Edwardsburg, Ontario (1891 census)
Edwardsburg was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 4,517. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.839°N, 75.503°W.
Population
In 1891, Edwardsburg had a population of 4,517: 2,322 male and 2,195 female residents. Population density was 36.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,779 |
| 1861 | 5,545 |
| 1871 | 5,417 |
| 1881 | 5,431 |
| 1891 | 4,517 |
| 1901 | 4,268 |
| 1911 | 3,360 |
| 1921 | 3,238 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Edwardsburg shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 174 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5 |
| FAM NO | 902 |
| Number of families | 902 |
| Number of females | 2,195 |
| Number of males | 2,322 |
| Number of married females | 762 |
| Number of married males | 759 |
| Number of married persons | 1,521 |
| Number of widowed females | 156 |
| Number of widowed males | 79 |
| Number of widowed persons | 235 |
| POP F | 2,195 |
| POP M | 2,322 |
| POP TOT | 4,517 |
| Total population | 4,517 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,277 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,484 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,761 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 35 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 4,482 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 893 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 92 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 156 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 645 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 23 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 853 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 74 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 40 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 119 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 106 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 87 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 462 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 893 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 26 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 502 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 582 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 18,615 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 15,023 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 31,383 |
| Acres of hay crops | 14,286 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 50,580 |
| Acres of land in farms | 65,603 |
| Acres of oats | 8,970 |
| Acres of potatoes | 1,085 |
| Acres of turnips | 51 |
| Acres of wheat | 516 |
| BAR AC | 502 |
| BAR BU | 7,296 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 7,296 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 312 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 8,010 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 52 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 11,666 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 117,329 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,942 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 117,489 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,910 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,547 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 19,241 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 20 |
| BWT BU | 8,010 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 750 |
| CRN BU | 11,666 |
| HAY AC | 14,286 |
| HAY TONS | 16,121 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 776 |
| Number of chickens | 23,893 |
| Number of ducks | 567 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 741 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 95 |
| Number of geese | 815 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 575 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,732 |
| Number of milk cows | 5,522 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 837 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,959 |
| Number of other fowl | 65 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 170 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 162 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 290 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 34 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 181 |
| Number of sheep | 1,791 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,249 |
| Number of swine | 2,292 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 2,285 |
| Number of turkeys | 890 |
| OAT AC | 8,970 |
| OAT BU | 117,329 |
| PEA BU | 1,942 |
| POT AC | 1,085 |
| POT BU | 117,489 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 60 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 6,656 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,717 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 137,905 |
| RYE BU | 1,910 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 16,121 |
| WHT AC | 516 |
| WHT FALL BU | 20 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,547 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 170 |
| A 11 50 | 162 |
| A 201 PL | 34 |
| A 51 100 | 290 |
| BEN BU | 312 |
| BUTTER LB | 137,905 |
| CATTLE KS | 776 |
| CHEESE LB | 60 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,277 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,484 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,761 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 6,656 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 575 |
| DUCKS | 567 |
| FAMILIES | 902 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,717 |
| FRN CA | 35 |
| GEESE | 815 |
| GRA BU | 52 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 23,893 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,732 |
| HOUSES | 893 |
| HOUSES B | 92 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 21 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 87 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 106 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 23 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 853 |
| HOUSES S | 156 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 462 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 119 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 74 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 40 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 26 |
| HOUSES W | 645 |
| INF 11 A | 181 |
| MD FEM | 762 |
| MD MALE | 759 |
| MD TOT | 1,521 |
| MILK COWS | 5,522 |
| NAME CD | Grenville, South—Sud |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 95 |
| OC P | 741 |
| OC TOT | 837 |
| OTHER FOWL | 65 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,959 |
| OTHERS | 4,482 |
| SHEEP | 1,791 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,249 |
| SILOS | 750 |
| SUP AM | 50,580 |
| SUP FOR | 15,023 |
| SUP JV | 582 |
| SUP PAT | 18,615 |
| SUP SC | 31,383 |
| SUP TOT | 65,603 |
| SWINE | 2,292 |
| SWINE KS | 2,285 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 893 |
| TUR AC | 51 |
| TUR BU | 19,241 |
| TURKEY | 890 |
| WID FEM | 156 |
| WID MALE | 79 |
| WID TOT | 235 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON066003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON113002— 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). "Edwardsburg, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/edwardsburg-on066003-1891/.