Glanford, Ontario (1891 census)
Glanford was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,744. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.152°N, 79.892°W.
Population
In 1891, Glanford had a population of 1,744: 912 male and 832 female residents. Population density was 43.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,008 |
| 1861 | 2,199 |
| 1871 | 2,039 |
| 1881 | 1,977 |
| 1891 | 1,744 |
| 1901 | 1,585 |
| 1911 | 1,413 |
| 1921 | 1,409 |
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, Glanford shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 170 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 342 |
| Number of families | 342 |
| Number of females | 832 |
| Number of males | 912 |
| Number of married females | 302 |
| Number of married males | 302 |
| Number of married persons | 604 |
| Number of widowed females | 50 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| Number of widowed persons | 70 |
| POP F | 832 |
| POP M | 912 |
| POP TOT | 1,744 |
| Total population | 1,744 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 480 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 590 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,070 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,743 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses | 336 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 80 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 7 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 249 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 223 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 68 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 113 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 194 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 338 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 20 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 1,204 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 615 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,449 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 2,197 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 17,036 |
| Acres of hay crops | 5,311 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 21,100 |
| Acres of land in farms | 23,297 |
| Acres of oats | 3,563 |
| Acres of potatoes | 168 |
| Acres of turnips | 107 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,749 |
| BAR AC | 1,204 |
| BAR BU | 26,382 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 26,382 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 212 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 134 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 457 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 4,551 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 101,295 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 23,433 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 11,713 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,158 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 6,779 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 42,284 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 31,643 |
| BWT BU | 134 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 130 |
| CRN BU | 4,551 |
| HAY AC | 5,311 |
| HAY TONS | 9,521 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 551 |
| Number of chickens | 10,046 |
| Number of ducks | 157 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 260 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 77 |
| Number of geese | 283 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 400 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 951 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,203 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 337 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,051 |
| Number of other fowl | 51 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 60 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 50 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 112 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 107 |
| Number of sheep | 1,322 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 848 |
| Number of swine | 1,735 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 2,577 |
| Number of turkeys | 239 |
| OAT AC | 3,563 |
| OAT BU | 101,295 |
| PEA BU | 23,433 |
| POT AC | 168 |
| POT BU | 11,713 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 650 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,219 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,066 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 134,515 |
| RYE BU | 1,158 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 9,521 |
| WHT AC | 2,749 |
| WHT FALL BU | 31,643 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,779 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 60 |
| A 11 50 | 50 |
| A 201 PL | 8 |
| A 51 100 | 112 |
| BEN BU | 212 |
| BUTTER LB | 134,515 |
| CATTLE KS | 551 |
| CHEESE LB | 650 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 480 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 590 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,070 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 5,219 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 400 |
| DUCKS | 157 |
| FAMILIES | 342 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,066 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 283 |
| GRA BU | 457 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 10,046 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 951 |
| HOUSES | 336 |
| HOUSES B | 80 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 68 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 31 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 20 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 223 |
| HOUSES S | 7 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 194 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 21 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 113 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 20 |
| HOUSES W | 249 |
| INF 11 A | 107 |
| MD FEM | 302 |
| MD MALE | 302 |
| MD TOT | 604 |
| MILK COWS | 1,203 |
| NAME CD | Wentworth, South-Sud |
| OC F | 77 |
| OC P | 260 |
| OC TOT | 337 |
| OTHER FOWL | 51 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,051 |
| OTHERS | 1,743 |
| SHEEP | 1,322 |
| SHEEP KS | 848 |
| SILOS | 130 |
| SUP AM | 21,100 |
| SUP FOR | 2,197 |
| SUP JV | 615 |
| SUP PAT | 3,449 |
| SUP SC | 17,036 |
| SUP TOT | 23,297 |
| SWINE | 1,735 |
| SWINE KS | 2,577 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 338 |
| TUR AC | 107 |
| TUR BU | 42,284 |
| TURKEY | 239 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 2 |
| WID FEM | 50 |
| WID MALE | 20 |
| WID TOT | 70 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON130004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON153007— 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). "Glanford, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/glanford-on130004-1891/.