Elmsley, Ontario (1891 census)
Elmsley was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 977. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.837°N, 76.083°W.
Population
In 1891, Elmsley had a population of 977: 485 male and 492 female residents. Population density was 20.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,442 |
| 1861 | 1,400 |
| 1871 | 1,241 |
| 1881 | 1,121 |
| 1891 | 977 |
| 1901 | 889 |
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 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 168 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.30 |
| FAM NO | 183 |
| Number of families | 183 |
| Number of females | 492 |
| Number of males | 485 |
| Number of married females | 152 |
| Number of married males | 152 |
| Number of married persons | 304 |
| Number of widowed females | 35 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 47 |
| POP F | 492 |
| POP M | 485 |
| POP TOT | 977 |
| Total population | 977 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 305 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 321 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 626 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 14 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 963 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 183 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 22 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 23 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 138 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 11 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 172 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 95 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 183 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 25 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 143 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 144 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,633 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4,190 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 10,694 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,859 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 16,471 |
| Acres of land in farms | 20,661 |
| Acres of oats | 2,411 |
| Acres of potatoes | 239 |
| Acres of turnips | 39 |
| Acres of wheat | 776 |
| BAR AC | 143 |
| BAR BU | 2,275 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,275 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 126 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4,825 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 51 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 8,422 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 39,095 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 4,025 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 25,155 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,025 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 5,801 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 12,540 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 712 |
| BWT BU | 4,825 |
| CRN BU | 8,422 |
| HAY AC | 2,859 |
| HAY TONS | 3,522 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 530 |
| Number of chickens | 6,682 |
| Number of ducks | 117 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 163 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 20 |
| Number of geese | 332 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 156 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 432 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,131 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 185 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,015 |
| Number of oxen | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 71 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 58 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 39 |
| Number of sheep | 1,486 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,260 |
| Number of swine | 497 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 605 |
| Number of turkeys | 254 |
| OAT AC | 2,411 |
| OAT BU | 39,095 |
| PEA BU | 4,025 |
| POT AC | 239 |
| POT BU | 25,155 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 185 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 6,368 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 918 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 33,217 |
| RYE BU | 1,025 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,522 |
| WHT AC | 776 |
| WHT FALL BU | 712 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,801 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 71 |
| A 11 50 | 7 |
| A 201 PL | 10 |
| A 51 100 | 58 |
| BEN BU | 126 |
| BUTTER LB | 33,217 |
| CATTLE KS | 530 |
| CHEESE LB | 185 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 305 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 321 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 626 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 6,368 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 156 |
| DUCKS | 117 |
| FAMILIES | 183 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 918 |
| FRN CA | 14 |
| GEESE | 332 |
| GRA BU | 51 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 6,682 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 432 |
| HOUSES | 183 |
| HOUSES B | 22 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 7 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 22 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 30 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 11 |
| HOUSES S | 23 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 95 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 19 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 9 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 172 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 25 |
| HOUSES W | 138 |
| INF 11 A | 39 |
| MD FEM | 152 |
| MD MALE | 152 |
| MD TOT | 304 |
| MILK COWS | 1,131 |
| NAME CD | Leeds and Grenville North—Nord |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 20 |
| OC P | 163 |
| OC TOT | 185 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,015 |
| OTHERS | 963 |
| SHEEP | 1,486 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,260 |
| SUP AM | 16,471 |
| SUP FOR | 4,190 |
| SUP JV | 144 |
| SUP PAT | 5,633 |
| SUP SC | 10,694 |
| SUP TOT | 20,661 |
| SWINE | 497 |
| SWINE KS | 605 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 183 |
| TUR AC | 39 |
| TUR BU | 12,540 |
| TURKEY | 254 |
| WID FEM | 35 |
| WID MALE | 12 |
| WID TOT | 47 |
| WORKING OX | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON085001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON082001— 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, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/elmsley-on085001-1891/.