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 density was 10504.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,860 |
| 1861 | 5,076 |
| 1871 | 6,878 |
| 1881 | 9,890 |
| 1891 | 10,537 |
| 1901 | 11,496 |
| 1911 | 15,175 |
| 1921 | 18,128 |
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, City—Cité, 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 174 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.80 |
| FAM NO | 2,173 |
| Number of families | 2,173 |
| Number of females | 5,551 |
| Number of males | 4,986 |
| Number of married females | 1,801 |
| Number of married males | 1,776 |
| Number of married persons | 3,577 |
| Number of widowed females | 374 |
| Number of widowed males | 135 |
| Number of widowed persons | 509 |
| POP F | 5,551 |
| POP M | 4,986 |
| POP TOT | 10,537 |
| Total population | 10,537 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 3,376 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 3,075 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 6,451 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 19 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 10,518 |
Buildings & housing (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 2,150 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 608 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 432 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 1,108 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 4 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 1,130 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 84 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 47 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 953 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 110 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 58 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 298 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 422 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 1,155 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 7 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses under construction | 14 |
| Number of occupied houses | 2,151 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 65 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 62 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 300 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,056 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 785 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,431 |
| Acres of hay crops | 185 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,787 |
| Acres of land in farms | 3,572 |
| Acres of oats | 129 |
| Acres of potatoes | 80 |
| Acres of turnips | 49 |
| Acres of wheat | 48 |
| BAR AC | 62 |
| BAR BU | 1,781 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,781 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 13 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,615 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,315 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,961 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 72 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 495 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 16,968 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 320 |
| BWT BU | 4 |
| CRN BU | 13 |
| HAY AC | 185 |
| HAY TONS | 278 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,186 |
| Number of chickens | 5,894 |
| Number of ducks | 113 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 268 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 189 |
| Number of geese | 56 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 34 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 571 |
| Number of milk cows | 381 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 458 |
| Number of other cattle | 227 |
| Number of other fowl | 214 |
| Number of oxen | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 29 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 414 |
| Number of sheep | 49 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 800 |
| Number of swine | 497 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 511 |
| Number of turkeys | 30 |
| OAT AC | 129 |
| OAT BU | 3,615 |
| PEA BU | 1,315 |
| POT AC | 80 |
| POT BU | 8,961 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 196 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 6,395 |
| RYE BU | 72 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 278 |
| WHT AC | 48 |
| WHT FALL BU | 320 |
| WHT SP BU | 495 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 2 |
| A 11 50 | 29 |
| A 201 PL | 1 |
| A 51 100 | 12 |
| BEN BU | 9 |
| BUTTER LB | 6,395 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,186 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 3,376 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 3,075 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 6,451 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 196 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 34 |
| DUCKS | 113 |
| FAMILIES | 2,173 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.80 |
| FRN CA | 19 |
| GEESE | 56 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 5,894 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 571 |
| HOUSES | 2,150 |
| HOUSES B | 608 |
| HOUSES CON | 14 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 84 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 422 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 298 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 1,130 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 7 |
| HOUSES S | 432 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 1,155 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 28 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 110 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 58 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 47 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 953 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 65 |
| HOUSES W | 1,108 |
| INF 11 A | 414 |
| MD FEM | 1,801 |
| MD MALE | 1,776 |
| MD TOT | 3,577 |
| MILK COWS | 381 |
| NAME CD | Wellington, South-Sud |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 189 |
| OC P | 268 |
| OC TOT | 458 |
| OTHER FOWL | 214 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 227 |
| OTHERS | 10,518 |
| SHEEP | 49 |
| SHEEP KS | 800 |
| SUP AM | 2,787 |
| SUP FOR | 785 |
| SUP JV | 300 |
| SUP PAT | 1,056 |
| SUP SC | 1,431 |
| SUP TOT | 3,572 |
| SWINE | 497 |
| SWINE KS | 511 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 2,151 |
| TUR AC | 49 |
| TUR BU | 16,968 |
| TURKEY | 30 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 374 |
| WID MALE | 135 |
| WID TOT | 509 |
| WORKING OX | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON128005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON152013— 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/.