Faraday, Ontario (1891 census)
Faraday was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 705. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.000°N, 77.909°W.
Population
In 1891, Faraday had a population of 705: 386 male and 319 female residents. Population density was 7.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 392 |
| 1891 | 705 |
| 1901 | 1,339 |
| 1911 | 752 |
| 1921 | 681 |
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, Faraday shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 137 |
| Number of families | 137 |
| Number of females | 319 |
| Number of males | 386 |
| Number of married females | 123 |
| Number of married males | 120 |
| Number of married persons | 243 |
| Number of widowed females | 10 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 17 |
| POP F | 319 |
| POP M | 386 |
| POP TOT | 705 |
| Total population | 705 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 186 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 259 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 445 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 4 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 701 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 137 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 137 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 31 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 73 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 64 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 29 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 137 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 75 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 57 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 903 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 20,384 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,558 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,041 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 3,518 |
| Acres of land in farms | 23,902 |
| Acres of oats | 417 |
| Acres of potatoes | 81 |
| Acres of turnips | 53 |
| Acres of wheat | 200 |
| BAR AC | 75 |
| BAR BU | 1,146 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,146 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 123 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 254 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 17 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 129 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 7,184 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,808 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,603 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 282 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,405 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,063 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 46 |
| BWT BU | 254 |
| CRN BU | 129 |
| HAY AC | 1,041 |
| HAY TONS | 846 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 71 |
| Number of chickens | 1,393 |
| Number of ducks | 9 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 144 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 8 |
| Number of geese | 22 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 13 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 120 |
| Number of milk cows | 320 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 153 |
| Number of other cattle | 371 |
| Number of other fowl | 5 |
| Number of oxen | 50 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 69 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 31 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 29 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 22 |
| Number of sheep | 268 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 82 |
| Number of swine | 134 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 101 |
| Number of turkeys | 31 |
| OAT AC | 417 |
| OAT BU | 7,184 |
| PEA BU | 2,808 |
| POT AC | 81 |
| POT BU | 8,603 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 684 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 359 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 18,735 |
| RYE BU | 282 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 846 |
| WHT AC | 200 |
| WHT FALL BU | 46 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,405 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 69 |
| A 11 50 | 2 |
| A 201 PL | 29 |
| A 51 100 | 31 |
| BEN BU | 123 |
| BUTTER LB | 18,735 |
| CATTLE KS | 71 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 186 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 259 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 445 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 684 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 13 |
| DUCKS | 9 |
| FAMILIES | 137 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 359 |
| FRN CA | 4 |
| GEESE | 22 |
| GRA BU | 17 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,393 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 120 |
| HOUSES | 137 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 14 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 23 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 31 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 73 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 29 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 19 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 20 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 64 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 8 |
| HOUSES W | 137 |
| INF 11 A | 22 |
| MD FEM | 123 |
| MD MALE | 120 |
| MD TOT | 243 |
| MILK COWS | 320 |
| NAME CD | Hastings, North—Nord |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 8 |
| OC P | 144 |
| OC TOT | 153 |
| OTHER FOWL | 5 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 371 |
| OTHERS | 701 |
| SHEEP | 268 |
| SHEEP KS | 82 |
| SUP AM | 3,518 |
| SUP FOR | 20,384 |
| SUP JV | 57 |
| SUP PAT | 903 |
| SUP SC | 2,558 |
| SUP TOT | 23,902 |
| SWINE | 134 |
| SWINE KS | 101 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 137 |
| TUR AC | 53 |
| TUR BU | 4,063 |
| TURKEY | 31 |
| WID FEM | 10 |
| WID MALE | 7 |
| WID TOT | 17 |
| WORKING OX | 50 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON074005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON118006— 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). "Faraday, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/faraday-on074005-1891/.