Crowland, Ontario (1891 census)
Crowland was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,107. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.998°N, 79.185°W.
Population
In 1891, Crowland had a population of 1,107: 564 male and 543 female residents. Population density was 31.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,478 |
| 1861 | 1,457 |
| 1871 | 1,317 |
| 1881 | 1,318 |
| 1891 | 1,107 |
| 1901 | 1,010 |
| 1911 | 1,667 |
| 1921 | 3,826 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Crowland, 1881 (94.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Crowland shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 167 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.40 |
| FAM NO | 252 |
| Number of families | 252 |
| Number of females | 543 |
| Number of males | 564 |
| Number of married females | 216 |
| Number of married males | 217 |
| Number of married persons | 433 |
| Number of widowed females | 35 |
| Number of widowed males | 24 |
| Number of widowed persons | 59 |
| POP F | 543 |
| POP M | 564 |
| POP TOT | 1,107 |
| Total population | 1,107 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 292 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 323 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 615 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,107 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 250 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 34 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 3 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 213 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 161 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 89 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 37 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 142 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 250 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 152 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 586 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,491 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 3,647 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 11,931 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,806 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 14,008 |
| Acres of land in farms | 17,655 |
| Acres of oats | 2,035 |
| Acres of potatoes | 84 |
| Acres of turnips | 7 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,760 |
| BAR AC | 152 |
| BAR BU | 1,644 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,644 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 1,749 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 720 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 649 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 4,999 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 31,639 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,754 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,372 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 574 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 447 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 817 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 24,377 |
| BWT BU | 720 |
| CRN BU | 4,999 |
| HAY AC | 3,806 |
| HAY TONS | 4,898 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 223 |
| Number of chickens | 5,303 |
| Number of ducks | 172 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 210 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 31 |
| Number of geese | 143 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 189 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 563 |
| Number of milk cows | 682 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 241 |
| Number of other cattle | 642 |
| Number of other fowl | 41 |
| Number of oxen | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 51 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 62 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 79 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 44 |
| Number of sheep | 832 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 492 |
| Number of swine | 683 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 812 |
| Number of turkeys | 141 |
| OAT AC | 2,035 |
| OAT BU | 31,639 |
| PEA BU | 2,754 |
| POT AC | 84 |
| POT BU | 3,372 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,408 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,894 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,941 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 56,357 |
| RYE BU | 574 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,898 |
| WHT AC | 1,760 |
| WHT FALL BU | 24,377 |
| WHT SP BU | 447 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 51 |
| A 11 50 | 62 |
| A 201 PL | 5 |
| A 51 100 | 79 |
| BEN BU | 1,749 |
| BUTTER LB | 56,357 |
| CATTLE KS | 223 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,408 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 292 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 323 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 615 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,894 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 189 |
| DUCKS | 172 |
| FAMILIES | 252 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,941 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 143 |
| GRA BU | 649 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 5,303 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 563 |
| HOUSES | 250 |
| HOUSES B | 34 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 19 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 21 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 37 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 161 |
| HOUSES S | 3 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 142 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 18 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 9 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 89 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 10 |
| HOUSES W | 213 |
| INF 11 A | 44 |
| MD FEM | 216 |
| MD MALE | 217 |
| MD TOT | 433 |
| MILK COWS | 682 |
| NAME CD | Welland |
| OC F | 31 |
| OC P | 210 |
| OC TOT | 241 |
| OTHER FOWL | 41 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 642 |
| OTHERS | 1,107 |
| SHEEP | 832 |
| SHEEP KS | 492 |
| SUP AM | 14,008 |
| SUP FOR | 3,647 |
| SUP JV | 586 |
| SUP PAT | 1,491 |
| SUP SC | 11,931 |
| SUP TOT | 17,655 |
| SWINE | 683 |
| SWINE KS | 812 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 250 |
| TUR AC | 7 |
| TUR BU | 817 |
| TURKEY | 141 |
| WID FEM | 35 |
| WID MALE | 24 |
| WID TOT | 59 |
| WORKING OX | 10 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON125003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON151002— 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). "Crowland, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/crowland-on125003-1891/.