Faraday, Ontario (1891 census)
Faraday was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 705. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5434694. 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 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 82 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 705 total population, 386 males, 319 females, 243 married persons, 137 families, 123 married females, 120 married males, 17 widowed persons, 10 widowed females, 7 widowed males, 5.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 445 single persons under 18, 259 single males under 18, 186 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 701 persons who are not French Canadian, 4 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 137 houses, 137 houses built of wood, 137 occupied houses, 73 houses of 1 story, 64 houses of 2 stories, 31 houses of 1 room, 29 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 23 houses of 4 rooms, 20 houses of 2 rooms, 19 houses of 3 rooms, 14 houses of 5 rooms, 8 uninhabited houses, 4 houses under construction, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 23,902 acres of land in farms, 20,384 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 18,735 pounds of homemade butter, 8,603 bushels of potatoes, 7,184 bushels of oats, 4,063 bushels of turnips, 3,518 acres of improved land in farms, 2,808 bushels of peas, 2,558 acres of farmland under crops, 1,405 bushels of spring wheat, 1,393 chickens, 1,146 bushels of barley, 1,041 acres of hay crops, 903 acres of farmland in pasture, 846 tons of hay, 684 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 417 acres of oats, 371 other cattle, 359 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 320 milk cows, 282 bushels of rye, 268 sheep, 254 bushels of buckwheat, 200 acres of wheat, 153 occupants of farms, 144 farm occupants who own their land, 134 swine, 129 bushels of corn, 123 bushels of beans, 120 horses aged over 3 years, 101 swine slaughtered or sold, 82 sheep slaughtered or sold, 81 acres of potatoes, 75 acres of barley, 71 cattle killed or sold, 69 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 57 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 53 acres of turnips, 50 oxen, 46 bushels of winter wheat, 31 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 31 turkeys, 29 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 22 geese, 22 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 17 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 13 horses aged 3 years and under, 9 ducks, 8 farm occupants who rent their land, 5 other fowl, 2 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON074005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON118006_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5434694
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faraday,_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). "Faraday, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/faraday-on074005-1891/.