Gloucester, Ontario (1891 census)
Gloucester was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 6,823. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5572083. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.364°N, 75.587°W.
Population
In 1891, Gloucester had a population of 6,823: 3,556 male and 3,267 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,005 |
| 1861 | 4,522 |
| 1871 | 4,785 |
| 1881 | 6,254 |
| 1891 | 6,823 |
| 1901 | 7,778 |
| 1911 | 7,075 |
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, Gloucester shared boundaries with:
- Cumberland
- Nepean
- Osgoode
- Ottawa East, Village
- Ottawa, By Ward—Quartier
- Ottawa, New Edinburgh, Ward—Quartier
- Ottawa, St. George ward-quartier
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 89 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 6,823 total population, 3,556 males, 3,267 females, 2,122 married persons, 1,216 families, 1,061 married females, 1,061 married males, 235 widowed persons, 138 widowed females, 97 widowed males, 5.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 4,466 single persons under 18, 2,398 single males under 18, 2,068 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 4,463 persons who are not French Canadian, 2,360 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 1,188 occupied houses, 1,178 houses, 1,086 houses built of wood, 605 houses of 2 stories, 550 houses of 1 story, 386 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 279 houses of 4 rooms, 184 houses of 5 rooms, 147 houses of 3 rooms, 119 houses of 2 rooms, 76 uninhabited houses, 59 houses built of brick, 41 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 33 houses built of stone, 22 houses of 3 stories, 15 houses of 1 room, 15 houses under construction, 10 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 7 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses of more than 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 245,097 pounds of homemade butter, 201,605 bushels of oats, 179,094 bushels of potatoes, 83,463 bushels of turnips, 67,786 acres of land in farms, 48,054 acres of improved land in farms, 33,883 acres of farmland under crops, 25,837 bushels of peas, 25,391 chickens, 23,596 bushels of spring wheat, 19,732 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 13,585 acres of farmland in pasture, 13,574 tons of hay, 12,889 acres of hay crops, 11,886 bushels of barley, 9,683 acres of oats, 7,814 bushels of corn, 7,604 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 6,470 bushels of rye, 6,438 bushels of buckwheat, 3,228 milk cows, 2,361 swine slaughtered or sold, 2,239 other cattle, 2,045 horses aged over 3 years, 2,001 acres of wheat, 1,788 acres of potatoes, 1,786 swine, 1,736 turkeys, 1,584 sheep, 1,150 geese, 1,094 occupants of farms, 1,060 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,055 cattle killed or sold, 975 bushels of beans, 877 farm occupants who own their land, 654 acres of barley, 649 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 625 horses aged 3 years and under, 586 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 520 ducks, 396 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 347 acres of turnips, Capacity of silos (tons): 301, 298 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 239 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 207 farm occupants who rent their land, 205 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 185 bushels of winter wheat, 129 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 107 other fowl, 101 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 32 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 10 employees on farms. (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 |
|---|---|---|
| J.-B. (Jean-Baptiste) Proulx | 1846–1904 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON116004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON118004_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5572083
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloucester_Township,_Ontario
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). "Gloucester, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/gloucester-on116004-1891/.