Cornwall, Ontario (1891 census)
Cornwall was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 6,790. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.086°N, 74.814°W.
Population
In 1891, Cornwall had a population of 6,790: 3,490 male and 3,300 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,707 |
| 1861 | 5,000 |
| 1871 | 5,081 |
| 1881 | 5,436 |
| 1891 | 6,790 |
| 1901 | 6,911 |
| 1911 | 6,074 |
| 1921 | 6,631 |
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, Cornwall shared boundaries with:
- Charlottenburg
- Cornwall, Centre, Ward—Quartier
- Cornwall, East, Ward—Quartier
- Cornwall, West, Ward—Quartier
- Osnabruck
- Roxborough
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 88 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 6,790 total population, 3,490 males, 3,300 females, 2,240 married persons, 1,320 married males, 1,215 families, 1,120 married females, 285 widowed persons, 192 widowed females, 93 widowed males, 5.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 4,265 single persons under 18, 2,277 single males under 18, 1,988 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 5,312 persons who are not French Canadian, 1,478 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 1,200 houses, 1,200 occupied houses, 1,051 houses built of wood, 858 houses of 2 stories, 513 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 336 houses of 1 story, 166 houses of 4 rooms, 154 houses of 5 rooms, 143 houses of 3 rooms, 130 houses of 2 rooms, 119 houses built of brick, 56 uninhabited houses, 53 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 30 houses built of stone, 29 houses of 1 room, 12 houses of over 15 rooms, 6 houses of 3 stories, 6 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 292,680 pounds of homemade butter, 105,201 bushels of oats, 78,773 bushels of potatoes, 64,384 acres of land in farms, 43,685 acres of improved land in farms, 27,009 acres of farmland under crops, 24,313 chickens, 20,699 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 18,992 bushels of corn, 16,125 tons of hay, 15,804 acres of farmland in pasture, 13,242 acres of hay crops, 13,030 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 11,375 bushels of buckwheat, 10,283 bushels of spring wheat, 8,339 bushels of turnips, 6,989 acres of oats, 6,557 bushels of barley, 5,046 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 4,957 bushels of peas, 4,799 milk cows, 4,038 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,155 other cattle, 2,076 sheep, 2,067 swine, 1,846 horses aged over 3 years, 1,836 swine slaughtered or sold, 1,419 turkeys, 1,250 occupants of farms, 1,217 cattle killed or sold, 1,141 acres of wheat, 1,017 sheep slaughtered or sold, 878 farm occupants who own their land, 872 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 853 geese, 813 acres of potatoes, 743 horses aged 3 years and under, 657 ducks, 636 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 427 acres of barley, 403 bushels of rye, 398 bushels of beans, 369 farm occupants who rent their land, 292 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 209 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 153 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 139 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, Capacity of silos (tons): 125, 124 bushels of winter wheat, 56 acres of turnips, 30 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 11 other fowl, 6 oxen, 3 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON056001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON145001— 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). "Cornwall, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/cornwall-on056001-1891/.