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 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 80 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 505 total population, 274 males, 231 females, 189 married persons, 113 families, 95 married males, 94 married females, 15 widowed persons, 9 widowed females, 6 widowed males, 4.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 301 single persons under 18, 173 single males under 18, 128 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 503 persons who are not French Canadian, 2 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 112 houses, 112 houses built of wood, 112 occupied houses, 91 houses of 1 story, 24 houses of 2 rooms, 22 houses of 4 rooms, 21 houses of 2 stories, 20 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 19 houses of 3 rooms, 16 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 11 houses of 5 rooms, 7 houses under construction, 2 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 16,089 acres of land in farms, 15,720 pounds of homemade butter, 13,765 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,806 bushels of oats, 7,016 bushels of potatoes, 5,010 bushels of turnips, 2,324 acres of improved land in farms, 1,611 bushels of peas, 1,337 chickens, 1,165 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,115 acres of farmland under crops, 1,104 bushels of spring wheat, 893 acres of hay crops, 759 tons of hay, 531 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 385 acres of oats, 383 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 273 bushels of barley, 246 other cattle, 244 sheep, 218 bushels of rye, 214 milk cows, 174 bushels of buckwheat, 130 acres of wheat, 115 swine slaughtered or sold, 113 occupants of farms, 106 cattle killed or sold, 102 sheep slaughtered or sold, 100 farm occupants who own their land, 93 swine, 89 horses aged over 3 years, 71 acres of potatoes, 57 bushels of corn, 48 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 45 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 44 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 42 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 40 bushels of winter wheat, 37 geese, 29 acres of turnips, 28 turkeys, 26 horses aged 3 years and under, 20 acres of barley, 20 oxen, 14 bushels of beans, 14 ducks, 14 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 13 farm occupants who rent their land, 7 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 3 other fowl, 2 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.