Finch, Ontario (1891 census)
Finch was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,509. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.175°N, 75.124°W.
Population
In 1891, Finch had a population of 3,509: 1,763 male and 1,746 female residents. Population density was 40.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,450 |
| 1861 | 2,399 |
| 1871 | 2,729 |
| 1881 | 3,493 |
| 1891 | 3,509 |
| 1901 | 3,765 |
| 1911 | 3,227 |
| 1921 | 2,932 |
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, Finch shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 174 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.60 |
| FAM NO | 617 |
| Number of families | 617 |
| Number of females | 1,746 |
| Number of males | 1,763 |
| Number of married females | 535 |
| Number of married males | 536 |
| Number of married persons | 1,071 |
| Number of widowed females | 86 |
| Number of widowed males | 41 |
| Number of widowed persons | 127 |
| POP F | 1,746 |
| POP M | 1,763 |
| POP TOT | 3,509 |
| Total population | 3,509 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,125 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,186 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,311 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 677 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,832 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 612 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 23 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 5 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 584 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 5 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 186 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 93 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 426 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 104 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 123 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 70 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 196 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 612 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 16 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 784 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 443 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 11,081 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 12,788 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 21,847 |
| Acres of hay crops | 8,982 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 33,371 |
| Acres of land in farms | 46,159 |
| Acres of oats | 6,671 |
| Acres of potatoes | 460 |
| Acres of turnips | 18 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,097 |
| BAR AC | 784 |
| BAR BU | 12,433 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 12,433 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 1,455 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 8,973 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 605 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 9,707 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 112,892 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 7,678 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 52,409 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 841 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 9,369 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,368 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 105 |
| BWT BU | 8,973 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 108 |
| CRN BU | 9,707 |
| HAY AC | 8,982 |
| HAY TONS | 9,006 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 965 |
| Number of chickens | 21,997 |
| Number of ducks | 367 |
| Number of employees on farms | 6 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 468 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 126 |
| Number of geese | 606 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 523 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,254 |
| Number of milk cows | 3,909 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 600 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,788 |
| Number of other fowl | 46 |
| Number of oxen | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 93 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 135 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 218 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 140 |
| Number of sheep | 2,515 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,755 |
| Number of swine | 1,485 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,680 |
| Number of turkeys | 339 |
| OAT AC | 6,671 |
| OAT BU | 112,892 |
| PEA BU | 7,678 |
| POT AC | 460 |
| POT BU | 52,409 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 4,740 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 12,366 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 158,945 |
| RYE BU | 841 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 9,006 |
| WHT AC | 1,097 |
| WHT FALL BU | 105 |
| WHT SP BU | 9,369 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 93 |
| A 11 50 | 135 |
| A 201 PL | 14 |
| A 51 100 | 218 |
| BEN BU | 1,455 |
| BUTTER LB | 158,945 |
| CATTLE KS | 965 |
| CHEESE LB | 4,740 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,125 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,186 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,311 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 12,366 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 523 |
| DUCKS | 367 |
| FAMILIES | 617 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.60 |
| FRN CA | 677 |
| GEESE | 606 |
| GRA BU | 605 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 21,997 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,254 |
| HOUSES | 612 |
| HOUSES B | 23 |
| HOUSES CON | 5 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 17 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 70 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 123 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 186 |
| HOUSES S | 5 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 196 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 104 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 93 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 426 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 16 |
| HOUSES W | 584 |
| INF 11 A | 140 |
| MD FEM | 535 |
| MD MALE | 536 |
| MD TOT | 1,071 |
| MILK COWS | 3,909 |
| NAME CD | Cornwall and Stormont |
| OC E | 6 |
| OC F | 126 |
| OC P | 468 |
| OC TOT | 600 |
| OTHER FOWL | 46 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,788 |
| OTHERS | 2,832 |
| SHEEP | 2,515 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,755 |
| SILOS | 108 |
| SUP AM | 33,371 |
| SUP FOR | 12,788 |
| SUP JV | 443 |
| SUP PAT | 11,081 |
| SUP SC | 21,847 |
| SUP TOT | 46,159 |
| SWINE | 1,485 |
| SWINE KS | 1,680 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 612 |
| TUR AC | 18 |
| TUR BU | 4,368 |
| TURKEY | 339 |
| WID FEM | 86 |
| WID MALE | 41 |
| WID TOT | 127 |
| WORKING OX | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON056005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON145002— 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). "Finch, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/finch-on056005-1891/.