Frankford, VL, Ontario (1891 census)
Frankford, VL was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 533. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2181497. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.200°N, 77.600°W.
Population
In 1891, Frankford, VL had a population of 533: 254 male and 279 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 533 |
| 1921 | 786 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Sidney, 1881 (0.8% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Sydney, 1901 (0.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Frankford, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 80 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 533 total population, 279 females, 254 males, 193 married persons, 121 families, 97 married females, 96 married males, 31 widowed persons, 23 widowed females, 8 widowed males, 4.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 309 single persons under 18, 159 single females under 18, 150 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 531 persons who are not French Canadian, 2 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 121 houses, 121 occupied houses, 87 houses of 1 story, 79 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 69 houses built of wood, 43 houses built of brick, 34 houses of 2 stories, 15 houses of 5 rooms, 9 houses built of stone, 9 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 7 houses of 4 rooms, 4 houses of 2 rooms, 4 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 houses of 3 rooms, 2 houses under construction, 2 uninhabited houses, 1 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 9,425 pounds of homemade butter, 2,091 bushels of potatoes, 1,038 bushels of oats, 956 chickens, 809 acres of land in farms, 773 acres of improved land in farms, 684 bushels of rye, 576 bushels of winter wheat, 547 acres of farmland under crops, 500 bushels of barley, 420 bushels of corn, 335 bushels of peas, 307 bushels of turnips, 280 bushels of buckwheat, 165 tons of hay, 127 acres of farmland in pasture, 126 acres of hay crops, 110 occupants of farms, 99 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 99 milk cows, 98 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 96 horses aged over 3 years, 95 swine slaughtered or sold, 88 bushels of spring wheat, 77 farm occupants who own their land, 75 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 74 swine, 55 acres of wheat, 48 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 46 acres of oats, 37 acres of barley, 36 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 34 geese, 33 farm occupants who rent their land, 29 acres of potatoes, 27 other cattle, 24 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 23 sheep, 19 ducks, 15 horses aged 3 years and under, 10 bushels of beans, 7 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 6 acres of turnips, 4 cattle killed or sold, 3 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 2 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 2 turkeys. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON075002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON118030— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2181497
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankford,_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). "Frankford, VL, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/frankford-vl-on075002-1891/.