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 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 (part), Village
- Griffith
- Sebastopol
- Wilberforce & Algona, North—Nord
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 80 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,724 total population, 913 males, 811 females, 473 married persons, 277 families, 238 married males, 235 married females, 50 widowed persons, 31 widowed females, 19 widowed males, 6.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,201 single persons under 18, 656 single males under 18, 545 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,423 persons who are not French Canadian, 301 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 265 occupied houses, 246 houses, 245 houses of 1 story, 244 houses built of wood, 169 houses of 4 rooms, 25 houses of 3 rooms, 24 houses of 5 rooms, 19 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 17 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 11 houses of 2 rooms, 2 houses built of brick, 2 uninhabited houses, 1 houses of 2 stories, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 87,790 pounds of homemade butter, 44,761 acres of land in farms, 32,264 bushels of oats, 28,702 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 20,127 bushels of potatoes, 16,059 acres of improved land in farms, 14,033 bushels of spring wheat, 11,746 acres of farmland under crops, 11,471 bushels of peas, 8,281 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 6,846 bushels of rye, 5,012 chickens, 4,261 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,855 acres of hay crops, 2,184 sheep, 2,057 tons of hay, 1,933 bushels of turnips, 1,826 acres of oats, 1,424 other cattle, 1,255 acres of wheat, 1,187 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,156 milk cows, 685 swine, 481 horses aged over 3 years, 469 cattle killed or sold, 455 bushels of corn, 400 swine slaughtered or sold, 292 bushels of buckwheat, 281 occupants of farms, 272 farm occupants who own their land, 265 geese, 248 acres of potatoes, 239 turkeys, 190 bushels of beans, 166 horses aged 3 years and under, 150 bushels of barley, 117 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 103 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 70 bushels of winter wheat, 55 ducks, 52 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 42 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 20 oxen, 14 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 12 acres of turnips, 11 acres of barley, 9 farm occupants who rent their land, 5 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 5 other fowl, 5 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.