Guelph, City—Cité, Ontario (1891 census)
Guelph, City—Cité was a city in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 10,537. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q504114. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.544°N, 80.245°W.
Population
In 1891, Guelph, City—Cité had a population of 10,537: 4,986 male and 5,551 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 10,537 |
| 1901 | 11,496 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Guelph, Town—Ville, 1881 (21.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Guelph, City—Cité shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 86 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 10,537 total population, 5,551 females, 4,986 males, 3,577 married persons, 2,173 families, 1,801 married females, 1,776 married males, 509 widowed persons, 374 widowed females, 135 widowed males, 4.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 6,451 single persons under 18, 3,376 single females under 18, 3,075 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 10,518 persons who are not French Canadian, 19 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 2,151 occupied houses, 2,150 houses, 1,155 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 1,130 houses of 1 story, 1,108 houses built of wood, 953 houses of 2 stories, 608 houses built of brick, 432 houses built of stone, 422 houses of 5 rooms, 298 houses of 4 rooms, 110 houses of 3 rooms, 84 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 65 uninhabited houses, 58 houses of 3 stories, 47 houses of 2 rooms, 28 houses of over 15 rooms, 14 houses under construction, 7 houses of more than 3 stories, 4 houses of 1 room, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 16,968 bushels of turnips, 8,961 bushels of potatoes, 6,395 pounds of homemade butter, 5,894 chickens, 3,615 bushels of oats, 3,572 acres of land in farms, 2,787 acres of improved land in farms, 1,781 bushels of barley, 1,431 acres of farmland under crops, 1,315 bushels of peas, 1,186 cattle killed or sold, 1,056 acres of farmland in pasture, 800 sheep slaughtered or sold, 785 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 571 horses aged over 3 years, 511 swine slaughtered or sold, 497 swine, 495 bushels of spring wheat, 458 occupants of farms, 414 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 381 milk cows, 320 bushels of winter wheat, 300 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 278 tons of hay, 268 farm occupants who own their land, 227 other cattle, 214 other fowl, 196 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 189 farm occupants who rent their land, 185 acres of hay crops, 129 acres of oats, 113 ducks, 80 acres of potatoes, 72 bushels of rye, 62 acres of barley, 56 geese, 49 acres of turnips, 49 sheep, 48 acres of wheat, 34 horses aged 3 years and under, 30 turkeys, 29 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 13 bushels of corn, 12 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 9 bushels of beans, 4 bushels of buckwheat, 3 oxen, 2 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 1 employees on farms, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 6 people 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 |
|---|---|---|
| James Gay | 1810–1891 | died here |
| William Fletcher Clarke | 1824–1902 | died here |
| Charles Raymond | 1826–1904 | died here |
| John Belmer Armstrong | 1838–1892 | died here |
| Stephen Lett | 1847–1905 | died here |
| Thomas Goldie | 1850–1892 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON128005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON126005_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q504114
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guelph
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guelph
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). "Guelph, City—Cité, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/guelph-city-cit-on128005-1891/.