Elderslie, Ontario (1891 census)
Elderslie was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,047. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261381. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.338°N, 81.184°W.
Population
In 1891, Elderslie had a population of 3,047: 1,579 male and 1,468 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 14 |
| 1861 | 1,774 |
| 1871 | 3,699 |
| 1881 | 3,273 |
| 1891 | 3,047 |
| 1901 | 2,458 |
| 1911 | 1,950 |
| 1921 | 1,671 |
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, Elderslie 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 3,047 total population, 1,579 males, 1,468 females, 893 married persons, 537 families, 447 married males, 446 married females, 101 widowed persons, 66 widowed females, 35 widowed males, 5.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 2,053 single persons under 18, 1,097 single males under 18, 956 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 3,047 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 517 occupied houses, 511 houses, 477 houses of 1 story, 412 houses built of wood, 235 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 109 houses of 4 rooms, 83 houses built of brick, 59 houses of 5 rooms, 57 houses of 3 rooms, 33 houses of 2 stories, 28 houses of 2 rooms, 19 uninhabited houses, 18 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 16 houses built of stone, 6 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 5 houses of 1 room, 4 houses under construction, 1 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 164,259 bushels of turnips, 148,060 bushels of oats, 132,460 pounds of homemade butter, 53,872 bushels of peas, 51,461 acres of land in farms, 40,758 acres of improved land in farms, 36,248 bushels of potatoes, 33,857 bushels of winter wheat, 29,687 acres of farmland under crops, 22,900 bushels of spring wheat, 19,278 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 16,761 chickens, 11,286 tons of hay, 10,703 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 10,576 acres of farmland in pasture, 10,161 bushels of barley, 8,100 acres of hay crops, 6,229 acres of oats, 4,683 other cattle, 4,333 acres of wheat, 3,967 sheep, 2,537 sheep slaughtered or sold, 2,512 swine slaughtered or sold, 2,377 cattle killed or sold, 2,170 swine, 1,829 milk cows, 1,180 horses aged over 3 years, 1,153 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 871 bushels of corn, 790 geese, 754 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 631 horses aged 3 years and under, 523 occupants of farms, 516 acres of barley, 495 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 481 farm occupants who own their land, 477 acres of turnips, 445 bushels of buckwheat, 426 ducks, 319 acres of potatoes, 301 turkeys, 259 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 241 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 107 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 80 other fowl, 77 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 75 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 41 farm occupants who rent their land, 23 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 20 bushels of beans, 10 oxen, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON052006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON104009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261381
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). "Elderslie, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/elderslie-on052006-1891/.