | 518 |
| POT BU | 67,989 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,532 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 17,845 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,450 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 212,330 |
| RYE BU | 320 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 9,363 |
| WHT AC | 7,271 |
| WHT FALL BU | 38,356 |
| WHT SP BU | 63,162 |
Other recorded variables (71 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 92 |
| A 11 50 | 151 |
| A 201 PL | 15 |
| A 51 100 | 357 |
| BEN BU | 198 |
| BUTTER LB | 212,330 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,789 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,532 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,162 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,402 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,564 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 17,845 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 589 |
| DUCKS | 1,412 |
| FAMILIES | 775 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 5,450 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 1,298 |
| GRA BU | 1,322 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 23,363 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,549 |
| HOUSES | 751 |
| HOUSES B | 80 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 39 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 90 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 160 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 148 |
| HOUSES S | 9 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 332 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 6 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 90 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 28 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 600 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 38 |
| HOUSES W | 662 |
| INF 11 A | 166 |
| MD FEM | 620 |
| MD MALE | 620 |
| MD TOT | 1,240 |
| MILK COWS | 2,225 |
| NAME CD | Grey, East—Est |
| OC E | 7 |
| OC F | 151 |
| OC P | 623 |
| OC TOT | 781 |
| OTHER FOWL | 180 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 4,486 |
| OTHERS | 3,932 |
| SHEEP | 5,498 |
| SHEEP KS | 2,303 |
| SUP AM | 40,817 |
| SUP FOR | 18,745 |
| SUP JV | 1,068 |
| SUP PAT | 9,518 |
| SUP SC | 30,231 |
| SUP TOT | 59,562 |
| SWINE | 5,228 |
| SWINE KS | 4,400 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 758 |
| TUR AC | 402 |
| TUR BU | 136,055 |
| TURKEY | 718 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 7 |
| WID FEM | 81 |
| WID MALE | 47 |
| WID TOT | 128 |
| WORKING OX | 55 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON067001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON114003— 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). "Collingwood, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/collingwood-on067001-1891/.