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 density was 21.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,031 |
| 1861 | 1,399 |
| 1871 | 1,418 |
| 1881 | 1,319 |
| 1891 | 1,233 |
| 1901 | 1,087 |
| 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 169 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.20 |
| FAM NO | 237 |
| Number of families | 237 |
| Number of females | 622 |
| Number of males | 611 |
| Number of married females | 190 |
| Number of married males | 190 |
| Number of married persons | 380 |
| Number of widowed females | 29 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 45 |
| POP F | 622 |
| POP M | 611 |
| POP TOT | 1,233 |
| Total population | 1,233 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 403 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 405 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 808 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,233 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 234 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 13 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 35 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 186 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 229 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 4 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 148 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 235 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 101 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 6,827 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 5,839 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 14,644 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,084 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 21,610 |
| Acres of land in farms | 27,449 |
| Acres of oats | 2,511 |
| Acres of potatoes | 246 |
| Acres of turnips | 36 |
| Acres of wheat | 894 |
| BAR AC | 101 |
| BAR BU | 1,585 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,585 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 364 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,686 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 109 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,194 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 48,326 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 8,678 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 29,223 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,487 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 7,830 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 11,700 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,985 |
| BWT BU | 3,686 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 240 |
| CRN BU | 1,194 |
| HAY AC | 4,084 |
| HAY TONS | 5,712 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 573 |
| Number of chickens | 8,058 |
| Number of ducks | 207 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 204 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 37 |
| Number of geese | 1,030 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 187 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 476 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,336 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 241 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,487 |
| Number of other fowl | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 75 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 82 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 43 |
| Number of sheep | 1,957 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,322 |
| Number of swine | 959 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 659 |
| Number of turkeys | 1,103 |
| OAT AC | 2,511 |
| OAT BU | 48,326 |
| PEA BU | 8,678 |
| POT AC | 246 |
| POT BU | 29,223 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 200 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 9,524 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 69,367 |
| RYE BU | 1,487 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,712 |
| WHT AC | 894 |
| WHT FALL BU | 1,985 |
| WHT SP BU | 7,830 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 75 |
| A 11 50 | 18 |
| A 201 PL | 23 |
| A 51 100 | 82 |
| BEN BU | 364 |
| BUTTER LB | 69,367 |
| CATTLE KS | 573 |
| CHEESE LB | 200 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 403 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 405 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 808 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 9,524 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 187 |
| DUCKS | 207 |
| FAMILIES | 237 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.20 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 1,030 |
| GRA BU | 109 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 8,058 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 476 |
| HOUSES | 234 |
| HOUSES B | 13 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 9 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 21 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 32 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 229 |
| HOUSES S | 35 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 148 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 4 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 4 |
| HOUSES W | 186 |
| INF 11 A | 43 |
| MD FEM | 190 |
| MD MALE | 190 |
| MD TOT | 380 |
| MILK COWS | 1,336 |
| NAME CD | Lanark, South—Sud |
| OC F | 37 |
| OC P | 204 |
| OC TOT | 241 |
| OTHER FOWL | 2 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,487 |
| OTHERS | 1,233 |
| SHEEP | 1,957 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,322 |
| SILOS | 240 |
| SUP AM | 21,610 |
| SUP FOR | 5,839 |
| SUP PAT | 6,827 |
| SUP SC | 14,644 |
| SUP TOT | 27,449 |
| SWINE | 959 |
| SWINE KS | 659 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 235 |
| TUR AC | 36 |
| TUR BU | 11,700 |
| TURKEY | 1,103 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 29 |
| WID MALE | 16 |
| WID TOT | 45 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON084006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON123007— 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/.