Ekfrid, Ontario (1891 census)
Ekfrid was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,876. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.783°N, 81.628°W.
Population
In 1891, Ekfrid had a population of 2,876: 1,537 male and 1,339 female residents. Population density was 31.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,791 |
| 1861 | 2,574 |
| 1871 | 3,193 |
| 1881 | 3,023 |
| 1891 | 2,876 |
| 1901 | 2,757 |
| 1911 | 2,482 |
| 1921 | 2,275 |
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, Ekfrid shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 173 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 | 580 |
| Number of families | 580 |
| Number of females | 1,339 |
| Number of males | 1,537 |
| Number of married females | 456 |
| Number of married males | 456 |
| Number of married persons | 912 |
| Number of widowed females | 78 |
| Number of widowed males | 36 |
| Number of widowed persons | 114 |
| POP F | 1,339 |
| POP M | 1,537 |
| POP TOT | 2,876 |
| Total population | 2,876 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 805 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,045 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,850 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,876 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 11 |
| Number of houses | 566 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 88 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 478 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 21 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 520 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 72 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 46 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 47 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 54 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 53 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 286 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 577 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 13 |
Agriculture (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 1,053 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 955 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 12,808 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 8,723 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 28,354 |
| Acres of hay crops | 6,165 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 42,117 |
| Acres of land in farms | 50,840 |
| Acres of oats | 4,908 |
| Acres of potatoes | 230 |
| Acres of turnips | 37 |
| Acres of wheat | 5,090 |
| BAR AC | 1,053 |
| BAR BU | 19,639 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 19,639 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 1,031 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 591 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 381 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 43,757 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 126,495 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 20,261 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 18,201 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 402 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,183 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 12,873 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 94,539 |
| BWT BU | 591 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 100 |
| CRN BU | 43,757 |
| HAY AC | 6,165 |
| HAY TONS | 11,008 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 2,772 |
| Number of chickens | 18,290 |
| Number of ducks | 256 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 468 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 70 |
| Number of geese | 583 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 798 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,332 |
| Number of milk cows | 2,355 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 539 |
| Number of other cattle | 4,720 |
| Number of other fowl | 106 |
| Number of oxen | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 136 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 98 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 172 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 31 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 102 |
| Number of sheep | 2,550 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,541 |
| Number of swine | 4,332 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 5,158 |
| Number of turkeys | 550 |
| OAT AC | 4,908 |
| OAT BU | 126,495 |
| PEA BU | 20,261 |
| POT AC | 230 |
| POT BU | 18,201 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,483 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 11,020 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 276 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 117,413 |
| RYE BU | 402 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 11,008 |
| WHT AC | 5,090 |
| WHT FALL BU | 94,539 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,183 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 136 |
| A 11 50 | 98 |
| A 201 PL | 31 |
| A 51 100 | 172 |
| BEN BU | 1,031 |
| BUTTER LB | 117,413 |
| CATTLE KS | 2,772 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,483 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 805 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,045 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,850 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 11,020 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 798 |
| DUCKS | 256 |
| FAMILIES | 580 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 276 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 583 |
| GRA BU | 381 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 18,290 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,332 |
| HOUSES | 566 |
| HOUSES B | 88 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 72 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 53 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 54 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 21 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 520 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 286 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 47 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 30 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 46 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 13 |
| HOUSES W | 478 |
| INF 11 A | 102 |
| MD FEM | 456 |
| MD MALE | 456 |
| MD TOT | 912 |
| MILK COWS | 2,355 |
| NAME CD | Middlesex, West - Ouest |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 70 |
| OC P | 468 |
| OC TOT | 539 |
| OTHER FOWL | 106 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 4,720 |
| OTHERS | 2,876 |
| SHEEP | 2,550 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,541 |
| SILOS | 100 |
| SUP AM | 42,117 |
| SUP FOR | 8,723 |
| SUP JV | 955 |
| SUP PAT | 12,808 |
| SUP SC | 28,354 |
| SUP TOT | 50,840 |
| SWINE | 4,332 |
| SWINE KS | 5,158 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 577 |
| TUR AC | 37 |
| TUR BU | 12,873 |
| TURKEY | 550 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 11 |
| WID FEM | 78 |
| WID MALE | 36 |
| WID TOT | 114 |
| WORKING OX | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON093002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON128006— 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). "Ekfrid, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ekfrid-on093002-1891/.