Elmsley N, Ontario (1891 census)
Elmsley N was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,233. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.896°N, 76.146°W.
Population
In 1891, Elmsley N had a population of 1,233: 611 male and 622 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,418 |
| 1881 | 1,319 |
| 1891 | 1,233 |
| 1911 | 1,066 |
| 1921 | 779 |
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, Elmsley N shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 83 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,233 total population, 622 females, 611 males, 380 married persons, 237 families, 190 married females, 190 married males, 45 widowed persons, 29 widowed females, 16 widowed males, 5.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 808 single persons under 18, 405 single males under 18, 403 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,233 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 235 occupied houses, 234 houses, 229 houses of 1 story, 186 houses built of wood, 148 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 35 houses built of stone, 32 houses of 4 rooms, 21 houses of 5 rooms, 20 houses of 3 rooms, 13 houses built of brick, 9 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 4 houses of 2 stories, 4 uninhabited houses, 3 houses of 2 rooms, 3 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 69,367 pounds of homemade butter, 48,326 bushels of oats, 29,223 bushels of potatoes, 27,449 acres of land in farms, 21,610 acres of improved land in farms, 14,644 acres of farmland under crops, 11,700 bushels of turnips, 9,524 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 8,678 bushels of peas, 8,058 chickens, 7,830 bushels of spring wheat, 6,827 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,839 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,712 tons of hay, 4,084 acres of hay crops, 3,686 bushels of buckwheat, 2,511 acres of oats, 1,985 bushels of winter wheat, 1,957 sheep, 1,585 bushels of barley, 1,487 bushels of rye, 1,487 other cattle, 1,336 milk cows, 1,322 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,194 bushels of corn, 1,103 turkeys, 1,030 geese, 959 swine, 894 acres of wheat, 659 swine slaughtered or sold, 573 cattle killed or sold, 476 horses aged over 3 years, 364 bushels of beans, 246 acres of potatoes, 241 occupants of farms, Capacity of silos (tons): 240, 207 ducks, 204 farm occupants who own their land, 200 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 187 horses aged 3 years and under, 109 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 101 acres of barley, 82 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 75 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 43 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 37 farm occupants who rent their land, 36 acres of turnips, 23 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 18 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 2 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON084006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON123007_1921— 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). "Elmsley N, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/elmsley-n-on084006-1891/.