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 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 density was 1803.4 people per square mile.
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 155 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.40 |
| FAM NO | 409 |
| Number of families | 409 |
| Number of females | 944 |
| Number of males | 865 |
| Number of married females | 348 |
| Number of married males | 343 |
| Number of married persons | 691 |
| Number of widowed females | 55 |
| Number of widowed males | 23 |
| Number of widowed persons | 78 |
| POP F | 944 |
| POP M | 865 |
| POP TOT | 1,809 |
| Total population | 1,809 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 541 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 499 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,040 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,809 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 409 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 136 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 273 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 270 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 132 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 7 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 46 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 56 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 246 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 11 |
| Number of occupied houses | 409 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 27 |
Agriculture (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 59 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 246 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 972 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 357 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 996 |
| Acres of hay crops | 452 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,214 |
| Acres of land in farms | 2,571 |
| Acres of oats | 184 |
| Acres of potatoes | 63 |
| Acres of turnips | 24 |
| Acres of wheat | 111 |
| BAR AC | 59 |
| BAR BU | 1,795 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,795 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 114 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 253 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6,605 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 640 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 7,295 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 859 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 9,021 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 388 |
| CRN BU | 253 |
| HAY AC | 452 |
| HAY TONS | 839 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 232 |
| Number of chickens | 2,038 |
| Number of ducks | 12 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 303 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 90 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 37 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 218 |
| Number of milk cows | 138 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 393 |
| Number of other cattle | 85 |
| Number of other fowl | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 368 |
| Number of sheep | 6 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 100 |
| Number of swine | 188 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 109 |
| Number of turkeys | 7 |
| OAT AC | 184 |
| OAT BU | 6,605 |
| PEA BU | 640 |
| POT AC | 63 |
| POT BU | 7,295 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 25 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 13,517 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 839 |
| WHT AC | 111 |
| WHT FALL BU | 388 |
| WHT SP BU | 859 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 7 |
| A 11 50 | 13 |
| A 201 PL | 3 |
| A 51 100 | 2 |
| BEN BU | 5 |
| BUTTER LB | 13,517 |
| CATTLE KS | 232 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 541 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 499 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,040 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 25 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 37 |
| DUCKS | 12 |
| FAMILIES | 409 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.40 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GRA BU | 114 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,038 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 218 |
| HOUSES | 409 |
| HOUSES B | 136 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 31 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 56 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 46 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 270 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 246 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 11 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 14 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 7 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 132 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 27 |
| HOUSES W | 273 |
| INF 11 A | 368 |
| MD FEM | 348 |
| MD MALE | 343 |
| MD TOT | 691 |
| MILK COWS | 138 |
| NAME CD | Middlesex, North—Nord |
| OC F | 90 |
| OC P | 303 |
| OC TOT | 393 |
| OTHER FOWL | 4 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 85 |
| OTHERS | 1,809 |
| SHEEP | 6 |
| SHEEP KS | 100 |
| SUP AM | 2,214 |
| SUP FOR | 357 |
| SUP JV | 246 |
| SUP PAT | 972 |
| SUP SC | 996 |
| SUP TOT | 2,571 |
| SWINE | 188 |
| SWINE KS | 109 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 409 |
| TUR AC | 24 |
| TUR BU | 9,021 |
| TURKEY | 7 |
| WID FEM | 55 |
| WID MALE | 23 |
| WID TOT | 78 |
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: 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). "Exeter, Village, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/exeter-village-on091003-1891/.