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 density was 6.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 158 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.90 |
| FAM NO | 144 |
| Number of families | 144 |
| Number of females | 347 |
| Number of males | 363 |
| Number of married females | 116 |
| Number of married males | 114 |
| Number of married persons | 230 |
| Number of widowed females | 13 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 20 |
| POP F | 347 |
| POP M | 363 |
| POP TOT | 710 |
| Total population | 710 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 218 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 242 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 460 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 5 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 705 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 141 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 141 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 5 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 110 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 31 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 55 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 142 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 92 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 39 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,312 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 8,963 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,048 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,809 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 6,399 |
| Acres of land in farms | 15,362 |
| Acres of oats | 1,081 |
| Acres of potatoes | 134 |
| Acres of turnips | 16 |
| Acres of wheat | 438 |
| BAR AC | 92 |
| BAR BU | 812 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 812 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 105 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 17,058 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 4,008 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 11,607 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 559 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,456 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,985 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 741 |
| BWT BU | 105 |
| HAY AC | 1,809 |
| HAY TONS | 1,255 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 240 |
| Number of chickens | 2,117 |
| Number of ducks | 56 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 125 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 12 |
| Number of geese | 101 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 41 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 194 |
| Number of milk cows | 413 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 137 |
| Number of other cattle | 566 |
| Number of other fowl | 2 |
| Number of oxen | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 17 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 93 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 14 |
| Number of sheep | 641 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 265 |
| Number of swine | 216 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 282 |
| Number of turkeys | 44 |
| OAT AC | 1,081 |
| OAT BU | 17,058 |
| PEA BU | 4,008 |
| POT AC | 134 |
| POT BU | 11,607 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,551 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 30,002 |
| RYE BU | 559 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,255 |
| WHT AC | 438 |
| WHT FALL BU | 741 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,456 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 17 |
| A 11 50 | 6 |
| A 201 PL | 7 |
| A 51 100 | 93 |
| BUTTER LB | 30,002 |
| CATTLE KS | 240 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 218 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 242 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 460 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,551 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 41 |
| DUCKS | 56 |
| FAMILIES | 144 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FRN CA | 5 |
| GEESE | 101 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,117 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 194 |
| HOUSES | 141 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 55 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 110 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 24 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 22 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 23 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 31 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 3 |
| HOUSES W | 141 |
| INF 11 A | 14 |
| MD FEM | 116 |
| MD MALE | 114 |
| MD TOT | 230 |
| MILK COWS | 413 |
| NAME CD | Victoria, North-Nord |
| OC F | 12 |
| OC P | 125 |
| OC TOT | 137 |
| OTHER FOWL | 2 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 566 |
| OTHERS | 705 |
| SHEEP | 641 |
| SHEEP KS | 265 |
| SUP AM | 6,399 |
| SUP FOR | 8,963 |
| SUP JV | 39 |
| SUP PAT | 2,312 |
| SUP SC | 4,048 |
| SUP TOT | 15,362 |
| SWINE | 216 |
| SWINE KS | 282 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 142 |
| TUR AC | 16 |
| TUR BU | 1,985 |
| TURKEY | 44 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 13 |
| WID MALE | 7 |
| WID TOT | 20 |
| WORKING OX | 20 |
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/.