Glenelg, Ontario (1891 census)
Glenelg was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,318. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.243°N, 80.737°W.
Population
In 1891, Glenelg had a population of 3,318: 1,704 male and 1,614 female residents. Population density was 28.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,250 |
| 1861 | 3,065 |
| 1871 | 4,060 |
| 1881 | 4,001 |
| 1891 | 3,318 |
| 1901 | 2,754 |
| 1911 | 2,209 |
| 1921 | 1,743 |
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, Glenelg shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 172 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 612 |
| Number of families | 612 |
| Number of females | 1,614 |
| Number of males | 1,704 |
| Number of married females | 476 |
| Number of married males | 479 |
| Number of married persons | 955 |
| Number of widowed females | 86 |
| Number of widowed males | 58 |
| Number of widowed persons | 144 |
| POP F | 1,614 |
| POP M | 1,704 |
| POP TOT | 3,318 |
| Total population | 3,318 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,052 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,167 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,219 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3,317 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 8 |
| Number of houses | 591 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 43 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 24 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 524 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 6 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 464 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 72 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 127 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 138 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 113 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 50 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 200 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 599 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 25 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 538 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 429 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 11,897 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 23,157 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 27,515 |
| Acres of hay crops | 8,126 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 39,841 |
| Acres of land in farms | 62,998 |
| Acres of oats | 7,672 |
| Acres of potatoes | 459 |
| Acres of turnips | 267 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,314 |
| BAR AC | 538 |
| BAR BU | 10,145 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 10,145 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 18 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 178 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,269 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 168,141 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 57,628 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 77,854 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 65 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 12,947 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 91,558 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 9,348 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 100 |
| CRN BU | 1,269 |
| HAY AC | 8,126 |
| HAY TONS | 9,771 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,680 |
| Number of chickens | 16,253 |
| Number of ducks | 581 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 543 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 68 |
| Number of geese | 746 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 454 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,178 |
| Number of milk cows | 2,167 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 611 |
| Number of other cattle | 3,947 |
| Number of other fowl | 27 |
| Number of oxen | 24 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 128 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 107 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 299 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 25 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 52 |
| Number of sheep | 4,312 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 2,619 |
| Number of swine | 1,845 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 2,402 |
| Number of turkeys | 315 |
| OAT AC | 7,672 |
| OAT BU | 168,141 |
| PEA BU | 57,628 |
| POT AC | 459 |
| POT BU | 77,854 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 3,201 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 19,460 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 596 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 163,639 |
| RYE BU | 65 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 9,771 |
| WHT AC | 2,314 |
| WHT FALL BU | 9,348 |
| WHT SP BU | 12,947 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 128 |
| A 11 50 | 107 |
| A 201 PL | 25 |
| A 51 100 | 299 |
| BEN BU | 18 |
| BUTTER LB | 163,639 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,680 |
| CHEESE LB | 3,201 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,052 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,167 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,219 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 19,460 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 454 |
| DUCKS | 581 |
| FAMILIES | 612 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 596 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 746 |
| GRA BU | 178 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 16,253 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,178 |
| HOUSES | 591 |
| HOUSES B | 43 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 12 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 50 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 113 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 464 |
| HOUSES S | 24 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 200 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 138 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 72 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 127 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 25 |
| HOUSES W | 524 |
| INF 11 A | 52 |
| MD FEM | 476 |
| MD MALE | 479 |
| MD TOT | 955 |
| MILK COWS | 2,167 |
| NAME CD | Grey, South—Sud |
| OC F | 68 |
| OC P | 543 |
| OC TOT | 611 |
| OTHER FOWL | 27 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 3,947 |
| OTHERS | 3,317 |
| SHEEP | 4,312 |
| SHEEP KS | 2,619 |
| SILOS | 100 |
| SUP AM | 39,841 |
| SUP FOR | 23,157 |
| SUP JV | 429 |
| SUP PAT | 11,897 |
| SUP SC | 27,515 |
| SUP TOT | 62,998 |
| SWINE | 1,845 |
| SWINE KS | 2,402 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 599 |
| TUR AC | 267 |
| TUR BU | 91,558 |
| TURKEY | 315 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 8 |
| WID FEM | 86 |
| WID MALE | 58 |
| WID TOT | 144 |
| WORKING OX | 24 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON069005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON114007— 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). "Glenelg, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/glenelg-on069005-1891/.