Culross, Ontario (1891 census)
Culross was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,345. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.013°N, 81.296°W.
Population
In 1891, Culross had a population of 3,345: 1,738 male and 1,607 female residents. Population density was 35.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | — |
| 1861 | 2,266 |
| 1871 | 3,839 |
| 1881 | 3,807 |
| 1891 | 3,345 |
| 1901 | 2,955 |
| 1911 | 2,414 |
| 1921 | 2,101 |
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, Culross 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 | 5.80 |
| FAM NO | 575 |
| Number of families | 575 |
| Number of females | 1,607 |
| Number of males | 1,738 |
| Number of married females | 477 |
| Number of married males | 480 |
| Number of married persons | 957 |
| Number of widowed females | 60 |
| Number of widowed males | 39 |
| Number of widowed persons | 99 |
| POP F | 1,607 |
| POP M | 1,738 |
| POP TOT | 3,345 |
| Total population | 3,345 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,070 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,219 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,289 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3,343 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses | 571 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 50 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 25 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 494 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 4 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 527 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 34 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 42 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 62 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 102 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 74 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 278 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 573 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 20 |
Agriculture (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 942 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 639 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 12,381 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 10,656 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 29,553 |
| Acres of hay crops | 7,116 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 42,573 |
| Acres of land in farms | 53,228 |
| Acres of oats | 6,169 |
| Acres of potatoes | 463 |
| Acres of turnips | 775 |
| Acres of wheat | 4,720 |
| BAR AC | 942 |
| BAR BU | 19,923 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 19,923 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 111 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 47 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 388 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 519 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 152,233 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 81,399 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 54,878 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 847 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 11,276 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 330,195 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 76,169 |
| BWT BU | 47 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 35 |
| CRN BU | 519 |
| HAY AC | 7,116 |
| HAY TONS | 10,545 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,817 |
| Number of chickens | 21,075 |
| Number of ducks | 776 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 487 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 70 |
| Number of geese | 1,135 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 598 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,268 |
| Number of milk cows | 2,106 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 558 |
| Number of other cattle | 4,422 |
| Number of other fowl | 68 |
| Number of oxen | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 158 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 72 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 234 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 71 |
| Number of sheep | 5,849 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 2,324 |
| Number of swine | 2,855 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 2,713 |
| Number of turkeys | 556 |
| OAT AC | 6,169 |
| OAT BU | 152,233 |
| PEA BU | 81,399 |
| POT AC | 463 |
| POT BU | 54,878 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,984 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 13,858 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 7,218 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 108,109 |
| RYE BU | 847 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 10,545 |
| WHT AC | 4,720 |
| WHT FALL BU | 76,169 |
| WHT SP BU | 11,276 |
Other recorded variables (71 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 158 |
| A 11 50 | 72 |
| A 201 PL | 23 |
| A 51 100 | 234 |
| BEN BU | 111 |
| BUTTER LB | 108,109 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,817 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,984 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,070 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,219 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,289 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 13,858 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 598 |
| DUCKS | 776 |
| FAMILIES | 575 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 7,218 |
| FRN CA | 2 |
| GEESE | 1,135 |
| GRA BU | 388 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 21,075 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,268 |
| HOUSES | 571 |
| HOUSES B | 50 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 14 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 74 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 102 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 527 |
| HOUSES S | 25 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 278 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 62 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 34 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 42 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 20 |
| HOUSES W | 494 |
| INF 11 A | 71 |
| MD FEM | 477 |
| MD MALE | 480 |
| MD TOT | 957 |
| MILK COWS | 2,106 |
| NAME CD | Bruce, East-Est |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 70 |
| OC P | 487 |
| OC TOT | 558 |
| OTHER FOWL | 68 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 4,422 |
| OTHERS | 3,343 |
| SHEEP | 5,849 |
| SHEEP KS | 2,324 |
| SILOS | 35 |
| SUP AM | 42,573 |
| SUP FOR | 10,656 |
| SUP JV | 639 |
| SUP PAT | 12,381 |
| SUP SC | 29,553 |
| SUP TOT | 53,228 |
| SWINE | 2,855 |
| SWINE KS | 2,713 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 573 |
| TUR AC | 775 |
| TUR BU | 330,195 |
| TURKEY | 556 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 2 |
| WID FEM | 60 |
| WID MALE | 39 |
| WID TOT | 99 |
| WORKING OX | 23 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON051003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON104007— 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). "Culross, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/culross-on051003-1891/.