Egremont, Ontario (1891 census)
Egremont was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,904. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261377. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.073°N, 80.695°W.
Population
In 1891, Egremont had a population of 3,904: 2,032 male and 1,872 female residents. Population density was 31.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 665 |
| 1861 | 2,934 |
| 1871 | 3,949 |
| 1881 | 4,455 |
| 1891 | 3,904 |
| 1901 | 3,607 |
| 1911 | 3,060 |
| 1921 | 2,505 |
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, Egremont 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 | 5.30 |
| FAM NO | 733 |
| Number of families | 733 |
| Number of females | 1,872 |
| Number of males | 2,032 |
| Number of married females | 606 |
| Number of married males | 609 |
| Number of married persons | 1,215 |
| Number of widowed females | 75 |
| Number of widowed males | 51 |
| Number of widowed persons | 126 |
| POP F | 1,872 |
| POP M | 2,032 |
| POP TOT | 3,904 |
| Total population | 3,904 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,191 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,372 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,563 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3,903 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 725 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 69 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 38 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 618 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 10 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 497 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 228 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 109 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 156 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 90 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 301 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of occupied houses | 725 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 33 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 862 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 611 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 10,613 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 17,909 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 40,474 |
| Acres of hay crops | 8,797 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 51,698 |
| Acres of land in farms | 69,607 |
| Acres of oats | 13,053 |
| Acres of potatoes | 490 |
| Acres of turnips | 858 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,203 |
| BAR AC | 862 |
| BAR BU | 17,455 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 17,455 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 116 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 169 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 95 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,454 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 311,762 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 77,650 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 72,664 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 902 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 14,470 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 321,528 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 9,296 |
| BWT BU | 169 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 250 |
| CRN BU | 1,454 |
| HAY AC | 8,797 |
| HAY TONS | 13,099 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 2,231 |
| Number of chickens | 20,613 |
| Number of ducks | 524 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 613 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 80 |
| Number of geese | 922 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 718 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,471 |
| Number of milk cows | 2,772 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 693 |
| Number of other cattle | 5,201 |
| Number of other fowl | 96 |
| Number of oxen | 45 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 153 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 62 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 309 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 41 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 128 |
| Number of sheep | 4,815 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 2,725 |
| Number of swine | 3,696 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 4,267 |
| Number of turkeys | 412 |
| OAT AC | 13,053 |
| OAT BU | 311,762 |
| PEA BU | 77,650 |
| POT AC | 490 |
| POT BU | 72,664 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 4,631 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 21,381 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 533 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 153,767 |
| RYE BU | 902 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 13,099 |
| WHT AC | 2,203 |
| WHT FALL BU | 9,296 |
| WHT SP BU | 14,470 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 153 |
| A 11 50 | 62 |
| A 201 PL | 41 |
| A 51 100 | 309 |
| BEN BU | 116 |
| BUTTER LB | 153,767 |
| CATTLE KS | 2,231 |
| CHEESE LB | 4,631 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,191 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,372 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,563 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 21,381 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 718 |
| DUCKS | 524 |
| FAMILIES | 733 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 533 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 922 |
| GRA BU | 95 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 20,613 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,471 |
| HOUSES | 725 |
| HOUSES B | 69 |
| HOUSES CON | 6 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 20 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 90 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 156 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 497 |
| HOUSES S | 38 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 301 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 109 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 38 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 228 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 33 |
| HOUSES W | 618 |
| INF 11 A | 128 |
| MD FEM | 606 |
| MD MALE | 609 |
| MD TOT | 1,215 |
| MILK COWS | 2,772 |
| NAME CD | Grey, South—Sud |
| OC F | 80 |
| OC P | 613 |
| OC TOT | 693 |
| OTHER FOWL | 96 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 5,201 |
| OTHERS | 3,903 |
| SHEEP | 4,815 |
| SHEEP KS | 2,725 |
| SILOS | 250 |
| SUP AM | 51,698 |
| SUP FOR | 17,909 |
| SUP JV | 611 |
| SUP PAT | 10,613 |
| SUP SC | 40,474 |
| SUP TOT | 69,607 |
| SWINE | 3,696 |
| SWINE KS | 4,267 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 725 |
| TUR AC | 858 |
| TUR BU | 321,528 |
| TURKEY | 412 |
| WID FEM | 75 |
| WID MALE | 51 |
| WID TOT | 126 |
| WORKING OX | 45 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON069004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON114005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261377
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). "Egremont, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/egremont-on069004-1891/.