Crosby N, Ontario (1891 census)
Crosby N was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,097. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.699°N, 76.398°W.
Population
In 1891, Crosby N had a population of 2,097: 1,060 male and 1,037 female residents. Population density was 24.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,785 |
| 1861 | 2,121 |
| 1871 | 2,127 |
| 1881 | 1,999 |
| 1891 | 2,097 |
| 1901 | 2,030 |
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, Crosby N shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 170 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 405 |
| Number of families | 405 |
| Number of females | 1,037 |
| Number of males | 1,060 |
| Number of married females | 334 |
| Number of married males | 331 |
| Number of married persons | 665 |
| Number of widowed females | 73 |
| Number of widowed males | 29 |
| Number of widowed persons | 102 |
| POP F | 1,037 |
| POP M | 1,060 |
| POP TOT | 2,097 |
| Total population | 2,097 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 630 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 700 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,330 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 11 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,086 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 404 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 28 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 21 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 355 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 140 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 264 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 43 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 78 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 36 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 179 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 404 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 123 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 287 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 12,608 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 9,819 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 12,994 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,480 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 25,889 |
| Acres of land in farms | 35,708 |
| Acres of oats | 2,385 |
| Acres of potatoes | 309 |
| Acres of turnips | 5 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,073 |
| BAR AC | 123 |
| BAR BU | 1,825 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,825 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 109 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,552 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 14,113 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 37,312 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,550 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 27,184 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 3,436 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 10,829 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,302 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 704 |
| BWT BU | 1,552 |
| CRN BU | 14,113 |
| HAY AC | 4,480 |
| HAY TONS | 5,220 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 577 |
| Number of chickens | 7,428 |
| Number of ducks | 464 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 338 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 57 |
| Number of geese | 656 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 201 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 607 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,985 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 397 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,355 |
| Number of other fowl | 11 |
| Number of oxen | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 90 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 30 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 88 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 34 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 155 |
| Number of sheep | 1,734 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,214 |
| Number of swine | 1,322 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 943 |
| Number of turkeys | 1,100 |
| OAT AC | 2,385 |
| OAT BU | 37,312 |
| PEA BU | 2,550 |
| POT AC | 309 |
| POT BU | 27,184 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 90 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 7,622 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 55,103 |
| RYE BU | 3,436 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,220 |
| WHT AC | 1,073 |
| WHT FALL BU | 704 |
| WHT SP BU | 10,829 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 90 |
| A 11 50 | 30 |
| A 201 PL | 34 |
| A 51 100 | 88 |
| BEN BU | 109 |
| BUTTER LB | 55,103 |
| CATTLE KS | 577 |
| CHEESE LB | 90 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 630 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 700 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,330 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 7,622 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 201 |
| DUCKS | 464 |
| FAMILIES | 405 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FRN CA | 11 |
| GEESE | 656 |
| GRA BU | 25 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 7,428 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 607 |
| HOUSES | 404 |
| HOUSES B | 28 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 26 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 36 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 78 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 140 |
| HOUSES S | 21 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 179 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 7 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 43 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 32 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 264 |
| HOUSES W | 355 |
| INF 11 A | 155 |
| MD FEM | 334 |
| MD MALE | 331 |
| MD TOT | 665 |
| MILK COWS | 1,985 |
| NAME CD | Leeds, South—Sud |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 57 |
| OC P | 338 |
| OC TOT | 397 |
| OTHER FOWL | 11 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,355 |
| OTHERS | 2,086 |
| SHEEP | 1,734 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,214 |
| SUP AM | 25,889 |
| SUP FOR | 9,819 |
| SUP JV | 287 |
| SUP PAT | 12,608 |
| SUP SC | 12,994 |
| SUP TOT | 35,708 |
| SWINE | 1,322 |
| SWINE KS | 943 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 404 |
| TUR AC | 5 |
| TUR BU | 1,302 |
| TURKEY | 1,100 |
| WID FEM | 73 |
| WID MALE | 29 |
| WID TOT | 102 |
| WORKING OX | 8 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON086003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON083003— 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). "Crosby N, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/crosby-n-on086003-1891/.