Ellice, Ontario (1891 census)
Ellice was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,384. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261388. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.469°N, 81.005°W.
Population
In 1891, Ellice had a population of 3,384: 1,736 male and 1,648 female residents. Population density was 35.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,328 |
| 1861 | 2,616 |
| 1871 | 2,886 |
| 1881 | 3,275 |
| 1891 | 3,384 |
| 1901 | 3,367 |
| 1911 | 2,940 |
| 1921 | 2,871 |
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, Ellice shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 171 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.80 |
| FAM NO | 577 |
| Number of families | 577 |
| Number of females | 1,648 |
| Number of males | 1,736 |
| Number of married females | 511 |
| Number of married males | 509 |
| Number of married persons | 1,020 |
| Number of widowed females | 85 |
| Number of widowed males | 39 |
| Number of widowed persons | 124 |
| POP F | 1,648 |
| POP M | 1,736 |
| POP TOT | 3,384 |
| Total population | 3,384 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,052 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,188 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,240 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3,384 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 10 |
| Number of houses | 565 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 79 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 13 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 473 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 5 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 455 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 47 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 110 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 77 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 88 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 63 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 253 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 575 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 23 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 1,286 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 576 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 6,943 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 9,010 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 29,692 |
| Acres of hay crops | 7,012 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 37,211 |
| Acres of land in farms | 46,221 |
| Acres of oats | 6,934 |
| Acres of potatoes | 386 |
| Acres of turnips | 269 |
| Acres of wheat | 4,236 |
| BAR AC | 1,286 |
| BAR BU | 30,388 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 30,388 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 83 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 293 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 65 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 209,120 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 51,810 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 38,223 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 85 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 10,185 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 89,092 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 60,165 |
| BWT BU | 2 |
| CRN BU | 65 |
| HAY AC | 7,012 |
| HAY TONS | 12,374 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,717 |
| Number of chickens | 22,245 |
| Number of ducks | 989 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 474 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 97 |
| Number of geese | 1,998 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 635 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,293 |
| Number of milk cows | 2,279 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 572 |
| Number of other cattle | 3,762 |
| Number of other fowl | 46 |
| Number of oxen | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 83 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 141 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 210 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 115 |
| Number of sheep | 2,744 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,899 |
| Number of swine | 3,527 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 3,867 |
| Number of turkeys | 606 |
| OAT AC | 6,934 |
| OAT BU | 209,120 |
| PEA BU | 51,810 |
| POT AC | 386 |
| POT BU | 38,223 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 530 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 13,716 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 215,195 |
| RYE BU | 85 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 12,374 |
| WHT AC | 4,236 |
| WHT FALL BU | 60,165 |
| WHT SP BU | 10,185 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 83 |
| A 11 50 | 141 |
| A 201 PL | 23 |
| A 51 100 | 210 |
| BEN BU | 83 |
| BUTTER LB | 215,195 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,717 |
| CHEESE LB | 530 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,052 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,188 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,240 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 13,716 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 635 |
| DUCKS | 989 |
| FAMILIES | 577 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.80 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 1,998 |
| GRA BU | 293 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 22,245 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,293 |
| HOUSES | 565 |
| HOUSES B | 79 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 27 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 63 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 88 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 455 |
| HOUSES S | 13 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 253 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 5 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 77 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 47 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 110 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 23 |
| HOUSES W | 473 |
| INF 11 A | 115 |
| MD FEM | 511 |
| MD MALE | 509 |
| MD TOT | 1,020 |
| MILK COWS | 2,279 |
| NAME CD | Perth, North—Nord |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 97 |
| OC P | 474 |
| OC TOT | 572 |
| OTHER FOWL | 46 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 3,762 |
| OTHERS | 3,384 |
| SHEEP | 2,744 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,899 |
| SUP AM | 37,211 |
| SUP FOR | 9,010 |
| SUP JV | 576 |
| SUP PAT | 6,943 |
| SUP SC | 29,692 |
| SUP TOT | 46,221 |
| SWINE | 3,527 |
| SWINE KS | 3,867 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 575 |
| TUR AC | 269 |
| TUR BU | 89,092 |
| TURKEY | 606 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 10 |
| WID FEM | 85 |
| WID MALE | 39 |
| WID TOT | 124 |
| WORKING OX | 6 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON108001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON137005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261388
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). "Ellice, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ellice-on108001-1891/.