Glencoe, VL, Ontario (1891 census)
Glencoe, VL 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, VL had a population of 976: 487 male and 489 female residents.
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, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 79 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 976 total population, 489 females, 487 males, 297 married persons, 191 families, 150 married females, 147 married males, 46 widowed persons, 33 widowed females, 13 widowed males, 5.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 633 single persons under 18, 327 single males under 18, 306 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 973 persons who are not French Canadian, 3 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 189 houses, 189 occupied houses, 163 houses built of wood, 126 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 119 houses of 1 story, 69 houses of 2 stories, 26 houses built of brick, 16 houses of 4 rooms, 16 houses of 5 rooms, 15 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 8 houses of 3 rooms, 8 uninhabited houses, 4 houses of 2 rooms, 4 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 3,635 bushels of buckwheat, 2,060 bushels of oats, 2,021 bushels of potatoes, 1,860 bushels of winter wheat, 1,387 pounds of homemade butter, 1,105 chickens, 969 acres of land in farms, 958 acres of improved land in farms, 885 bushels of corn, 501 acres of farmland in pasture, 408 bushels of turnips, 365 acres of farmland under crops, 339 bushels of peas, 307 cattle killed or sold, 276 tons of hay, 172 occupants of farms, 162 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 161 acres of hay crops, 128 farm occupants who own their land, 108 horses aged over 3 years, 100 acres of wheat, 92 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 88 swine, 81 other cattle, 79 swine slaughtered or sold, 74 acres of oats, 67 milk cows, 66 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 47 bushels of barley, 44 farm occupants who rent their land, 44 other fowl, 40 bushels of beans, 40 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 33 geese, 28 horses aged 3 years and under, 27 sheep, 20 acres of potatoes, 18 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 14 turkeys, 11 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6 ducks, 4 acres of barley, 4 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 3 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 3 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 2 oxen, 1 acres of turnips. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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, VL, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/glencoe-vl-on093004-1891/.