Emily, Ontario (1891 census)
Emily was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,603. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5372401. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.357°N, 78.544°W.
Population
In 1891, Emily had a population of 2,603: 1,359 male and 1,244 female residents. Population density was 24.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,762 |
| 1861 | 3,923 |
| 1871 | 3,790 |
| 1881 | 2,876 |
| 1891 | 2,603 |
| 1901 | 2,304 |
| 1911 | 2,121 |
| 1921 | 1,888 |
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, Emily shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 176 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.50 |
| FAM NO | 475 |
| Number of families | 475 |
| Number of females | 1,244 |
| Number of males | 1,359 |
| Number of married females | 389 |
| Number of married males | 390 |
| Number of married persons | 779 |
| Number of widowed females | 67 |
| Number of widowed males | 29 |
| Number of widowed persons | 96 |
| POP F | 1,244 |
| POP M | 1,359 |
| POP TOT | 2,603 |
| Total population | 2,603 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 788 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 940 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,728 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,602 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 475 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 84 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 11 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 380 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 338 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 59 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 136 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 78 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 59 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 223 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 475 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 15 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 3,814 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 564 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 8,513 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 13,068 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 33,706 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,466 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 42,783 |
| Acres of land in farms | 55,851 |
| Acres of oats | 8,901 |
| Acres of potatoes | 499 |
| Acres of turnips | 153 |
| Acres of wheat | 7,791 |
| BAR AC | 3,814 |
| BAR BU | 70,828 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 70,828 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 364 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 14,079 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 763 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,495 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 205,221 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 34,221 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 56,026 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 2,371 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 97,754 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 41,526 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 5,334 |
| BWT BU | 14,079 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 70 |
| CRN BU | 1,495 |
| HAY AC | 4,466 |
| HAY TONS | 5,164 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,086 |
| Number of chickens | 21,873 |
| Number of ducks | 925 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 353 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 107 |
| Number of geese | 3,049 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 594 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,332 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,818 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 462 |
| Number of other cattle | 2,249 |
| Number of other fowl | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 143 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 53 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 165 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 46 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 55 |
| Number of sheep | 2,504 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,345 |
| Number of swine | 2,949 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 2,226 |
| Number of turkeys | 2,278 |
| OAT AC | 8,901 |
| OAT BU | 205,221 |
| PEA BU | 34,221 |
| POT AC | 499 |
| POT BU | 56,026 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 75 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 8,860 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,094 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 98,353 |
| RYE BU | 2,371 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,164 |
| WHT AC | 7,791 |
| WHT FALL BU | 5,334 |
| WHT SP BU | 97,754 |
Other recorded variables (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 143 |
| A 11 50 | 53 |
| A 201 PL | 46 |
| A 51 100 | 165 |
| BEN BU | 364 |
| BUTTER LB | 98,353 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,086 |
| CHEESE LB | 75 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 788 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 940 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,728 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 8,860 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 594 |
| DUCKS | 925 |
| FAMILIES | 475 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,094 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 3,049 |
| GRA BU | 763 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 21,873 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,332 |
| HOUSES | 475 |
| HOUSES B | 84 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 20 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 59 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 78 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 338 |
| HOUSES S | 11 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 223 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 32 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 59 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 136 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 15 |
| HOUSES W | 380 |
| INF 11 A | 55 |
| MD FEM | 389 |
| MD MALE | 390 |
| MD TOT | 779 |
| MILK COWS | 1,818 |
| NAME CD | Victoria, South -Sud |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 107 |
| OC P | 353 |
| OC TOT | 462 |
| OTHER FOWL | 19 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 2,249 |
| OTHERS | 2,602 |
| SHEEP | 2,504 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,345 |
| SILOS | 70 |
| SUP AM | 42,783 |
| SUP FOR | 13,068 |
| SUP JV | 564 |
| SUP PAT | 8,513 |
| SUP SC | 33,706 |
| SUP TOT | 55,851 |
| SWINE | 2,949 |
| SWINE KS | 2,226 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 475 |
| TUR AC | 153 |
| TUR BU | 41,526 |
| TURKEY | 2,278 |
| WID FEM | 67 |
| WID MALE | 29 |
| WID TOT | 96 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON122002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON149006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5372401
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emily_Township
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). "Emily, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/emily-on122002-1891/.