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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,785 |
| 1861 | 2,121 |
| 1871 | 2,127 |
| 1881 | 1,999 |
| 1891 | 2,097 |
| 1901 | 2,030 |
| 1911 | 1,025 |
| 1921 | 943 |
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 84 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,097 total population, 1,060 males, 1,037 females, 665 married persons, 405 families, 334 married females, 331 married males, 102 widowed persons, 73 widowed females, 29 widowed males, 5.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,330 single persons under 18, 700 single males under 18, 630 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,086 persons who are not French Canadian, 11 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 404 houses, 404 occupied houses, 355 houses built of wood, 264 houses of 2 stories, 179 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 140 houses of 1 story, 78 houses of 4 rooms, 43 houses of 3 rooms, 36 houses of 5 rooms, 32 houses of 2 rooms, 28 houses built of brick, 26 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 21 houses built of stone, 7 houses of over 15 rooms, 3 houses of 1 room, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 55,103 pounds of homemade butter, 37,312 bushels of oats, 35,708 acres of land in farms, 27,184 bushels of potatoes, 25,889 acres of improved land in farms, 14,113 bushels of corn, 12,994 acres of farmland under crops, 12,608 acres of farmland in pasture, 10,829 bushels of spring wheat, 9,819 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,622 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 7,428 chickens, 5,220 tons of hay, 4,480 acres of hay crops, 3,436 bushels of rye, 2,550 bushels of peas, 2,385 acres of oats, 1,985 milk cows, 1,825 bushels of barley, 1,734 sheep, 1,552 bushels of buckwheat, 1,355 other cattle, 1,322 swine, 1,302 bushels of turnips, 1,214 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,100 turkeys, 1,073 acres of wheat, 943 swine slaughtered or sold, 704 bushels of winter wheat, 656 geese, 607 horses aged over 3 years, 577 cattle killed or sold, 464 ducks, 397 occupants of farms, 338 farm occupants who own their land, 309 acres of potatoes, 287 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 201 horses aged 3 years and under, 155 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 123 acres of barley, 109 bushels of beans, 90 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 90 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 88 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 57 farm occupants who rent their land, 34 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 30 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 25 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 11 other fowl, 8 oxen, 5 acres of turnips, 2 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON086003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON124002— 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/.