Fredericksburg N, Ontario (1891 census)
Fredericksburg N was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,659. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.204°N, 76.950°W.
Population
In 1891, Fredericksburg N had a population of 1,659: 856 male and 803 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,659 |
| 1911 | 1,502 |
| 1921 | 1,431 |
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 contained Fredericksburgh N, 1881 (90.0% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Fredericksburg, North—Nord, 1901 (90.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Fredericksburg N shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 85 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,659 total population, 856 males, 803 females, 671 married persons, 374 families, 337 married males, 334 married females, 81 widowed persons, 46 widowed females, 35 widowed males, 4.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 907 single persons under 18, 484 single males under 18, 423 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,648 persons who are not French Canadian, 11 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 368 houses, 368 occupied houses, 328 houses of 1 story, 310 houses built of wood, 213 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 47 houses built of brick, 42 houses of 4 rooms, 41 houses of 5 rooms, 40 houses of 2 stories, 38 uninhabited houses, 33 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 27 houses of 3 rooms, 11 houses built of stone, 9 houses of 2 rooms, 2 houses of 1 room, 2 houses under construction, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 68,333 pounds of homemade butter, 48,751 bushels of barley, 34,674 bushels of oats, 23,143 acres of land in farms, 21,185 bushels of potatoes, 20,062 acres of improved land in farms, 13,284 acres of farmland under crops, 12,708 bushels of corn, 8,986 bushels of peas, 8,773 chickens, 8,445 bushels of buckwheat, 6,643 tons of hay, 6,172 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,525 bushels of turnips, 5,260 bushels of rye, 4,809 acres of hay crops, 3,208 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 3,119 acres of barley, 3,081 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,701 bushels of winter wheat, 1,991 bushels of spring wheat, 1,777 acres of oats, 1,367 milk cows, 1,157 swine, 1,114 swine slaughtered or sold, 899 other cattle, 818 horses aged over 3 years, 808 sheep, 697 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 606 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 464 acres of wheat, 405 sheep slaughtered or sold, 337 horses aged 3 years and under, 318 cattle killed or sold, 302 acres of potatoes, 298 occupants of farms, 253 ducks, 248 farm occupants who own their land, 209 bushels of beans, 194 geese, Capacity of silos (tons): 153, 102 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 80 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 78 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 70 turkeys, 69 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 50 farm occupants who rent their land, 40 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 24 other fowl, 16 acres of turnips, 9 oxen, 9 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON087005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON125004_1921— 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). "Fredericksburg N, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/fredericksburg-n-on087005-1891/.