Glencoe, Village, Ontario (1891 census)
Glencoe, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 976. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115134624. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.763°N, 81.710°W.
Population
In 1891, Glencoe, Village had a population of 976: 487 male and 489 female residents. Population density was 973.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 801 |
| 1891 | 976 |
| 1901 | 1,034 |
| 1911 | 841 |
| 1921 | 862 |
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, Glencoe, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 160 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 | 191 |
| Number of families | 191 |
| Number of females | 489 |
| Number of males | 487 |
| Number of married females | 150 |
| Number of married males | 147 |
| Number of married persons | 297 |
| Number of widowed females | 33 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 46 |
| POP F | 489 |
| POP M | 487 |
| POP TOT | 976 |
| Total population | 976 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 306 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 327 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 633 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 3 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 973 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 189 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 26 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 163 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 119 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 69 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 126 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 189 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 4 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 92 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 501 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 11 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 365 |
| Acres of hay crops | 161 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 958 |
| Acres of land in farms | 969 |
| Acres of oats | 74 |
| Acres of potatoes | 20 |
| Acres of turnips | 1 |
| Acres of wheat | 100 |
| BAR AC | 4 |
| BAR BU | 47 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 47 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,635 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 18 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 885 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,060 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 339 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,021 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 408 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,860 |
| BWT BU | 3,635 |
| CRN BU | 885 |
| HAY AC | 161 |
| HAY TONS | 276 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 307 |
| Number of chickens | 1,105 |
| Number of ducks | 6 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 128 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 44 |
| Number of geese | 33 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 28 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 108 |
| Number of milk cows | 67 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 172 |
| Number of other cattle | 81 |
| Number of other fowl | 44 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 162 |
| Number of sheep | 27 |
| Number of swine | 88 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 79 |
| Number of turkeys | 14 |
| OAT AC | 74 |
| OAT BU | 2,060 |
| PEA BU | 339 |
| POT AC | 20 |
| POT BU | 2,021 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 66 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 40 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 1,387 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 276 |
| WHT AC | 100 |
| WHT FALL BU | 1,860 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 3 |
| A 11 50 | 4 |
| A 51 100 | 3 |
| BEN BU | 40 |
| BUTTER LB | 1,387 |
| CATTLE KS | 307 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 306 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 327 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 633 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 66 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 28 |
| DUCKS | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 191 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 40 |
| FRN CA | 3 |
| GEESE | 33 |
| GRA BU | 18 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,105 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 108 |
| HOUSES | 189 |
| HOUSES B | 26 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 15 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 16 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 16 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 119 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 126 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 69 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 8 |
| HOUSES W | 163 |
| INF 11 A | 162 |
| MD FEM | 150 |
| MD MALE | 147 |
| MD TOT | 297 |
| MILK COWS | 67 |
| NAME CD | Middlesex, West - Ouest |
| OC F | 44 |
| OC P | 128 |
| OC TOT | 172 |
| OTHER FOWL | 44 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 81 |
| OTHERS | 973 |
| SHEEP | 27 |
| SUP AM | 958 |
| SUP FOR | 11 |
| SUP JV | 92 |
| SUP PAT | 501 |
| SUP SC | 365 |
| SUP TOT | 969 |
| SWINE | 88 |
| SWINE KS | 79 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 189 |
| TUR AC | 1 |
| TUR BU | 408 |
| TURKEY | 14 |
| WID FEM | 33 |
| WID MALE | 13 |
| WID TOT | 46 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON093004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON128020— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115134624
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). "Glencoe, Village, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/glencoe-village-on093004-1891/.