Glamorgan, Ontario (1891 census)
Glamorgan was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 505. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261581. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.921°N, 78.432°W.
Population
In 1891, Glamorgan had a population of 505: 274 male and 231 female residents. Population density was 5.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 476 |
| 1891 | 505 |
| 1901 | 527 |
| 1911 | 482 |
| 1921 | 502 |
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, Glamorgan shared boundaries with:
- Burleigh, Anstruther & Chandos
- Cavendish
- Galway
- Harcourt, Dudley, Dysart, Guilford, Harburn, Bruton, Clyde, Eyre, Havelock, Livingstone, Lawrence & Nightingale
- Minden
- Monmouth
- Snowden
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 162 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 | 113 |
| Number of families | 113 |
| Number of females | 231 |
| Number of males | 274 |
| Number of married females | 94 |
| Number of married males | 95 |
| Number of married persons | 189 |
| Number of widowed females | 9 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 15 |
| POP F | 231 |
| POP M | 274 |
| POP TOT | 505 |
| Total population | 505 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 128 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 173 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 301 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 503 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 112 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 112 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 91 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 21 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of occupied houses | 112 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 20 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 44 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,165 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 13,765 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,115 |
| Acres of hay crops | 893 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,324 |
| Acres of land in farms | 16,089 |
| Acres of oats | 385 |
| Acres of potatoes | 71 |
| Acres of turnips | 29 |
| Acres of wheat | 130 |
| BAR AC | 20 |
| BAR BU | 273 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 273 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 14 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 174 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 45 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 57 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 7,806 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,611 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 7,016 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 218 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,104 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5,010 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 40 |
| BWT BU | 174 |
| CRN BU | 57 |
| HAY AC | 893 |
| HAY TONS | 759 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 106 |
| Number of chickens | 1,337 |
| Number of ducks | 14 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 100 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 13 |
| Number of geese | 37 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 26 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 89 |
| Number of milk cows | 214 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 113 |
| Number of other cattle | 246 |
| Number of other fowl | 3 |
| Number of oxen | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 42 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 48 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 7 |
| Number of sheep | 244 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 102 |
| Number of swine | 93 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 115 |
| Number of turkeys | 28 |
| OAT AC | 385 |
| OAT BU | 7,806 |
| PEA BU | 1,611 |
| POT AC | 71 |
| POT BU | 7,016 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 383 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 531 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 15,720 |
| RYE BU | 218 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 759 |
| WHT AC | 130 |
| WHT FALL BU | 40 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,104 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 42 |
| A 11 50 | 2 |
| A 201 PL | 14 |
| A 51 100 | 48 |
| BEN BU | 14 |
| BUTTER LB | 15,720 |
| CATTLE KS | 106 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 128 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 173 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 301 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 383 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 26 |
| DUCKS | 14 |
| FAMILIES | 113 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 531 |
| FRN CA | 2 |
| GEESE | 37 |
| GRA BU | 45 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,337 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 89 |
| HOUSES | 112 |
| HOUSES CON | 7 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 20 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 11 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 22 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 91 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 16 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 19 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 24 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 21 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 2 |
| HOUSES W | 112 |
| INF 11 A | 7 |
| MD FEM | 94 |
| MD MALE | 95 |
| MD TOT | 189 |
| MILK COWS | 214 |
| NAME CD | Peterborough, East-Est |
| OC F | 13 |
| OC P | 100 |
| OC TOT | 113 |
| OTHER FOWL | 3 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 246 |
| OTHERS | 503 |
| SHEEP | 244 |
| SHEEP KS | 102 |
| SUP AM | 2,324 |
| SUP FOR | 13,765 |
| SUP JV | 44 |
| SUP PAT | 1,165 |
| SUP SC | 1,115 |
| SUP TOT | 16,089 |
| SWINE | 93 |
| SWINE KS | 115 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 112 |
| TUR AC | 29 |
| TUR BU | 5,010 |
| TURKEY | 28 |
| WID FEM | 9 |
| WID MALE | 6 |
| WID TOT | 15 |
| WORKING OX | 20 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON110009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON116006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261581
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). "Glamorgan, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/glamorgan-on110009-1891/.