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 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 density was 28.2 people per square mile.
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 168 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 | 524 |
| Number of families | 524 |
| Number of females | 1,463 |
| Number of males | 1,477 |
| Number of married females | 423 |
| Number of married males | 420 |
| Number of married persons | 843 |
| Number of widowed females | 78 |
| Number of widowed males | 32 |
| Number of widowed persons | 110 |
| POP F | 1,463 |
| POP M | 1,477 |
| POP TOT | 2,940 |
| Total population | 2,940 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 962 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,025 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,987 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 55 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,885 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 522 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 44 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 27 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 451 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 393 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 129 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 43 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 89 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 64 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 289 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 522 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 40 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 1,504 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 10,766 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 19,423 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 27,014 |
| Acres of hay crops | 6,137 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 37,965 |
| Acres of land in farms | 57,388 |
| Acres of oats | 6,479 |
| Acres of potatoes | 381 |
| Acres of turnips | 346 |
| Acres of wheat | 7,065 |
| BAR AC | 1,504 |
| BAR BU | 27,013 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 27,013 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 951 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,909 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 47 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,125 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 143,119 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 30,995 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 24,718 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 2,019 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 62,422 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 150,385 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 600 |
| BWT BU | 1,909 |
| CRN BU | 2,125 |
| HAY AC | 6,137 |
| HAY TONS | 8,519 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,236 |
| Number of chickens | 19,985 |
| Number of ducks | 318 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 437 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 52 |
| Number of geese | 991 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 664 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,374 |
| Number of milk cows | 2,511 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 489 |
| Number of other cattle | 3,174 |
| Number of other fowl | 55 |
| Number of oxen | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 124 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 84 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 176 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 47 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 58 |
| Number of sheep | 2,816 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,687 |
| Number of swine | 1,273 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,997 |
| Number of turkeys | 697 |
| OAT AC | 6,479 |
| OAT BU | 143,119 |
| PEA BU | 30,995 |
| POT AC | 381 |
| POT BU | 24,718 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 622 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 14,175 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 211 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 177,453 |
| RYE BU | 2,019 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 8,519 |
| WHT AC | 7,065 |
| WHT FALL BU | 600 |
| WHT SP BU | 62,422 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 124 |
| A 11 50 | 84 |
| A 201 PL | 47 |
| A 51 100 | 176 |
| BEN BU | 951 |
| BUTTER LB | 177,453 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,236 |
| CHEESE LB | 622 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 962 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,025 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,987 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 14,175 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 664 |
| DUCKS | 318 |
| FAMILIES | 524 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 211 |
| FRN CA | 55 |
| GEESE | 991 |
| GRA BU | 47 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 19,985 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,374 |
| HOUSES | 522 |
| HOUSES B | 44 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 16 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 64 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 89 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 393 |
| HOUSES S | 27 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 289 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 43 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 20 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 129 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 40 |
| HOUSES W | 451 |
| INF 11 A | 58 |
| MD FEM | 423 |
| MD MALE | 420 |
| MD TOT | 843 |
| MILK COWS | 2,511 |
| NAME CD | Lanark, North- Nord |
| OC F | 52 |
| OC P | 437 |
| OC TOT | 489 |
| OTHER FOWL | 55 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 3,174 |
| OTHERS | 2,885 |
| SHEEP | 2,816 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,687 |
| SUP AM | 37,965 |
| SUP FOR | 19,423 |
| SUP PAT | 10,766 |
| SUP SC | 27,014 |
| SUP TOT | 57,388 |
| SWINE | 1,273 |
| SWINE KS | 1,997 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 522 |
| TUR AC | 346 |
| TUR BU | 150,385 |
| TURKEY | 697 |
| WID FEM | 78 |
| WID MALE | 32 |
| WID TOT | 110 |
| WORKING OX | 6 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON083004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON105001— 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). "Fitzroy, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/fitzroy-on083004-1891/.