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 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 84 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,744 total population, 912 males, 832 females, 604 married persons, 342 families, 302 married females, 302 married males, 70 widowed persons, 50 widowed females, 20 widowed males, 5.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,070 single persons under 18, 590 single males under 18, 480 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,743 persons who are not French Canadian, 1 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 338 occupied houses, 336 houses, 249 houses built of wood, 223 houses of 1 story, 194 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 113 houses of 2 stories, 80 houses built of brick, 68 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 31 houses of 5 rooms, 21 houses of 3 rooms, 20 houses of 4 rooms, 20 uninhabited houses, 7 houses built of stone, 2 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 2 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 134,515 pounds of homemade butter, 101,295 bushels of oats, 42,284 bushels of turnips, 31,643 bushels of winter wheat, 26,382 bushels of barley, 23,433 bushels of peas, 23,297 acres of land in farms, 21,100 acres of improved land in farms, 17,036 acres of farmland under crops, 11,713 bushels of potatoes, 10,046 chickens, 9,521 tons of hay, 6,779 bushels of spring wheat, 5,311 acres of hay crops, 5,219 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 4,551 bushels of corn, 3,563 acres of oats, 3,449 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,749 acres of wheat, 2,577 swine slaughtered or sold, 2,197 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,735 swine, 1,322 sheep, 1,204 acres of barley, 1,203 milk cows, 1,158 bushels of rye, 1,066 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,051 other cattle, 951 horses aged over 3 years, 848 sheep slaughtered or sold, 650 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 615 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 551 cattle killed or sold, 457 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 400 horses aged 3 years and under, 337 occupants of farms, 283 geese, 260 farm occupants who own their land, 239 turkeys, 212 bushels of beans, 168 acres of potatoes, 157 ducks, 134 bushels of buckwheat, Capacity of silos (tons): 130, 112 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 107 acres of turnips, 107 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 77 farm occupants who rent their land, 60 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 51 other fowl, 50 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 8 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (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 |
|---|---|---|
| John Wesley Theaker | 1866–1915 | born here |
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/.