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 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 85 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,876 total population, 1,537 males, 1,339 females, 912 married persons, 580 families, 456 married females, 456 married males, 114 widowed persons, 78 widowed females, 36 widowed males, 4.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,850 single persons under 18, 1,045 single males under 18, 805 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,876 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 577 occupied houses, 566 houses, 520 houses of 1 story, 478 houses built of wood, 286 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 88 houses built of brick, 72 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 54 houses of 4 rooms, 53 houses of 5 rooms, 47 houses of 3 rooms, 46 houses of 2 stories, 30 houses of 2 rooms, 21 houses of 1 room, 13 uninhabited houses, 11 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 3 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 126,495 bushels of oats, 117,413 pounds of homemade butter, 94,539 bushels of winter wheat, 50,840 acres of land in farms, 43,757 bushels of corn, 42,117 acres of improved land in farms, 28,354 acres of farmland under crops, 20,261 bushels of peas, 19,639 bushels of barley, 18,290 chickens, 18,201 bushels of potatoes, 12,873 bushels of turnips, 12,808 acres of farmland in pasture, 11,020 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 11,008 tons of hay, 8,723 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,165 acres of hay crops, 5,158 swine slaughtered or sold, 5,090 acres of wheat, 4,908 acres of oats, 4,720 other cattle, 4,332 swine, 2,772 cattle killed or sold, 2,550 sheep, 2,355 milk cows, 1,541 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,483 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,332 horses aged over 3 years, 1,183 bushels of spring wheat, 1,053 acres of barley, 1,031 bushels of beans, 955 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 798 horses aged 3 years and under, 591 bushels of buckwheat, 583 geese, 550 turkeys, 539 occupants of farms, 468 farm occupants who own their land, 402 bushels of rye, 381 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 276 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 256 ducks, 230 acres of potatoes, 172 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 136 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 106 other fowl, 102 persons living on farms under 10 acres, Capacity of silos (tons): 100, 98 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 70 farm occupants who rent their land, 37 acres of turnips, 31 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 4 oxen, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Duncan Davidson | 1853–1916 | born here |
| Peter McArthur | 1866–1924 | born here |
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/.