Galway, Ontario (1891 census)
Galway was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 710. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261532. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.736°N, 78.529°W.
Population
In 1891, Galway had a population of 710: 363 male and 347 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 430 |
| 1891 | 710 |
| 1901 | 698 |
| 1911 | 338 |
| 1921 | 370 |
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 Galway, Cavendish, 1881 (56.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Galway shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 78 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 710 total population, 363 males, 347 females, 230 married persons, 144 families, 116 married females, 114 married males, 20 widowed persons, 13 widowed females, 7 widowed males, 4.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 460 single persons under 18, 242 single males under 18, 218 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 705 persons who are not French Canadian, 5 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 142 occupied houses, 141 houses, 141 houses built of wood, 110 houses of 1 story, 55 houses of 4 rooms, 31 houses of 2 stories, 24 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 23 houses of 2 rooms, 22 houses of 3 rooms, 10 houses of 5 rooms, 5 houses of 1 room, 3 uninhabited houses, 2 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 30,002 pounds of homemade butter, 17,058 bushels of oats, 15,362 acres of land in farms, 11,607 bushels of potatoes, 8,963 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,399 acres of improved land in farms, 4,048 acres of farmland under crops, 4,008 bushels of peas, 2,551 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,456 bushels of spring wheat, 2,312 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,117 chickens, 1,985 bushels of turnips, 1,809 acres of hay crops, 1,255 tons of hay, 1,081 acres of oats, 812 bushels of barley, 741 bushels of winter wheat, 641 sheep, 566 other cattle, 559 bushels of rye, 438 acres of wheat, 413 milk cows, 282 swine slaughtered or sold, 265 sheep slaughtered or sold, 240 cattle killed or sold, 216 swine, 194 horses aged over 3 years, 137 occupants of farms, 134 acres of potatoes, 125 farm occupants who own their land, 105 bushels of buckwheat, 101 geese, 93 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 92 acres of barley, 56 ducks, 44 turkeys, 41 horses aged 3 years and under, 39 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 20 oxen, 17 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 16 acres of turnips, 14 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 12 farm occupants who rent their land, 7 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 6 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 2 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON121008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON138010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261532
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). "Galway, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/galway-on121008-1891/.