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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,054 |
| 1881 | 1,968 |
| 1891 | 1,849 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1911 | 1,638 |
| 1921 | 1,670 |
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 88 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,849 total population, 948 males, 901 females, 632 married persons, 371 families, 316 married females, 316 married males, 94 widowed persons, 67 widowed females, 27 widowed males, 5 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,123 single persons under 18, 605 single males under 18, 518 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,844 persons who are not French Canadian, 5 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 369 houses, 369 occupied houses, 290 houses built of wood, 236 houses of 1 story, 187 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 132 houses of 2 stories, 50 houses of 4 rooms, 46 houses built of brick, 36 houses of 5 rooms, 35 houses of 3 rooms, 33 houses built of stone, 32 houses of 2 rooms, 25 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 11 uninhabited houses, 3 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 61,180 pounds of homemade butter, 43,847 bushels of oats, 33,665 acres of land in farms, 26,382 bushels of potatoes, 23,301 acres of improved land in farms, 18,498 bushels of corn, 12,807 acres of farmland under crops, 10,364 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 10,198 acres of farmland in pasture, 6,654 chickens, 6,204 tons of hay, 4,749 bushels of peas, 4,676 bushels of spring wheat, 4,577 acres of hay crops, 4,474 bushels of turnips, 4,291 bushels of barley, 3,963 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,936 bushels of winter wheat, 2,737 acres of oats, 2,641 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 2,294 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,199 milk cows, 1,524 bushels of rye, 1,296 sheep, 1,203 other cattle, 1,104 swine slaughtered or sold, 1,041 bushels of buckwheat, 820 swine, 788 acres of wheat, 775 sheep slaughtered or sold, 638 horses aged over 3 years, 398 geese, 375 cattle killed or sold, 354 occupants of farms, 296 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 285 acres of barley, 277 turkeys, 275 acres of potatoes, 272 farm occupants who own their land, 214 bushels of beans, 202 horses aged 3 years and under, Capacity of silos (tons): 158, 131 ducks, 111 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 94 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 93 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 89 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 78 farm occupants who rent their land, 54 other fowl, 33 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 28 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 19 acres of turnips, 18 oxen, 4 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Theodore F. Chamberlain | 1838–1927 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON086004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON124003_1911— 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/.