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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261146. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 87 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 3,932 total population, 2,069 males, 1,863 females, 1,240 married persons, 775 families, 620 married females, 620 married males, 128 widowed persons, 81 widowed females, 47 widowed males, 5 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 2,564 single persons under 18, 1,402 single males under 18, 1,162 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 3,932 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 758 occupied houses, 751 houses, 662 houses built of wood, 600 houses of 2 stories, 332 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 160 houses of 4 rooms, 148 houses of 1 story, 90 houses of 3 rooms, 90 houses of 5 rooms, 80 houses built of brick, 39 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 38 uninhabited houses, 28 houses of 2 rooms, 9 houses built of stone, 7 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 6 houses of 1 room, 6 houses of over 15 rooms, 3 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 212,330 pounds of homemade butter, 139,185 bushels of oats, 136,055 bushels of turnips, 67,989 bushels of potatoes, 64,962 bushels of peas, 63,162 bushels of spring wheat, 59,562 acres of land in farms, 40,817 acres of improved land in farms, 38,356 bushels of winter wheat, 31,882 bushels of barley, 30,231 acres of farmland under crops, 23,363 chickens, 18,745 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 17,845 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 9,518 acres of farmland in pasture, 9,363 tons of hay, 7,274 acres of hay crops, 7,271 acres of wheat, 5,498 sheep, 5,450 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 5,431 acres of oats, 5,228 swine, 4,486 other cattle, 4,400 swine slaughtered or sold, 2,303 sheep slaughtered or sold, 2,225 milk cows, 1,848 bushels of corn, 1,789 cattle killed or sold, 1,593 acres of barley, 1,549 horses aged over 3 years, 1,532 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,412 ducks, 1,322 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1,298 geese, 1,068 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 781 occupants of farms, 718 turkeys, 623 farm occupants who own their land, 589 horses aged 3 years and under, 518 acres of potatoes, 402 acres of turnips, 357 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 320 bushels of rye, 198 bushels of beans, 180 other fowl, 166 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 151 farm occupants who rent their land, 151 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 119 bushels of buckwheat, 92 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 55 oxen, 15 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 7 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON067001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON114003_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261146
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/.