Day, Ontario (1891 census)
Day was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 834. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261248. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 834 |
| 1901 | 285 |
| 1921 | 198 |
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 84 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 834 total population, 464 males, 370 females, 267 married persons, 169 families, 135 married males, 132 married females, 15 widowed persons, 10 widowed males, 5 widowed females, 4.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 552 single persons under 18, 319 single males under 18, 233 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 832 persons who are not French Canadian, 2 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 157 occupied houses, 129 houses, 129 houses built of wood, 90 houses of 2 stories, 39 houses of 1 story, 33 houses of 2 rooms, 30 houses of 3 rooms, 28 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 27 houses of 4 rooms, 17 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 14 houses of 5 rooms, 11 uninhabited houses, 6 houses of 1 room, 5 houses under construction, 2 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 40,324 acres of land in farms, 34,632 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 26,895 pounds of homemade butter, 19,050 bushels of turnips, 16,139 bushels of oats, 11,563 bushels of potatoes, 5,692 acres of improved land in farms, 4,849 acres of farmland under crops, 4,315 bushels of peas, 2,183 chickens, 1,891 tons of hay, 1,725 acres of hay crops, 1,351 bushels of spring wheat, 1,081 bushels of winter wheat, 955 acres of oats, 924 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 758 acres of farmland in pasture, 534 bushels of barley, 502 other cattle, 391 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 378 bushels of buckwheat, 355 acres of wheat, 322 swine slaughtered or sold, 300 milk cows, 299 sheep, 279 swine, 210 bushels of rye, 204 occupants of farms, 187 farm occupants who own their land, 175 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 139 cattle killed or sold, 128 horses aged over 3 years, 117 oxen, 98 acres of potatoes, 98 geese, 95 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 89 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 85 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 83 acres of turnips, 78 sheep slaughtered or sold, 61 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 47 turkeys, 43 ducks, 40 horses aged 3 years and under, 35 acres of barley, 21 other fowl, 20 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 19 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 17 bushels of corn, 16 farm occupants who rent their land, 9 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 7 bushels of beans, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON046003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON102012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261248
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/.