Elmsley S, Ontario (1891 census)
Elmsley S 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 S had a population of 977: 485 male and 492 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 977 |
| 1911 | 770 |
| 1921 | 644 |
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 S 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 977 total population, 492 females, 485 males, 304 married persons, 183 families, 152 married females, 152 married males, 47 widowed persons, 35 widowed females, 12 widowed males, 5.30 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 626 single persons under 18, 321 single males under 18, 305 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 963 persons who are not French Canadian, 14 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 183 houses, 183 occupied houses, 172 houses of 2 stories, 138 houses built of wood, 95 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 30 houses of 4 rooms, 25 uninhabited houses, 23 houses built of stone, 22 houses built of brick, 22 houses of 5 rooms, 19 houses of 3 rooms, 11 houses of 1 story, 9 houses of 2 rooms, 7 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 39,095 bushels of oats, 33,217 pounds of homemade butter, 25,155 bushels of potatoes, 20,661 acres of land in farms, 16,471 acres of improved land in farms, 12,540 bushels of turnips, 10,694 acres of farmland under crops, 8,422 bushels of corn, 6,682 chickens, 6,368 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 5,801 bushels of spring wheat, 5,633 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,825 bushels of buckwheat, 4,190 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,025 bushels of peas, 3,522 tons of hay, 2,859 acres of hay crops, 2,411 acres of oats, 2,275 bushels of barley, 1,486 sheep, 1,260 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,131 milk cows, 1,025 bushels of rye, 1,015 other cattle, 918 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 776 acres of wheat, 712 bushels of winter wheat, 605 swine slaughtered or sold, 530 cattle killed or sold, 497 swine, 432 horses aged over 3 years, 332 geese, 254 turkeys, 239 acres of potatoes, 185 occupants of farms, 185 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 163 farm occupants who own their land, 156 horses aged 3 years and under, 144 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 143 acres of barley, 126 bushels of beans, 117 ducks, 71 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 58 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 51 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 39 acres of turnips, 39 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 20 farm occupants who rent their land, 10 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 7 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 3 oxen, 2 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON085001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON124005— 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 S, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/elmsley-s-on085001-1891/.