Gainsborough, Ontario (1891 census)
Gainsborough was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,683. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.044°N, 79.487°W.
Population
In 1891, Gainsborough had a population of 2,683: 1,375 male and 1,308 female residents. Population density was 37.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,538 |
| 1861 | 2,959 |
| 1871 | 3,016 |
| 1881 | 3,001 |
| 1891 | 2,683 |
| 1901 | 2,463 |
| 1911 | 2,182 |
| 1921 | 2,117 |
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, Gainsborough shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 174 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.50 |
| FAM NO | 594 |
| Number of families | 594 |
| Number of females | 1,308 |
| Number of males | 1,375 |
| Number of married females | 541 |
| Number of married males | 544 |
| Number of married persons | 1,085 |
| Number of widowed females | 77 |
| Number of widowed males | 40 |
| Number of widowed persons | 117 |
| POP F | 1,308 |
| POP M | 1,375 |
| POP TOT | 2,683 |
| Total population | 2,683 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 690 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 791 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,481 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 5 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,678 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 584 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 38 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 544 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 5 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 363 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 67 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 219 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 43 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 71 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 77 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 293 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 584 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 40 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 388 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 1,127 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,866 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 7,206 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 24,892 |
| Acres of hay crops | 9,573 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 31,885 |
| Acres of land in farms | 39,091 |
| Acres of oats | 3,709 |
| Acres of potatoes | 152 |
| Acres of turnips | 14 |
| Acres of wheat | 4,617 |
| BAR AC | 388 |
| BAR BU | 4,151 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 4,151 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 59 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,732 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 2,737 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 3,204 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 55,774 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 15,973 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,975 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 154 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,954 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,683 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 60,354 |
| BWT BU | 1,732 |
| CRN BU | 3,204 |
| HAY AC | 9,573 |
| HAY TONS | 12,095 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 748 |
| Number of chickens | 12,520 |
| Number of ducks | 529 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 473 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 105 |
| Number of geese | 496 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 451 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,273 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,717 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 579 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,510 |
| Number of other fowl | 84 |
| Number of oxen | 35 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 99 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 153 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 203 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 114 |
| Number of sheep | 2,121 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,334 |
| Number of swine | 1,732 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,905 |
| Number of turkeys | 552 |
| OAT AC | 3,709 |
| OAT BU | 55,774 |
| PEA BU | 15,973 |
| POT AC | 152 |
| POT BU | 5,975 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 34,102 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,106 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,241 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 138,685 |
| RYE BU | 154 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 12,095 |
| WHT AC | 4,617 |
| WHT FALL BU | 60,354 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,954 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 99 |
| A 11 50 | 153 |
| A 201 PL | 10 |
| A 51 100 | 203 |
| BEN BU | 59 |
| BUTTER LB | 138,685 |
| CATTLE KS | 748 |
| CHEESE LB | 34,102 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 690 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 791 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,481 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,106 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 451 |
| DUCKS | 529 |
| FAMILIES | 594 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,241 |
| FRN CA | 5 |
| GEESE | 496 |
| GRA BU | 2,737 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 12,520 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,273 |
| HOUSES | 584 |
| HOUSES B | 38 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 67 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 77 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 71 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 363 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 293 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 7 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 43 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 20 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 219 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 40 |
| HOUSES W | 544 |
| INF 11 A | 114 |
| MD FEM | 541 |
| MD MALE | 544 |
| MD TOT | 1,085 |
| MILK COWS | 1,717 |
| NAME CD | Monck |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 105 |
| OC P | 473 |
| OC TOT | 579 |
| OTHER FOWL | 84 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,510 |
| OTHERS | 2,678 |
| SHEEP | 2,121 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,334 |
| SUP AM | 31,885 |
| SUP FOR | 7,206 |
| SUP JV | 1,127 |
| SUP PAT | 5,866 |
| SUP SC | 24,892 |
| SUP TOT | 39,091 |
| SWINE | 1,732 |
| SWINE KS | 1,905 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 584 |
| TUR AC | 14 |
| TUR BU | 2,683 |
| TURKEY | 552 |
| WID FEM | 77 |
| WID MALE | 40 |
| WID TOT | 117 |
| WORKING OX | 35 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON094005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON126003— 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). "Gainsborough, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/gainsborough-on094005-1891/.