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 density was 33.4 people per square mile.
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 |
| 1921 | 3,743 |
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 and Escott, Rear
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 180 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 | 953 |
| Number of families | 953 |
| Number of females | 2,264 |
| Number of males | 2,462 |
| Number of married females | 853 |
| Number of married males | 848 |
| Number of married persons | 1,701 |
| Number of widowed females | 164 |
| Number of widowed males | 67 |
| Number of widowed persons | 231 |
| POP F | 2,264 |
| POP M | 2,462 |
| POP TOT | 4,726 |
| Total population | 4,726 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,247 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,547 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,794 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 54 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 4,672 |
Buildings & housing (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 938 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 71 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 256 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 611 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 6 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 692 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 71 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 42 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 238 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 49 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 7 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 118 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 111 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 535 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 939 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 608 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 922 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 20,438 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 17,194 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 35,421 |
| Acres of hay crops | 14,664 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 56,781 |
| Acres of land in farms | 73,975 |
| Acres of oats | 8,748 |
| Acres of potatoes | 820 |
| Acres of turnips | 90 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,004 |
| BAR AC | 608 |
| BAR BU | 9,903 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 9,903 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 643 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 14,540 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 304 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 35,243 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 132,572 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 7,310 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 75,172 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 753 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,061 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 19,193 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 3,880 |
| BWT BU | 14,540 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 908 |
| CRN BU | 35,243 |
| HAY AC | 14,664 |
| HAY TONS | 18,295 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,034 |
| Number of chickens | 23,173 |
| Number of ducks | 721 |
| Number of employees on farms | 3 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 796 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 100 |
| Number of geese | 797 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 572 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,880 |
| Number of milk cows | 5,576 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 899 |
| Number of other cattle | 2,515 |
| Number of other fowl | 84 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 213 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 140 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 248 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 51 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 247 |
| Number of sheep | 2,622 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,800 |
| Number of swine | 2,345 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 2,597 |
| Number of turkeys | 923 |
| OAT AC | 8,748 |
| OAT BU | 132,572 |
| PEA BU | 7,310 |
| POT AC | 820 |
| POT BU | 75,172 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 761 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 9,202 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,714 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 192,922 |
| RYE BU | 753 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 18,295 |
| WHT AC | 1,004 |
| WHT FALL BU | 3,880 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,061 |
Other recorded variables (72 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 213 |
| A 11 50 | 140 |
| A 201 PL | 51 |
| A 51 100 | 248 |
| BEN BU | 643 |
| BUTTER LB | 192,922 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,034 |
| CHEESE LB | 761 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,247 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,547 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,794 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 9,202 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 572 |
| DUCKS | 721 |
| FAMILIES | 953 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,714 |
| FRN CA | 54 |
| GEESE | 797 |
| GRA BU | 304 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 23,173 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,880 |
| HOUSES | 938 |
| HOUSES B | 71 |
| HOUSES CON | 5 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 71 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 111 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 118 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 692 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES S | 256 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 535 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 6 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 49 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 7 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 42 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 238 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 9 |
| HOUSES W | 611 |
| INF 11 A | 247 |
| MD FEM | 853 |
| MD MALE | 848 |
| MD TOT | 1,701 |
| MILK COWS | 5,576 |
| NAME CD | Brockville |
| OC E | 3 |
| OC F | 100 |
| OC P | 796 |
| OC TOT | 899 |
| OTHER FOWL | 84 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 2,515 |
| OTHERS | 4,672 |
| SHEEP | 2,622 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,800 |
| SILOS | 908 |
| SUP AM | 56,781 |
| SUP FOR | 17,194 |
| SUP JV | 922 |
| SUP PAT | 20,438 |
| SUP SC | 35,421 |
| SUP TOT | 73,975 |
| SWINE | 2,345 |
| SWINE KS | 2,597 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 939 |
| TUR AC | 90 |
| TUR BU | 19,193 |
| TURKEY | 923 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 164 |
| WID MALE | 67 |
| WID TOT | 231 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON050006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON124004— 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/.