Elzevir & Grimsthorpe, Ontario (1891 census)
Elzevir & Grimsthorpe was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,506. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.708°N, 77.387°W.
Population
In 1891, Elzevir & Grimsthorpe had a population of 1,506: 780 male and 726 female residents. Population density was 6.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,393 |
| 1881 | 1,514 |
| 1891 | 1,506 |
| 1901 | 1,501 |
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, Elzevir & Grimsthorpe shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 174 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 277 |
| Number of families | 277 |
| Number of females | 726 |
| Number of males | 780 |
| Number of married females | 241 |
| Number of married males | 241 |
| Number of married persons | 482 |
| Number of widowed females | 42 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 59 |
| POP F | 726 |
| POP M | 780 |
| POP TOT | 1,506 |
| Total population | 1,506 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 443 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 522 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 965 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 222 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,284 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 37 |
| Number of houses | 226 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 7 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 218 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 4 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 140 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 34 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 86 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 34 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 54 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 57 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 263 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 11 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 99 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 104 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,024 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 13,449 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 6,765 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,920 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 9,893 |
| Acres of land in farms | 23,342 |
| Acres of oats | 1,335 |
| Acres of potatoes | 204 |
| Acres of turnips | 18 |
| Acres of wheat | 258 |
| BAR AC | 99 |
| BAR BU | 1,371 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,371 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 156 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,888 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 28 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 3,564 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 17,476 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 4,004 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 19,137 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 4,023 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,247 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,274 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 577 |
| BWT BU | 2,888 |
| CRN BU | 3,564 |
| HAY AC | 1,920 |
| HAY TONS | 2,265 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 264 |
| Number of chickens | 3,671 |
| Number of ducks | 61 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 190 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 48 |
| Number of geese | 228 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 137 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 345 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,201 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 240 |
| Number of other cattle | 757 |
| Number of other fowl | 32 |
| Number of oxen | 32 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 42 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 109 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 58 |
| Number of sheep | 676 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 476 |
| Number of swine | 647 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 521 |
| Number of turkeys | 44 |
| OAT AC | 1,335 |
| OAT BU | 17,476 |
| PEA BU | 4,004 |
| POT AC | 204 |
| POT BU | 19,137 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,213 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 775 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 29,776 |
| RYE BU | 4,023 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,265 |
| WHT AC | 258 |
| WHT FALL BU | 577 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,247 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 42 |
| A 11 50 | 18 |
| A 201 PL | 13 |
| A 51 100 | 109 |
| BEN BU | 156 |
| BUTTER LB | 29,776 |
| CATTLE KS | 264 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 443 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 522 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 965 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,213 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 137 |
| DUCKS | 61 |
| FAMILIES | 277 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 775 |
| FRN CA | 222 |
| GEESE | 228 |
| GRA BU | 28 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,671 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 345 |
| HOUSES | 226 |
| HOUSES B | 7 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 13 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 28 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 54 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 140 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 57 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 34 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 34 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 86 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 11 |
| HOUSES W | 218 |
| INF 11 A | 58 |
| MD FEM | 241 |
| MD MALE | 241 |
| MD TOT | 482 |
| MILK COWS | 1,201 |
| NAME CD | Hastings, North—Nord |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 48 |
| OC P | 190 |
| OC TOT | 240 |
| OTHER FOWL | 32 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 757 |
| OTHERS | 1,284 |
| SHEEP | 676 |
| SHEEP KS | 476 |
| SUP AM | 9,893 |
| SUP FOR | 13,449 |
| SUP JV | 104 |
| SUP PAT | 3,024 |
| SUP SC | 6,765 |
| SUP TOT | 23,342 |
| SWINE | 647 |
| SWINE KS | 521 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 263 |
| TUR AC | 18 |
| TUR BU | 2,274 |
| TURKEY | 44 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 37 |
| WID FEM | 42 |
| WID MALE | 17 |
| WID TOT | 59 |
| WORKING OX | 32 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON074004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON071004— 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). "Elzevir & Grimsthorpe, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/elzevir-grimsthorpe-on074004-1891/.