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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 3,509 |
| 1901 | 3,765 |
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 86 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 3,509 total population, 1,763 males, 1,746 females, 1,071 married persons, 617 families, 536 married males, 535 married females, 127 widowed persons, 86 widowed females, 41 widowed males, 5.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 2,311 single persons under 18, 1,186 single males under 18, 1,125 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,832 persons who are not French Canadian, 677 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 612 houses, 612 occupied houses, 584 houses built of wood, 426 houses of 2 stories, 196 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 186 houses of 1 story, 123 houses of 4 rooms, 104 houses of 3 rooms, 93 houses of 2 rooms, 70 houses of 5 rooms, 23 houses built of brick, 17 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 16 uninhabited houses, 5 houses built of stone, 5 houses of 1 room, 5 houses under construction, 4 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 158,945 pounds of homemade butter, 112,892 bushels of oats, 52,409 bushels of potatoes, 46,159 acres of land in farms, 33,371 acres of improved land in farms, 21,997 chickens, 21,847 acres of farmland under crops, 12,788 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 12,433 bushels of barley, 12,366 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 11,081 acres of farmland in pasture, 9,707 bushels of corn, 9,369 bushels of spring wheat, 9,006 tons of hay, 8,982 acres of hay crops, 8,973 bushels of buckwheat, 7,678 bushels of peas, 6,671 acres of oats, 4,740 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 4,368 bushels of turnips, 3,909 milk cows, 2,515 sheep, 1,788 other cattle, 1,755 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,680 swine slaughtered or sold, 1,485 swine, 1,455 bushels of beans, 1,254 horses aged over 3 years, 1,097 acres of wheat, 965 cattle killed or sold, 841 bushels of rye, 784 acres of barley, 606 geese, 605 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 600 occupants of farms, 523 horses aged 3 years and under, 468 farm occupants who own their land, 460 acres of potatoes, 443 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 367 ducks, 339 turkeys, 218 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 140 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 135 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 126 farm occupants who rent their land, Capacity of silos (tons): 108, 105 bushels of winter wheat, 93 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 46 other fowl, 18 acres of turnips, 14 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 6 employees on farms, 1 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON056005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON053003_1891— 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/.