Essa, Ontario (1891 census)
Essa was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,592. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261414. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.257°N, 79.812°W.
Population
In 1891, Essa had a population of 3,592: 1,891 male and 1,701 female residents. Population density was 31.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,507 |
| 1861 | 2,904 |
| 1871 | 4,221 |
| 1881 | 4,666 |
| 1891 | 3,592 |
| 1901 | 3,438 |
| 1911 | 3,084 |
| 1921 | 2,910 |
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, Essa shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 173 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.20 |
| FAM NO | 693 |
| Number of families | 693 |
| Number of females | 1,701 |
| Number of males | 1,891 |
| Number of married females | 562 |
| Number of married males | 564 |
| Number of married persons | 1,126 |
| Number of widowed females | 83 |
| Number of widowed males | 44 |
| Number of widowed persons | 127 |
| POP F | 1,701 |
| POP M | 1,891 |
| POP TOT | 3,592 |
| Total population | 3,592 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,056 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,283 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,339 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3,592 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 671 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 99 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 572 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 195 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 53 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 475 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 58 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 112 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 63 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 363 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 672 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 5,397 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 548 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,307 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 13,263 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 38,660 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,876 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 44,515 |
| Acres of land in farms | 57,778 |
| Acres of oats | 6,712 |
| Acres of potatoes | 651 |
| Acres of turnips | 137 |
| Acres of wheat | 7,653 |
| BAR AC | 5,397 |
| BAR BU | 124,140 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 124,140 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 145 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 355 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 146 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 147,085 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 38,664 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 71,382 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 3,261 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 16,508 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 41,967 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 104,526 |
| BWT BU | 355 |
| CRN BU | 30 |
| HAY AC | 3,876 |
| HAY TONS | 5,323 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,276 |
| Number of chickens | 25,322 |
| Number of ducks | 1,131 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 552 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 107 |
| Number of geese | 2,779 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 595 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,506 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,916 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 660 |
| Number of other cattle | 2,867 |
| Number of other fowl | 15 |
| Number of oxen | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 135 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 77 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 226 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 31 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 191 |
| Number of sheep | 3,428 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,387 |
| Number of swine | 4,017 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 3,629 |
| Number of turkeys | 1,141 |
| OAT AC | 6,712 |
| OAT BU | 147,085 |
| PEA BU | 38,664 |
| POT AC | 651 |
| POT BU | 71,382 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 14,341 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,103 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 153,410 |
| RYE BU | 3,261 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,323 |
| WHT AC | 7,653 |
| WHT FALL BU | 104,526 |
| WHT SP BU | 16,508 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 135 |
| A 11 50 | 77 |
| A 201 PL | 31 |
| A 51 100 | 226 |
| BEN BU | 145 |
| BUTTER LB | 153,410 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,276 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,056 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,283 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,339 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 14,341 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 595 |
| DUCKS | 1,131 |
| FAMILIES | 693 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.20 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,103 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 2,779 |
| GRA BU | 146 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 25,322 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,506 |
| HOUSES | 671 |
| HOUSES B | 99 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 16 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 63 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 112 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 195 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 363 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 58 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 53 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 475 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 7 |
| HOUSES W | 572 |
| INF 11 A | 191 |
| MD FEM | 562 |
| MD MALE | 564 |
| MD TOT | 1,126 |
| MILK COWS | 1,916 |
| NAME CD | Simcoe, South-Sud |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 107 |
| OC P | 552 |
| OC TOT | 660 |
| OTHER FOWL | 15 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 2,867 |
| OTHERS | 3,592 |
| SHEEP | 3,428 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,387 |
| SUP AM | 44,515 |
| SUP FOR | 13,263 |
| SUP JV | 548 |
| SUP PAT | 5,307 |
| SUP SC | 38,660 |
| SUP TOT | 57,778 |
| SWINE | 4,017 |
| SWINE KS | 3,629 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 672 |
| TUR AC | 137 |
| TUR BU | 41,967 |
| TURKEY | 1,141 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 83 |
| WID MALE | 44 |
| WID TOT | 127 |
| WORKING OX | 8 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON119003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON144002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261414
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). "Essa, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/essa-on119003-1891/.