Fitzroy, Ontario (1891 census)
Fitzroy was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,940. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5455722. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.403°N, 76.207°W.
Population
In 1891, Fitzroy had a population of 2,940: 1,477 male and 1,463 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,807 |
| 1861 | 3,239 |
| 1871 | 3,425 |
| 1881 | 3,378 |
| 1891 | 2,940 |
| 1901 | 2,767 |
| 1911 | 2,488 |
| 1921 | 2,494 |
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, Fitzroy shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 83 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,940 total population, 1,477 males, 1,463 females, 843 married persons, 524 families, 423 married females, 420 married males, 110 widowed persons, 78 widowed females, 32 widowed males, 5.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,987 single persons under 18, 1,025 single males under 18, 962 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,885 persons who are not French Canadian, 55 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 522 houses, 522 occupied houses, 451 houses built of wood, 393 houses of 1 story, 289 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 129 houses of 2 stories, 89 houses of 4 rooms, 64 houses of 5 rooms, 44 houses built of brick, 43 houses of 3 rooms, 40 uninhabited houses, 27 houses built of stone, 20 houses of 2 rooms, 16 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses under construction, 1 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 177,453 pounds of homemade butter, 150,385 bushels of turnips, 143,119 bushels of oats, 62,422 bushels of spring wheat, 57,388 acres of land in farms, 37,965 acres of improved land in farms, 30,995 bushels of peas, 27,014 acres of farmland under crops, 27,013 bushels of barley, 24,718 bushels of potatoes, 19,985 chickens, 19,423 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 14,175 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 10,766 acres of farmland in pasture, 8,519 tons of hay, 7,065 acres of wheat, 6,479 acres of oats, 6,137 acres of hay crops, 3,174 other cattle, 2,816 sheep, 2,511 milk cows, 2,125 bushels of corn, 2,019 bushels of rye, 1,997 swine slaughtered or sold, 1,909 bushels of buckwheat, 1,687 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,504 acres of barley, 1,374 horses aged over 3 years, 1,273 swine, 1,236 cattle killed or sold, 991 geese, 951 bushels of beans, 697 turkeys, 664 horses aged 3 years and under, 622 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 600 bushels of winter wheat, 489 occupants of farms, 437 farm occupants who own their land, 381 acres of potatoes, 346 acres of turnips, 318 ducks, 211 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 176 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 124 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 84 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 58 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 55 other fowl, 52 farm occupants who rent their land, 47 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 47 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 6 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON083004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON105001_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5455722
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fitzroy_Township
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). "Fitzroy, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/fitzroy-on083004-1891/.