Denbigh, Abinger, Ashby, Effingham, Ontario (1891 census)
Denbigh, Abinger, Ashby, Effingham was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 870. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.055°N, 77.303°W.
Population
In 1891, Denbigh, Abinger, Ashby, Effingham had a population of 870: 470 male and 400 female residents. Population density was 2.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 175 |
| 1871 | 325 |
| 1881 | 621 |
| 1891 | 870 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Abinger } Ashby } Denbigh, 1901 (75.4% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Denbigh, Abinger, Ashby, Effingham shared boundaries with:
- Barrie
- Clarendon & Miller
- Elzevir & Grimsthorpe
- Griffith
- Kaladar, Anglesea
- Lyndoch
- Matawatchan
- Mayo
- Raglan & Radcliffe
- Tudor & Cashel
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 166 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 | 176 |
| Number of families | 176 |
| Number of females | 400 |
| Number of males | 470 |
| Number of married females | 150 |
| Number of married males | 151 |
| Number of married persons | 301 |
| Number of widowed females | 11 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 20 |
| POP F | 400 |
| POP M | 470 |
| POP TOT | 870 |
| Total population | 870 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 239 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 310 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 549 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 3 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 867 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 176 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 4 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 172 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 6 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 136 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 42 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 40 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 53 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 41 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 176 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 27 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 15 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 95 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 979 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 30,454 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,974 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,502 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 5,048 |
| Acres of land in farms | 35,502 |
| Acres of oats | 919 |
| Acres of potatoes | 124 |
| Acres of turnips | 33 |
| Acres of wheat | 188 |
| BAR AC | 15 |
| BAR BU | 213 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 213 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 114 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 950 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 37 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 794 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 14,783 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 3,575 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 12,172 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,936 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,653 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 6,194 |
| BWT BU | 950 |
| CRN BU | 794 |
| HAY AC | 1,502 |
| HAY TONS | 1,307 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 78 |
| Number of chickens | 2,245 |
| Number of ducks | 73 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 163 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 6 |
| Number of geese | 147 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 67 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 198 |
| Number of milk cows | 430 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 169 |
| Number of other cattle | 487 |
| Number of other fowl | 7 |
| Number of oxen | 80 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 73 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 35 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 51 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 7 |
| Number of sheep | 935 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 137 |
| Number of swine | 236 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 160 |
| Number of turkeys | 41 |
| OAT AC | 919 |
| OAT BU | 14,783 |
| PEA BU | 3,575 |
| POT AC | 124 |
| POT BU | 12,172 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 80 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,303 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 950 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 32,725 |
| RYE BU | 1,936 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,307 |
| WHT AC | 188 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,653 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 73 |
| A 11 50 | 3 |
| A 201 PL | 51 |
| A 51 100 | 35 |
| BEN BU | 114 |
| BUTTER LB | 32,725 |
| CATTLE KS | 78 |
| CHEESE LB | 80 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 239 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 310 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 549 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,303 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 67 |
| DUCKS | 73 |
| FAMILIES | 176 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 950 |
| FRN CA | 3 |
| GEESE | 147 |
| GRA BU | 37 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,245 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 198 |
| HOUSES | 176 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 53 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 136 |
| HOUSES S | 4 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 41 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 28 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 42 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 40 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 27 |
| HOUSES W | 172 |
| INF 11 A | 7 |
| MD FEM | 150 |
| MD MALE | 151 |
| MD TOT | 301 |
| MILK COWS | 430 |
| NAME CD | Addington |
| OC F | 6 |
| OC P | 163 |
| OC TOT | 169 |
| OTHER FOWL | 7 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 487 |
| OTHERS | 867 |
| SHEEP | 935 |
| SHEEP KS | 137 |
| SUP AM | 5,048 |
| SUP FOR | 30,454 |
| SUP JV | 95 |
| SUP PAT | 979 |
| SUP SC | 3,974 |
| SUP TOT | 35,502 |
| SWINE | 236 |
| SWINE KS | 160 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 176 |
| TUR AC | 33 |
| TUR BU | 6,194 |
| TURKEY | 41 |
| WID FEM | 11 |
| WID MALE | 9 |
| WID TOT | 20 |
| WORKING OX | 80 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON045001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON045001— 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). "Denbigh, Abinger, Ashby, Effingham, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/denbigh-abinger-ashby-effingham-on045001-1891/.