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 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 density was 46.5 people per square mile.
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 |
| 1921 | 8,397 |
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 E Ottawa city part
- Ottawa, By, Ward—Quartier
- Ottawa, New Edinburgh, Ward—Quartier
- Ottawa, St. George ward-quartier
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 180 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.60 |
| FAM NO | 1,216 |
| Number of families | 1,216 |
| Number of females | 3,267 |
| Number of males | 3,556 |
| Number of married females | 1,061 |
| Number of married males | 1,061 |
| Number of married persons | 2,122 |
| Number of widowed females | 138 |
| Number of widowed males | 97 |
| Number of widowed persons | 235 |
| POP F | 3,267 |
| POP M | 3,556 |
| POP TOT | 6,823 |
| Total population | 6,823 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 2,068 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 2,398 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 4,466 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2,360 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 4,463 |
Buildings & housing (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 10 |
| Number of houses | 1,178 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 59 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 33 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 1,086 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 15 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 550 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 41 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 119 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 605 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 147 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 22 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 279 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 184 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 386 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses under construction | 15 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,188 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 76 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 654 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 586 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 13,585 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 19,732 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 33,883 |
| Acres of hay crops | 12,889 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 48,054 |
| Acres of land in farms | 67,786 |
| Acres of oats | 9,683 |
| Acres of potatoes | 1,788 |
| Acres of turnips | 347 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,001 |
| BAR AC | 654 |
| BAR BU | 11,886 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 11,886 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 975 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 6,438 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 101 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 7,814 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 201,605 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 25,837 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 179,094 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 6,470 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 23,596 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 83,463 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 185 |
| BWT BU | 6,438 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 301 |
| CRN BU | 7,814 |
| HAY AC | 12,889 |
| HAY TONS | 13,574 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,055 |
| Number of chickens | 25,391 |
| Number of ducks | 520 |
| Number of employees on farms | 10 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 877 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 207 |
| Number of geese | 1,150 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 625 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 2,045 |
| Number of milk cows | 3,228 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 1,094 |
| Number of other cattle | 2,239 |
| Number of other fowl | 107 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 129 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 239 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 298 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 32 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 396 |
| Number of sheep | 1,584 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,060 |
| Number of swine | 1,786 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 2,361 |
| Number of turkeys | 1,736 |
| OAT AC | 9,683 |
| OAT BU | 201,605 |
| PEA BU | 25,837 |
| POT AC | 1,788 |
| POT BU | 179,094 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 205 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 7,604 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 649 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 245,097 |
| RYE BU | 6,470 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 13,574 |
| WHT AC | 2,001 |
| WHT FALL BU | 185 |
| WHT SP BU | 23,596 |
Other recorded variables (72 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 129 |
| A 11 50 | 239 |
| A 201 PL | 32 |
| A 51 100 | 298 |
| BEN BU | 975 |
| BUTTER LB | 245,097 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,055 |
| CHEESE LB | 205 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 2,068 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 2,398 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 4,466 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 7,604 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 625 |
| DUCKS | 520 |
| FAMILIES | 1,216 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 649 |
| FRN CA | 2,360 |
| GEESE | 1,150 |
| GRA BU | 101 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 25,391 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 2,045 |
| HOUSES | 1,178 |
| HOUSES B | 59 |
| HOUSES CON | 15 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 41 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 184 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 279 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 550 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES S | 33 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 386 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 7 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 147 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 22 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 119 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 605 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 76 |
| HOUSES W | 1,086 |
| INF 11 A | 396 |
| MD FEM | 1,061 |
| MD MALE | 1,061 |
| MD TOT | 2,122 |
| MILK COWS | 3,228 |
| NAME CD | Russell |
| OC E | 10 |
| OC F | 207 |
| OC P | 877 |
| OC TOT | 1,094 |
| OTHER FOWL | 107 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 2,239 |
| OTHERS | 4,463 |
| SHEEP | 1,584 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,060 |
| SILOS | 301 |
| SUP AM | 48,054 |
| SUP FOR | 19,732 |
| SUP JV | 586 |
| SUP PAT | 13,585 |
| SUP SC | 33,883 |
| SUP TOT | 67,786 |
| SWINE | 1,786 |
| SWINE KS | 2,361 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 1,188 |
| TUR AC | 347 |
| TUR BU | 83,463 |
| TURKEY | 1,736 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 10 |
| WID FEM | 138 |
| WID MALE | 97 |
| WID TOT | 235 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON116004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON105002— 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). "Gloucester, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/gloucester-on116004-1891/.