Elizabethtown, Ontario (1891 census)
Elizabethtown was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 4,726. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.656°N, 75.788°W.
Population
In 1891, Elizabethtown had a population of 4,726: 2,462 male and 2,264 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 5,208 |
| 1861 | 6,101 |
| 1871 | 5,373 |
| 1881 | 4,905 |
| 1891 | 4,726 |
| 1901 | 4,872 |
| 1911 | 4,673 |
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, Elizabethtown shared boundaries with:
- Augusta
- Brockville Town, North Ward—Quartier Nord
- Brockville Town, South Ward—Quartier Sud
- Brockville, East Ward—Quartier
- Kitley
- Wolford
- Yonge & Escott, Front
- Yonge & Escott, Rear
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 89 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 4,726 total population, 2,462 males, 2,264 females, 1,701 married persons, 953 families, 853 married females, 848 married males, 231 widowed persons, 164 widowed females, 67 widowed males, 4.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 2,794 single persons under 18, 1,547 single males under 18, 1,247 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 4,672 persons who are not French Canadian, 54 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 939 occupied houses, 938 houses, 692 houses of 1 story, 611 houses built of wood, 535 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 256 houses built of stone, 238 houses of 2 stories, 118 houses of 4 rooms, 111 houses of 5 rooms, 71 houses built of brick, 71 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 49 houses of 3 rooms, 42 houses of 2 rooms, 9 uninhabited houses, 7 houses of 3 stories, 6 houses of 1 room, 6 houses of over 15 rooms, 5 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses of more than 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 192,922 pounds of homemade butter, 132,572 bushels of oats, 75,172 bushels of potatoes, 73,975 acres of land in farms, 56,781 acres of improved land in farms, 35,421 acres of farmland under crops, 35,243 bushels of corn, 23,173 chickens, 20,438 acres of farmland in pasture, 19,193 bushels of turnips, 18,295 tons of hay, 17,194 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 14,664 acres of hay crops, 14,540 bushels of buckwheat, 9,903 bushels of barley, 9,202 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 8,748 acres of oats, 7,310 bushels of peas, 5,576 milk cows, 3,880 bushels of winter wheat, 3,061 bushels of spring wheat, 2,714 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,622 sheep, 2,597 swine slaughtered or sold, 2,515 other cattle, 2,345 swine, 1,880 horses aged over 3 years, 1,800 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,034 cattle killed or sold, 1,004 acres of wheat, 923 turkeys, 922 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, Capacity of silos (tons): 908, 899 occupants of farms, 820 acres of potatoes, 797 geese, 796 farm occupants who own their land, 761 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 753 bushels of rye, 721 ducks, 643 bushels of beans, 608 acres of barley, 572 horses aged 3 years and under, 304 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 248 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 247 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 213 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 140 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 100 farm occupants who rent their land, 90 acres of turnips, 84 other fowl, 51 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON050006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON058001_1911— 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). "Elizabethtown, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/elizabethtown-on050006-1891/.