Crosby S, Ontario (1891 census)
Crosby S was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,849. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.587°N, 76.265°W.
Population
In 1891, Crosby S had a population of 1,849: 948 male and 901 female residents. Population density was 20.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,578 |
| 1861 | 2,117 |
| 1871 | 2,054 |
| 1881 | 1,968 |
| 1891 | 1,849 |
| 1901 | 1,811 |
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 S shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 178 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 | 371 |
| Number of families | 371 |
| Number of females | 901 |
| Number of males | 948 |
| Number of married females | 316 |
| Number of married males | 316 |
| Number of married persons | 632 |
| Number of widowed females | 67 |
| Number of widowed males | 27 |
| Number of widowed persons | 94 |
| POP F | 901 |
| POP M | 948 |
| POP TOT | 1,849 |
| Total population | 1,849 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 518 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 605 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,123 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 5 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,844 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 369 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 46 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 33 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 290 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 236 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 132 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 50 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 36 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 187 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 369 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 11 |
Agriculture (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 285 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 296 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 10,198 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 10,364 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 12,807 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,577 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 23,301 |
| Acres of land in farms | 33,665 |
| Acres of oats | 2,737 |
| Acres of potatoes | 275 |
| Acres of turnips | 19 |
| Acres of wheat | 788 |
| BAR AC | 285 |
| BAR BU | 4,291 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 4,291 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 214 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,041 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 94 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 18,498 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 43,847 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 4,749 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 26,382 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,524 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,676 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,474 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 2,936 |
| BWT BU | 1,041 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 158 |
| CRN BU | 18,498 |
| HAY AC | 4,577 |
| HAY TONS | 6,204 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 375 |
| Number of chickens | 6,654 |
| Number of ducks | 131 |
| Number of employees on farms | 4 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 272 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 78 |
| Number of geese | 398 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 202 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 638 |
| Number of milk cows | 2,199 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 354 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,203 |
| Number of other fowl | 54 |
| Number of oxen | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 89 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 28 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 93 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 33 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 111 |
| Number of sheep | 1,296 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 775 |
| Number of swine | 820 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,104 |
| Number of turkeys | 277 |
| OAT AC | 2,737 |
| OAT BU | 43,847 |
| PEA BU | 4,749 |
| POT AC | 275 |
| POT BU | 26,382 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 2,641 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,963 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,294 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 61,180 |
| RYE BU | 1,524 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 6,204 |
| WHT AC | 788 |
| WHT FALL BU | 2,936 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,676 |
Other recorded variables (71 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 89 |
| A 11 50 | 28 |
| A 201 PL | 33 |
| A 51 100 | 93 |
| BEN BU | 214 |
| BUTTER LB | 61,180 |
| CATTLE KS | 375 |
| CHEESE LB | 2,641 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 518 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 605 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,123 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 3,963 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 202 |
| DUCKS | 131 |
| FAMILIES | 371 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,294 |
| FRN CA | 5 |
| GEESE | 398 |
| GRA BU | 94 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 6,654 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 638 |
| HOUSES | 369 |
| HOUSES B | 46 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 25 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 36 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 50 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 236 |
| HOUSES S | 33 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 187 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 35 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 32 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 132 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 11 |
| HOUSES W | 290 |
| INF 11 A | 111 |
| MD FEM | 316 |
| MD MALE | 316 |
| MD TOT | 632 |
| MILK COWS | 2,199 |
| NAME CD | Leeds, South—Sud |
| OC E | 4 |
| OC F | 78 |
| OC P | 272 |
| OC TOT | 354 |
| OTHER FOWL | 54 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,203 |
| OTHERS | 1,844 |
| SHEEP | 1,296 |
| SHEEP KS | 775 |
| SILOS | 158 |
| SUP AM | 23,301 |
| SUP FOR | 10,364 |
| SUP JV | 296 |
| SUP PAT | 10,198 |
| SUP SC | 12,807 |
| SUP TOT | 33,665 |
| SWINE | 820 |
| SWINE KS | 1,104 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 369 |
| TUR AC | 19 |
| TUR BU | 4,474 |
| TURKEY | 277 |
| WID FEM | 67 |
| WID MALE | 27 |
| WID TOT | 94 |
| WORKING OX | 18 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON086004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON083004— 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 S, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/crosby-s-on086004-1891/.