Guelph, Ontario (1891 census)
Guelph was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,464. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.558°N, 80.283°W.
Population
In 1891, Guelph had a population of 2,464: 1,260 male and 1,204 female residents. Population density was 35.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,879 |
| 1861 | 3,088 |
| 1871 | 2,955 |
| 1881 | 2,793 |
| 1891 | 2,464 |
| 1901 | 2,423 |
| 1911 | 2,641 |
| 1921 | 2,606 |
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 contained Guelph, 1881 (94.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Guelph shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 179 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 | 442 |
| Number of families | 442 |
| Number of females | 1,204 |
| Number of males | 1,260 |
| Number of married females | 358 |
| Number of married males | 351 |
| Number of married persons | 709 |
| Number of widowed females | 59 |
| Number of widowed males | 51 |
| Number of widowed persons | 110 |
| POP F | 1,204 |
| POP M | 1,260 |
| POP TOT | 2,464 |
| Total population | 2,464 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 787 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 858 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,645 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,464 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 431 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 61 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 138 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 231 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 112 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 42 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 314 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 29 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 4 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 33 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 63 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 248 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 432 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 23 |
Agriculture (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 2,302 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 646 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,776 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4,105 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 26,137 |
| Acres of hay crops | 5,977 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 32,559 |
| Acres of land in farms | 36,664 |
| Acres of oats | 5,787 |
| Acres of potatoes | 387 |
| Acres of turnips | 1,499 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,059 |
| BAR AC | 2,302 |
| BAR BU | 60,149 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 60,149 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 61 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 107 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 84 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 3,910 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 181,047 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 51,741 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 37,323 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,430 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 19,591 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 529,565 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 16,929 |
| BWT BU | 107 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 461 |
| CRN BU | 3,910 |
| HAY AC | 5,977 |
| HAY TONS | 10,179 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,839 |
| Number of chickens | 14,726 |
| Number of ducks | 487 |
| Number of employees on farms | 10 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 271 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 112 |
| Number of geese | 834 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 478 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,214 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,487 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 393 |
| Number of other cattle | 3,142 |
| Number of other fowl | 31 |
| Number of oxen | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 107 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 45 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 115 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 28 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 98 |
| Number of sheep | 2,888 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 2,214 |
| Number of swine | 3,885 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 4,819 |
| Number of turkeys | 842 |
| OAT AC | 5,787 |
| OAT BU | 181,047 |
| PEA BU | 51,741 |
| POT AC | 387 |
| POT BU | 37,323 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 464 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 11,556 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,534 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 113,627 |
| RYE BU | 1,430 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 10,179 |
| WHT AC | 2,059 |
| WHT FALL BU | 16,929 |
| WHT SP BU | 19,591 |
Other recorded variables (72 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 107 |
| A 11 50 | 45 |
| A 201 PL | 28 |
| A 51 100 | 115 |
| BEN BU | 61 |
| BUTTER LB | 113,627 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,839 |
| CHEESE LB | 464 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 787 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 858 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,645 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 11,556 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 478 |
| DUCKS | 487 |
| FAMILIES | 442 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,534 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 834 |
| GRA BU | 84 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 14,726 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,214 |
| HOUSES | 431 |
| HOUSES B | 61 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 42 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 63 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 33 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 112 |
| HOUSES S | 138 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 248 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 6 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 29 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 8 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 314 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 23 |
| HOUSES W | 231 |
| INF 11 A | 98 |
| MD FEM | 358 |
| MD MALE | 351 |
| MD TOT | 709 |
| MILK COWS | 1,487 |
| NAME CD | Wellington, South-Sud |
| OC E | 10 |
| OC F | 112 |
| OC P | 271 |
| OC TOT | 393 |
| OTHER FOWL | 31 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 3,142 |
| OTHERS | 2,464 |
| SHEEP | 2,888 |
| SHEEP KS | 2,214 |
| SILOS | 461 |
| SUP AM | 32,559 |
| SUP FOR | 4,105 |
| SUP JV | 646 |
| SUP PAT | 5,776 |
| SUP SC | 26,137 |
| SUP TOT | 36,664 |
| SWINE | 3,885 |
| SWINE KS | 4,819 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 432 |
| TUR AC | 1,499 |
| TUR BU | 529,565 |
| TURKEY | 842 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 59 |
| WID MALE | 51 |
| WID TOT | 110 |
| WORKING OX | 6 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON128004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON152005— 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). "Guelph, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/guelph-on128004-1891/.