Ennismore, Ontario (1891 census)
Ennismore was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 932. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261402. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.418°N, 78.434°W.
Population
In 1891, Ennismore had a population of 932: 478 male and 454 female residents. Population density was 24.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 675 |
| 1861 | 863 |
| 1871 | 1,104 |
| 1881 | 1,137 |
| 1891 | 932 |
| 1901 | 936 |
| 1911 | 821 |
| 1921 | 717 |
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, Ennismore shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 170 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 | 174 |
| Number of families | 174 |
| Number of females | 454 |
| Number of males | 478 |
| Number of married females | 133 |
| Number of married males | 133 |
| Number of married persons | 266 |
| Number of widowed females | 35 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 45 |
| POP F | 454 |
| POP M | 478 |
| POP TOT | 932 |
| Total population | 932 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 286 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 335 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 621 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 931 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 172 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 11 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 159 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 165 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 7 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 50 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 78 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 172 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 21 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 721 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 160 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,059 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4,348 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 10,643 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,083 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 12,862 |
| Acres of land in farms | 17,210 |
| Acres of oats | 2,042 |
| Acres of potatoes | 162 |
| Acres of turnips | 67 |
| Acres of wheat | 3,624 |
| BAR AC | 721 |
| BAR BU | 13,088 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 13,088 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 59 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,102 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 47 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 231 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 47,450 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 16,545 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 16,865 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 38,939 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 17,365 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 4,669 |
| BWT BU | 1,102 |
| CRN BU | 231 |
| HAY AC | 1,083 |
| HAY TONS | 1,222 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 304 |
| Number of chickens | 4,082 |
| Number of ducks | 82 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 143 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 29 |
| Number of geese | 382 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 188 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 443 |
| Number of milk cows | 616 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 174 |
| Number of other cattle | 790 |
| Number of other fowl | 8 |
| Number of oxen | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 46 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 24 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 66 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 26 |
| Number of sheep | 963 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 483 |
| Number of swine | 948 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 895 |
| Number of turkeys | 101 |
| OAT AC | 2,042 |
| OAT BU | 47,450 |
| PEA BU | 16,545 |
| POT AC | 162 |
| POT BU | 16,865 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,335 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 113 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 33,230 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,222 |
| WHT AC | 3,624 |
| WHT FALL BU | 4,669 |
| WHT SP BU | 38,939 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 46 |
| A 11 50 | 24 |
| A 201 PL | 12 |
| A 51 100 | 66 |
| BEN BU | 59 |
| BUTTER LB | 33,230 |
| CATTLE KS | 304 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 286 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 335 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 621 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,335 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 188 |
| DUCKS | 82 |
| FAMILIES | 174 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 113 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 382 |
| GRA BU | 47 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 4,082 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 443 |
| HOUSES | 172 |
| HOUSES B | 11 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 7 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 22 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 50 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 165 |
| HOUSES S | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 78 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 7 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 6 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 7 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 21 |
| HOUSES W | 159 |
| INF 11 A | 26 |
| MD FEM | 133 |
| MD MALE | 133 |
| MD TOT | 266 |
| MILK COWS | 616 |
| NAME CD | Peterborough, West-Ouest |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 29 |
| OC P | 143 |
| OC TOT | 174 |
| OTHER FOWL | 8 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 790 |
| OTHERS | 931 |
| SHEEP | 963 |
| SHEEP KS | 483 |
| SUP AM | 12,862 |
| SUP FOR | 4,348 |
| SUP JV | 160 |
| SUP PAT | 2,059 |
| SUP SC | 10,643 |
| SUP TOT | 17,210 |
| SWINE | 948 |
| SWINE KS | 895 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 172 |
| TUR AC | 67 |
| TUR BU | 17,365 |
| TURKEY | 101 |
| WID FEM | 35 |
| WID MALE | 10 |
| WID TOT | 45 |
| WORKING OX | 8 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON111001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON138009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261402
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). "Ennismore, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ennismore-on111001-1891/.