Grattan, Ontario (1891 census)
Grattan was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,724. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261611. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.447°N, 77.051°W.
Population
In 1891, Grattan had a population of 1,724: 913 male and 811 female residents. Population density was 15.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 554 |
| 1861 | 1,253 |
| 1871 | 1,481 |
| 1881 | 1,893 |
| 1891 | 1,724 |
| 1901 | 2,078 |
| 1911 | 1,977 |
| 1921 | 1,700 |
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, Grattan shared boundaries with:
- Admaston
- Algona S
- Bromley
- Brougham
- Eganville vl pt
- Griffith
- Sebastopol
- Wilberforce & Algona, North—Nord
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 162 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.20 |
| FAM NO | 277 |
| Number of families | 277 |
| Number of females | 811 |
| Number of males | 913 |
| Number of married females | 235 |
| Number of married males | 238 |
| Number of married persons | 473 |
| Number of widowed females | 31 |
| Number of widowed males | 19 |
| Number of widowed persons | 50 |
| POP F | 811 |
| POP M | 913 |
| POP TOT | 1,724 |
| Total population | 1,724 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 545 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 656 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,201 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 301 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,423 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 19 |
| Number of houses | 246 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 244 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 245 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 169 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 265 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 11 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 52 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,261 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 28,702 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 11,746 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,855 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 16,059 |
| Acres of land in farms | 44,761 |
| Acres of oats | 1,826 |
| Acres of potatoes | 248 |
| Acres of turnips | 12 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,255 |
| BAR AC | 11 |
| BAR BU | 150 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 150 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 190 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 292 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 455 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 32,264 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 11,471 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 20,127 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 6,846 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 14,033 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,933 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 70 |
| BWT BU | 292 |
| CRN BU | 455 |
| HAY AC | 2,855 |
| HAY TONS | 2,057 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 469 |
| Number of chickens | 5,012 |
| Number of ducks | 55 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 272 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 9 |
| Number of geese | 265 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 166 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 481 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,156 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 281 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,424 |
| Number of other fowl | 5 |
| Number of oxen | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 117 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 103 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 42 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 14 |
| Number of sheep | 2,184 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,187 |
| Number of swine | 685 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 400 |
| Number of turkeys | 239 |
| OAT AC | 1,826 |
| OAT BU | 32,264 |
| PEA BU | 11,471 |
| POT AC | 248 |
| POT BU | 20,127 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 8,281 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 87,790 |
| RYE BU | 6,846 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,057 |
| WHT AC | 1,255 |
| WHT FALL BU | 70 |
| WHT SP BU | 14,033 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 117 |
| A 11 50 | 5 |
| A 201 PL | 42 |
| A 51 100 | 103 |
| BEN BU | 190 |
| BUTTER LB | 87,790 |
| CATTLE KS | 469 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 545 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 656 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,201 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 8,281 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 166 |
| DUCKS | 55 |
| FAMILIES | 277 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.20 |
| FRN CA | 301 |
| GEESE | 265 |
| GRA BU | 5 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 5,012 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 481 |
| HOUSES | 246 |
| HOUSES B | 2 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 24 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 169 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 245 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 17 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 25 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 11 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 2 |
| HOUSES W | 244 |
| INF 11 A | 14 |
| MD FEM | 235 |
| MD MALE | 238 |
| MD TOT | 473 |
| MILK COWS | 1,156 |
| NAME CD | Renfrew, South-Sud |
| OC F | 9 |
| OC P | 272 |
| OC TOT | 281 |
| OTHER FOWL | 5 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,424 |
| OTHERS | 1,423 |
| SHEEP | 2,184 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,187 |
| SUP AM | 16,059 |
| SUP FOR | 28,702 |
| SUP JV | 52 |
| SUP PAT | 4,261 |
| SUP SC | 11,746 |
| SUP TOT | 44,761 |
| SWINE | 685 |
| SWINE KS | 400 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 265 |
| TUR AC | 12 |
| TUR BU | 1,933 |
| TURKEY | 239 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 19 |
| WID FEM | 31 |
| WID MALE | 19 |
| WID TOT | 50 |
| WORKING OX | 20 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON115007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON142013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261611
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). "Grattan, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/grattan-on115007-1891/.