Eastnor, Ontario (1891 census)
Eastnor was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,484. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261358. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.947°N, 81.274°W.
Population
In 1891, Eastnor had a population of 1,484: 798 male and 686 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,484 |
| 1901 | 1,830 |
| 1911 | 1,642 |
| 1921 | 1,148 |
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 Eastnor, Lindsay, St. Edmund's, 1881 (28.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Eastnor shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 76 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,484 total population, 798 males, 686 females, 485 married persons, 290 families, 243 married males, 242 married females, 20 widowed persons, 11 widowed females, 9 widowed males, 5.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 979 single persons under 18, 546 single males under 18, 433 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,484 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 270 occupied houses, 269 houses, 268 houses built of wood, 259 houses of 2 stories, 117 houses of 4 rooms, 100 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 19 houses of 3 rooms, 17 houses of 5 rooms, 10 houses of 1 story, 8 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 8 houses of 2 rooms, 2 uninhabited houses, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses built of brick. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 51,601 pounds of homemade butter, 39,830 acres of land in farms, 30,877 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 25,071 bushels of oats, 18,758 bushels of potatoes, 16,067 bushels of peas, 9,728 bushels of spring wheat, 8,953 acres of improved land in farms, 7,862 acres of farmland under crops, 6,475 bushels of turnips, 4,379 bushels of winter wheat, 4,078 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 4,075 chickens, 2,743 tons of hay, 2,675 bushels of barley, 2,099 acres of hay crops, 1,190 acres of oats, 1,136 sheep, 1,076 acres of wheat, 951 acres of farmland in pasture, 835 other cattle, 476 milk cows, 465 swine, 435 swine slaughtered or sold, 325 horses aged over 3 years, 314 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 267 occupants of farms, 264 farm occupants who own their land, 186 acres of potatoes, 178 cattle killed or sold, 175 acres of barley, 168 sheep slaughtered or sold, 146 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 140 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 135 geese, 117 oxen, 76 ducks, 75 horses aged 3 years and under, 46 bushels of beans, 42 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 39 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 38 turkeys, 37 acres of turnips, 32 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 13 bushels of corn, 8 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 3 farm occupants who rent their land. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON052005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON104008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261358
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). "Eastnor, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/eastnor-on052005-1891/.