Etobicoke, Ontario (1891 census)
Etobicoke was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 4,557. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.672°N, 79.555°W.
Population
In 1891, Etobicoke had a population of 4,557: 2,487 male and 2,070 female residents. Population density was 91.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,483 |
| 1861 | 3,503 |
| 1871 | 2,985 |
| 1881 | 2,976 |
| 1891 | 4,557 |
| 1901 | 4,413 |
| 1911 | 6,193 |
| 1921 | 10,445 |
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, Etobicoke shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 178 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.20 |
| FAM NO | 728 |
| Number of families | 728 |
| Number of females | 2,070 |
| Number of males | 2,487 |
| Number of married females | 674 |
| Number of married males | 659 |
| Number of married persons | 1,333 |
| Number of widowed females | 89 |
| Number of widowed males | 54 |
| Number of widowed persons | 143 |
| POP F | 2,070 |
| POP M | 2,487 |
| POP TOT | 4,557 |
| Total population | 4,557 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,307 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,774 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,081 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 3 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 4,554 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 718 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 177 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 20 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 521 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 207 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 61 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 484 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 46 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 24 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 79 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 116 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 378 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses under construction | 61 |
| Number of occupied houses | 718 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 27 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 3,698 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 1,416 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,215 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,273 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 20,384 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,473 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 25,015 |
| Acres of land in farms | 26,288 |
| Acres of oats | 3,948 |
| Acres of potatoes | 946 |
| Acres of turnips | 152 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,325 |
| BAR AC | 3,698 |
| BAR BU | 70,872 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 70,872 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 176 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 720 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 91,881 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 20,694 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 51,307 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 50 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 14,174 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 40,452 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 22,753 |
| BWT BU | 10 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 680 |
| CRN BU | 720 |
| HAY AC | 4,473 |
| HAY TONS | 6,717 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,513 |
| Number of chickens | 15,100 |
| Number of ducks | 528 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 279 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 180 |
| Number of geese | 508 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 386 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,357 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,481 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 459 |
| Number of other cattle | 776 |
| Number of other fowl | 17 |
| Number of oxen | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 58 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 91 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 120 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 180 |
| Number of sheep | 493 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 716 |
| Number of swine | 2,278 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 3,105 |
| Number of turkeys | 395 |
| OAT AC | 3,948 |
| OAT BU | 91,881 |
| PEA BU | 20,694 |
| POT AC | 946 |
| POT BU | 51,307 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 50 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,560 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 434 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 93,889 |
| RYE BU | 50 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 6,717 |
| WHT AC | 2,325 |
| WHT FALL BU | 22,753 |
| WHT SP BU | 14,174 |
Other recorded variables (71 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 58 |
| A 11 50 | 91 |
| A 201 PL | 10 |
| A 51 100 | 120 |
| BEN BU | 20 |
| BUTTER LB | 93,889 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,513 |
| CHEESE LB | 50 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,307 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,774 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 3,081 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,560 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 386 |
| DUCKS | 528 |
| FAMILIES | 728 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.20 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 434 |
| FRN CA | 3 |
| GEESE | 508 |
| GRA BU | 176 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 15,100 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,357 |
| HOUSES | 718 |
| HOUSES B | 177 |
| HOUSES CON | 61 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 61 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 116 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 79 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 207 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES S | 20 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 378 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 20 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 46 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 24 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 16 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 484 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 27 |
| HOUSES W | 521 |
| INF 11 A | 180 |
| MD FEM | 674 |
| MD MALE | 659 |
| MD TOT | 1,333 |
| MILK COWS | 1,481 |
| NAME CD | York, West-Ouest |
| OC F | 180 |
| OC P | 279 |
| OC TOT | 459 |
| OTHER FOWL | 17 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 776 |
| OTHERS | 4,554 |
| SHEEP | 493 |
| SHEEP KS | 716 |
| SILOS | 680 |
| SUP AM | 25,015 |
| SUP FOR | 1,273 |
| SUP JV | 1,416 |
| SUP PAT | 3,215 |
| SUP SC | 20,384 |
| SUP TOT | 26,288 |
| SWINE | 2,278 |
| SWINE KS | 3,105 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 718 |
| TUR AC | 152 |
| TUR BU | 40,452 |
| TURKEY | 395 |
| WID FEM | 89 |
| WID MALE | 54 |
| WID TOT | 143 |
| WORKING OX | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON133001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON154001— 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). "Etobicoke, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/etobicoke-on133001-1891/.