Euphemia, Ontario (1891 census)
Euphemia was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,523. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.704°N, 81.921°W.
Population
In 1891, Euphemia had a population of 2,523: 1,304 male and 1,219 female residents. Population density was 37.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,457 |
| 1861 | 2,109 |
| 1871 | 2,390 |
| 1881 | 2,791 |
| 1891 | 2,523 |
| 1901 | 2,321 |
| 1911 | 1,846 |
| 1921 | 1,543 |
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, Euphemia shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 168 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.70 |
| FAM NO | 533 |
| Number of families | 533 |
| Number of females | 1,219 |
| Number of males | 1,304 |
| Number of married females | 440 |
| Number of married males | 439 |
| Number of married persons | 879 |
| Number of widowed females | 59 |
| Number of widowed males | 37 |
| Number of widowed persons | 96 |
| POP F | 1,219 |
| POP M | 1,304 |
| POP TOT | 2,523 |
| Total population | 2,523 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 720 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 828 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,548 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 3 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,520 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 527 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 91 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 436 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 208 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 47 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 319 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 50 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 73 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 55 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 270 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 527 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 409 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 763 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 6,672 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 9,316 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 21,454 |
| Acres of hay crops | 5,215 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 28,889 |
| Acres of land in farms | 38,205 |
| Acres of oats | 3,701 |
| Acres of potatoes | 238 |
| Acres of turnips | 66 |
| Acres of wheat | 3,478 |
| BAR AC | 409 |
| BAR BU | 6,931 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 6,931 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 2,375 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 293 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 66,838 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 90,338 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 18,407 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 22,149 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 231 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 517 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 23,818 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 58,587 |
| CRN BU | 66,838 |
| HAY AC | 5,215 |
| HAY TONS | 8,271 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,713 |
| Number of chickens | 15,345 |
| Number of ducks | 345 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 411 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 61 |
| Number of geese | 1,103 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 539 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 970 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,467 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 472 |
| Number of other cattle | 3,581 |
| Number of other fowl | 117 |
| Number of oxen | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 67 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 142 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 200 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 51 |
| Number of sheep | 3,599 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,720 |
| Number of swine | 4,200 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 3,183 |
| Number of turkeys | 990 |
| OAT AC | 3,701 |
| OAT BU | 90,338 |
| PEA BU | 18,407 |
| POT AC | 238 |
| POT BU | 22,149 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 260 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 7,217 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,919 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 123,490 |
| RYE BU | 231 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 8,271 |
| WHT AC | 3,478 |
| WHT FALL BU | 58,587 |
| WHT SP BU | 517 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 67 |
| A 11 50 | 142 |
| A 201 PL | 12 |
| A 51 100 | 200 |
| BEN BU | 2,375 |
| BUTTER LB | 123,490 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,713 |
| CHEESE LB | 260 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 720 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 828 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,548 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 7,217 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 539 |
| DUCKS | 345 |
| FAMILIES | 533 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 5,919 |
| FRN CA | 3 |
| GEESE | 1,103 |
| GRA BU | 293 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 15,345 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 970 |
| HOUSES | 527 |
| HOUSES B | 91 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 47 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 55 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 73 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 208 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 270 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 50 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 26 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 319 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 6 |
| HOUSES W | 436 |
| INF 11 A | 51 |
| MD FEM | 440 |
| MD MALE | 439 |
| MD TOT | 879 |
| MILK COWS | 1,467 |
| NAME CD | Middlesex, West - Ouest |
| OC F | 61 |
| OC P | 411 |
| OC TOT | 472 |
| OTHER FOWL | 117 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 3,581 |
| OTHERS | 2,520 |
| SHEEP | 3,599 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,720 |
| SUP AM | 28,889 |
| SUP FOR | 9,316 |
| SUP JV | 763 |
| SUP PAT | 6,672 |
| SUP SC | 21,454 |
| SUP TOT | 38,205 |
| SWINE | 4,200 |
| SWINE KS | 3,183 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 527 |
| TUR AC | 66 |
| TUR BU | 23,818 |
| TURKEY | 990 |
| WID FEM | 59 |
| WID MALE | 37 |
| WID TOT | 96 |
| WORKING OX | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON093003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON122005— 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). "Euphemia, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/euphemia-on093003-1891/.