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 density was 15.8 people per square mile.
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 155 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 290 |
| Number of families | 290 |
| Number of females | 686 |
| Number of males | 798 |
| Number of married females | 242 |
| Number of married males | 243 |
| Number of married persons | 485 |
| Number of widowed females | 11 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 20 |
| POP F | 686 |
| POP M | 798 |
| POP TOT | 1,484 |
| Total population | 1,484 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 433 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 546 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 979 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,484 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 269 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 268 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 10 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 259 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 117 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 100 |
| Number of occupied houses | 270 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 175 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 140 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 951 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 30,877 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 7,862 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,099 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 8,953 |
| Acres of land in farms | 39,830 |
| Acres of oats | 1,190 |
| Acres of potatoes | 186 |
| Acres of turnips | 37 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,076 |
| BAR AC | 175 |
| BAR BU | 2,675 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,675 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 46 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 13 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 25,071 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 16,067 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 18,758 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 9,728 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 6,475 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 4,379 |
| CRN BU | 13 |
| HAY AC | 2,099 |
| HAY TONS | 2,743 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 178 |
| Number of chickens | 4,075 |
| Number of ducks | 76 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 264 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 3 |
| Number of geese | 135 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 75 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 325 |
| Number of milk cows | 476 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 267 |
| Number of other cattle | 835 |
| Number of oxen | 117 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 42 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 146 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 32 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 39 |
| Number of sheep | 1,136 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 168 |
| Number of swine | 465 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 435 |
| Number of turkeys | 38 |
| OAT AC | 1,190 |
| OAT BU | 25,071 |
| PEA BU | 16,067 |
| POT AC | 186 |
| POT BU | 18,758 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,078 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 314 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 51,601 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,743 |
| WHT AC | 1,076 |
| WHT FALL BU | 4,379 |
| WHT SP BU | 9,728 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 42 |
| A 11 50 | 8 |
| A 201 PL | 32 |
| A 51 100 | 146 |
| BEN BU | 46 |
| BUTTER LB | 51,601 |
| CATTLE KS | 178 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 433 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 546 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 979 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,078 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 75 |
| DUCKS | 76 |
| FAMILIES | 290 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 314 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 135 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 4,075 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 325 |
| HOUSES | 269 |
| HOUSES B | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 8 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 17 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 117 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 10 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 100 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 19 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 8 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 259 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 2 |
| HOUSES W | 268 |
| INF 11 A | 39 |
| MD FEM | 242 |
| MD MALE | 243 |
| MD TOT | 485 |
| MILK COWS | 476 |
| NAME CD | Bruce, North-Nord |
| OC F | 3 |
| OC P | 264 |
| OC TOT | 267 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 835 |
| OTHERS | 1,484 |
| SHEEP | 1,136 |
| SHEEP KS | 168 |
| SUP AM | 8,953 |
| SUP FOR | 30,877 |
| SUP JV | 140 |
| SUP PAT | 951 |
| SUP SC | 7,862 |
| SUP TOT | 39,830 |
| SWINE | 465 |
| SWINE KS | 435 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 270 |
| TUR AC | 37 |
| TUR BU | 6,475 |
| TURKEY | 38 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 11 |
| WID MALE | 9 |
| WID TOT | 20 |
| WORKING OX | 117 |
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/.