Exeter, Village, Ontario (1891 census)
Exeter, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,809. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5420085. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.340°N, 81.492°W.
Population
In 1891, Exeter, Village had a population of 1,809: 865 male and 944 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,725 |
| 1891 | 1,809 |
| 1901 | 1,792 |
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, Exeter, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 76 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,809 total population, 944 females, 865 males, 691 married persons, 409 families, 348 married females, 343 married males, 78 widowed persons, 55 widowed females, 23 widowed males, 4.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,040 single persons under 18, 541 single females under 18, 499 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,809 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 409 houses, 409 occupied houses, 273 houses built of wood, 270 houses of 1 story, 246 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 136 houses built of brick, 132 houses of 2 stories, 56 houses of 5 rooms, 46 houses of 4 rooms, 31 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 27 uninhabited houses, 14 houses of 3 rooms, 11 houses of over 15 rooms, 7 houses of 3 stories, 5 houses of 2 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 13,517 pounds of homemade butter, 9,021 bushels of turnips, 7,295 bushels of potatoes, 6,605 bushels of oats, 2,571 acres of land in farms, 2,214 acres of improved land in farms, 2,038 chickens, 1,795 bushels of barley, 996 acres of farmland under crops, 972 acres of farmland in pasture, 859 bushels of spring wheat, 839 tons of hay, 640 bushels of peas, 452 acres of hay crops, 393 occupants of farms, 388 bushels of winter wheat, 368 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 357 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 303 farm occupants who own their land, 253 bushels of corn, 246 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 232 cattle killed or sold, 218 horses aged over 3 years, 188 swine, 184 acres of oats, 138 milk cows, 114 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 111 acres of wheat, 109 swine slaughtered or sold, 100 sheep slaughtered or sold, 90 farm occupants who rent their land, 85 other cattle, 63 acres of potatoes, 59 acres of barley, 37 horses aged 3 years and under, 25 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 24 acres of turnips, 13 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 12 ducks, 7 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 7 turkeys, 6 sheep, 5 bushels of beans, 4 other fowl, 3 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON091003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON088003_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5420085
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exeter,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exeter_(Ontario)
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). "Exeter, Village, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/exeter-village-on091003-1891/.