Ernestown, Ontario (1891 census)
Ernestown was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,597. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5394285. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.266°N, 76.767°W.
Population
In 1891, Ernestown had a population of 3,597: 1,843 male and 1,754 female residents. Population density was 32.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 5,111 |
| 1861 | 5,450 |
| 1871 | 4,233 |
| 1881 | 3,961 |
| 1891 | 3,597 |
| 1901 | 3,317 |
| 1911 | 3,031 |
| 1921 | 2,773 |
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, Ernestown 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 | 4.50 |
| FAM NO | 790 |
| Number of families | 790 |
| Number of females | 1,754 |
| Number of males | 1,843 |
| Number of married females | 702 |
| Number of married males | 698 |
| Number of married persons | 1,400 |
| Number of widowed females | 114 |
| Number of widowed males | 50 |
| Number of widowed persons | 164 |
| POP F | 1,754 |
| POP M | 1,843 |
| POP TOT | 3,597 |
| Total population | 3,597 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 938 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,095 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,033 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 3 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3,594 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 788 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 48 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 62 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 678 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 579 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 41 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 209 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 94 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 150 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 461 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 788 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 31 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 5,199 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 953 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 15,135 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 7,351 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 36,732 |
| Acres of hay crops | 12,750 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 52,820 |
| Acres of land in farms | 60,171 |
| Acres of oats | 5,855 |
| Acres of potatoes | 599 |
| Acres of turnips | 35 |
| Acres of wheat | 683 |
| BAR AC | 5,199 |
| BAR BU | 76,350 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 76,350 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 745 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 23,277 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1,892 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 20,075 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 96,467 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 16,776 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 42,952 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 2,640 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,381 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 6,382 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 2,408 |
| BWT BU | 23,277 |
| CRN BU | 20,075 |
| HAY AC | 12,750 |
| HAY TONS | 16,001 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 917 |
| Number of chickens | 17,954 |
| Number of ducks | 297 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 568 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 209 |
| Number of geese | 345 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 626 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,798 |
| Number of milk cows | 3,072 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 777 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,767 |
| Number of other fowl | 24 |
| Number of oxen | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 185 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 82 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 198 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 41 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 271 |
| Number of sheep | 2,192 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,409 |
| Number of swine | 1,622 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 2,191 |
| Number of turkeys | 330 |
| OAT AC | 5,855 |
| OAT BU | 96,467 |
| PEA BU | 16,776 |
| POT AC | 599 |
| POT BU | 42,952 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 3,274 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 6,383 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,073 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 206,927 |
| RYE BU | 2,640 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 16,001 |
| WHT AC | 683 |
| WHT FALL BU | 2,408 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,381 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 185 |
| A 11 50 | 82 |
| A 201 PL | 41 |
| A 51 100 | 198 |
| BEN BU | 745 |
| BUTTER LB | 206,927 |
| CATTLE KS | 917 |
| CHEESE LB | 3,274 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 938 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,095 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,033 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 6,383 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 626 |
| DUCKS | 297 |
| FAMILIES | 790 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,073 |
| FRN CA | 3 |
| GEESE | 345 |
| GRA BU | 1,892 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 17,954 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,798 |
| HOUSES | 788 |
| HOUSES B | 48 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 41 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 150 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 94 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 579 |
| HOUSES S | 62 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 461 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 6 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 22 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 14 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 209 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 31 |
| HOUSES W | 678 |
| INF 11 A | 271 |
| MD FEM | 702 |
| MD MALE | 698 |
| MD TOT | 1,400 |
| MILK COWS | 3,072 |
| NAME CD | Lennox |
| OC F | 209 |
| OC P | 568 |
| OC TOT | 777 |
| OTHER FOWL | 24 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,767 |
| OTHERS | 3,594 |
| SHEEP | 2,192 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,409 |
| SUP AM | 52,820 |
| SUP FOR | 7,351 |
| SUP JV | 953 |
| SUP PAT | 15,135 |
| SUP SC | 36,732 |
| SUP TOT | 60,171 |
| SWINE | 1,622 |
| SWINE KS | 2,191 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 788 |
| TUR AC | 35 |
| TUR BU | 6,382 |
| TURKEY | 330 |
| WID FEM | 114 |
| WID MALE | 50 |
| WID TOT | 164 |
| WORKING OX | 16 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON087004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON125003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5394285
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernestown_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). "Ernestown, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ernestown-on087004-1891/.