Day, Ontario (1891 census)
Day was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 834. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.315°N, 83.380°W.
Population
In 1891, Day had a population of 834: 464 male and 370 female residents. Population density was 26.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 834 |
| 1901 | 285 |
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 was contained in NO DATA, 1881 (0.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Day shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 170 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.90 |
| FAM NO | 169 |
| Number of families | 169 |
| Number of females | 370 |
| Number of males | 464 |
| Number of married females | 132 |
| Number of married males | 135 |
| Number of married persons | 267 |
| Number of widowed females | 5 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 15 |
| POP F | 370 |
| POP M | 464 |
| POP TOT | 834 |
| Total population | 834 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 233 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 319 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 552 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 832 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 28 |
| Number of houses | 129 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 129 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 6 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 39 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 33 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 90 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 157 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 11 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 35 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 85 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 758 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 34,632 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,849 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,725 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 5,692 |
| Acres of land in farms | 40,324 |
| Acres of oats | 955 |
| Acres of potatoes | 98 |
| Acres of turnips | 83 |
| Acres of wheat | 355 |
| BAR AC | 35 |
| BAR BU | 534 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 534 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 378 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 89 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 17 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 16,139 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 4,315 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 11,563 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 210 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,351 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 19,050 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,081 |
| BWT BU | 378 |
| CRN BU | 17 |
| HAY AC | 1,725 |
| HAY TONS | 1,891 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 139 |
| Number of chickens | 2,183 |
| Number of ducks | 43 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 187 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 16 |
| Number of geese | 98 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 40 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 128 |
| Number of milk cows | 300 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 204 |
| Number of other cattle | 502 |
| Number of other fowl | 21 |
| Number of oxen | 117 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 95 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 61 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 19 |
| Number of sheep | 299 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 78 |
| Number of swine | 279 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 322 |
| Number of turkeys | 47 |
| OAT AC | 955 |
| OAT BU | 16,139 |
| PEA BU | 4,315 |
| POT AC | 98 |
| POT BU | 11,563 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 175 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 924 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 391 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 26,895 |
| RYE BU | 210 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,891 |
| WHT AC | 355 |
| WHT FALL BU | 1,081 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,351 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 95 |
| A 11 50 | 9 |
| A 201 PL | 61 |
| A 51 100 | 20 |
| BEN BU | 7 |
| BUTTER LB | 26,895 |
| CATTLE KS | 139 |
| CHEESE LB | 175 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 233 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 319 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 552 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 924 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 40 |
| DUCKS | 43 |
| FAMILIES | 169 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 391 |
| FRN CA | 2 |
| GEESE | 98 |
| GRA BU | 89 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,183 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 128 |
| HOUSES | 129 |
| HOUSES CON | 5 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 14 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 27 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 39 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 17 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 30 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 33 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 90 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 11 |
| HOUSES W | 129 |
| INF 11 A | 19 |
| MD FEM | 132 |
| MD MALE | 135 |
| MD TOT | 267 |
| MILK COWS | 300 |
| NAME CD | Algoma (Eastern Division-Est.) |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 16 |
| OC P | 187 |
| OC TOT | 204 |
| OTHER FOWL | 21 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 502 |
| OTHERS | 832 |
| SHEEP | 299 |
| SHEEP KS | 78 |
| SUP AM | 5,692 |
| SUP FOR | 34,632 |
| SUP JV | 85 |
| SUP PAT | 758 |
| SUP SC | 4,849 |
| SUP TOT | 40,324 |
| SWINE | 279 |
| SWINE KS | 322 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 157 |
| TUR AC | 83 |
| TUR BU | 19,050 |
| TURKEY | 47 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 28 |
| WID FEM | 5 |
| WID MALE | 10 |
| WID TOT | 15 |
| WORKING OX | 117 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON046003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON044006_1891— 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). "Day, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/day-on046003-1891/.