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 density was 33.3 people per square mile.
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 173 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.70 |
| FAM NO | 537 |
| Number of families | 537 |
| Number of females | 1,468 |
| Number of males | 1,579 |
| Number of married females | 446 |
| Number of married males | 447 |
| Number of married persons | 893 |
| Number of widowed females | 66 |
| Number of widowed males | 35 |
| Number of widowed persons | 101 |
| POP F | 1,468 |
| POP M | 1,579 |
| POP TOT | 3,047 |
| Total population | 3,047 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 956 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,097 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,053 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3,047 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 6 |
| Number of houses | 511 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 83 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 16 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 412 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 5 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 477 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 33 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 57 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 109 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 59 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 235 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 517 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 19 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 516 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 495 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 10,576 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 10,703 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 29,687 |
| Acres of hay crops | 8,100 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 40,758 |
| Acres of land in farms | 51,461 |
| Acres of oats | 6,229 |
| Acres of potatoes | 319 |
| Acres of turnips | 477 |
| Acres of wheat | 4,333 |
| BAR AC | 516 |
| BAR BU | 10,161 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 10,161 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 445 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 259 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 871 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 148,060 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 53,872 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 36,248 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 22,900 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 164,259 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 33,857 |
| BWT BU | 445 |
| CRN BU | 871 |
| HAY AC | 8,100 |
| HAY TONS | 11,286 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 2,377 |
| Number of chickens | 16,761 |
| Number of ducks | 426 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 481 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 41 |
| Number of geese | 790 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 631 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,180 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,829 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 523 |
| Number of other cattle | 4,683 |
| Number of other fowl | 80 |
| Number of oxen | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 107 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 75 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 241 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 77 |
| Number of sheep | 3,967 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 2,537 |
| Number of swine | 2,170 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 2,512 |
| Number of turkeys | 301 |
| OAT AC | 6,229 |
| OAT BU | 148,060 |
| PEA BU | 53,872 |
| POT AC | 319 |
| POT BU | 36,248 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,153 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 19,278 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 754 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 132,460 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 11,286 |
| WHT AC | 4,333 |
| WHT FALL BU | 33,857 |
| WHT SP BU | 22,900 |
Other recorded variables (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 107 |
| A 11 50 | 75 |
| A 201 PL | 23 |
| A 51 100 | 241 |
| BEN BU | 20 |
| BUTTER LB | 132,460 |
| CATTLE KS | 2,377 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,153 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 956 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,097 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,053 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 19,278 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 631 |
| DUCKS | 426 |
| FAMILIES | 537 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 754 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 790 |
| GRA BU | 259 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 16,761 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,180 |
| HOUSES | 511 |
| HOUSES B | 83 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 18 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 59 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 109 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 477 |
| HOUSES S | 16 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 235 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 57 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 28 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 33 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 19 |
| HOUSES W | 412 |
| INF 11 A | 77 |
| MD FEM | 446 |
| MD MALE | 447 |
| MD TOT | 893 |
| MILK COWS | 1,829 |
| NAME CD | Bruce, North-Nord |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 41 |
| OC P | 481 |
| OC TOT | 523 |
| OTHER FOWL | 80 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 4,683 |
| OTHERS | 3,047 |
| SHEEP | 3,967 |
| SHEEP KS | 2,537 |
| SUP AM | 40,758 |
| SUP FOR | 10,703 |
| SUP JV | 495 |
| SUP PAT | 10,576 |
| SUP SC | 29,687 |
| SUP TOT | 51,461 |
| SWINE | 2,170 |
| SWINE KS | 2,512 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 517 |
| TUR AC | 477 |
| TUR BU | 164,259 |
| TURKEY | 301 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 6 |
| WID FEM | 66 |
| WID MALE | 35 |
| WID TOT | 101 |
| WORKING OX | 10 |
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/.