Garafraxa, East—Est, Ontario (1891 census)
Garafraxa, East—Est was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,169. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.846°N, 80.242°W.
Population
In 1891, Garafraxa, East—Est had a population of 2,169: 1,144 male and 1,025 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 2,169 |
| 1901 | 1,895 |
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, Garafraxa, East—Est shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 87 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,169 total population, 1,144 males, 1,025 females, 680 married persons, 392 families, 340 married females, 340 married males, 78 widowed persons, 53 widowed females, 25 widowed males, 5.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,411 single persons under 18, 779 single males under 18, 632 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,169 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 389 occupied houses, 387 houses, 379 houses of 1 story, 257 houses built of wood, 209 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 88 houses built of brick, 76 houses of 4 rooms, 42 houses built of stone, 40 houses of 5 rooms, 25 houses of 3 rooms, 18 houses of 2 rooms, 11 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 8 houses of 2 stories, 7 houses of 1 room, 7 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction, 2 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 287,252 bushels of turnips, 172,882 bushels of oats, 145,875 pounds of homemade butter, 133,890 bushels of potatoes, 68,117 bushels of barley, 48,455 bushels of peas, 42,469 bushels of spring wheat, 41,409 acres of land in farms, 31,665 acres of improved land in farms, 25,059 acres of farmland under crops, 14,205 chickens, 9,998 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 9,744 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,555 tons of hay, 6,252 acres of farmland in pasture, 6,241 acres of oats, 5,425 acres of hay crops, 3,093 acres of barley, 3,079 swine slaughtered or sold, 3,052 acres of wheat, 2,964 other cattle, 2,765 swine, 1,890 bushels of winter wheat, 1,882 sheep, 1,683 cattle killed or sold, 1,417 milk cows, 1,108 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,027 horses aged over 3 years, 992 acres of potatoes, 813 geese, 694 acres of turnips, 545 horses aged 3 years and under, 373 occupants of farms, 361 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 354 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 354 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 341 ducks, 340 turkeys, 307 farm occupants who own their land, 194 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 138 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 91 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 74 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 65 farm occupants who rent their land, 50 bushels of rye, 41 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 39 bushels of corn, 29 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 27 oxen, 22 bushels of buckwheat, 22 other fowl, 6 bushels of beans, Capacity of silos (tons): 1, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander McLachlan | 1817–1896 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON126004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON124004_1891— 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). "Garafraxa, East—Est, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/garafraxa-east-est-on126004-1891/.