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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 88 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,464 total population, 1,260 males, 1,204 females, 709 married persons, 442 families, 358 married females, 351 married males, 110 widowed persons, 59 widowed females, 51 widowed males, 5.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,645 single persons under 18, 858 single males under 18, 787 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,464 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 432 occupied houses, 431 houses, 314 houses of 2 stories, 248 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 231 houses built of wood, 138 houses built of stone, 112 houses of 1 story, 63 houses of 5 rooms, 61 houses built of brick, 42 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 33 houses of 4 rooms, 29 houses of 3 rooms, 23 uninhabited houses, 8 houses of 2 rooms, 6 houses of over 15 rooms, 4 houses of 3 stories, 3 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 529,565 bushels of turnips, 181,047 bushels of oats, 113,627 pounds of homemade butter, 60,149 bushels of barley, 51,741 bushels of peas, 37,323 bushels of potatoes, 36,664 acres of land in farms, 32,559 acres of improved land in farms, 26,137 acres of farmland under crops, 19,591 bushels of spring wheat, 16,929 bushels of winter wheat, 14,726 chickens, 11,556 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 10,179 tons of hay, 5,977 acres of hay crops, 5,787 acres of oats, 5,776 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,819 swine slaughtered or sold, 4,105 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,910 bushels of corn, 3,885 swine, 3,534 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 3,142 other cattle, 2,888 sheep, 2,302 acres of barley, 2,214 sheep slaughtered or sold, 2,059 acres of wheat, 1,839 cattle killed or sold, 1,499 acres of turnips, 1,487 milk cows, 1,430 bushels of rye, 1,214 horses aged over 3 years, 842 turkeys, 834 geese, 646 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 487 ducks, 478 horses aged 3 years and under, 464 pounds of cheese produced on farms, Capacity of silos (tons): 461, 393 occupants of farms, 387 acres of potatoes, 271 farm occupants who own their land, 115 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 112 farm occupants who rent their land, 107 bushels of buckwheat, 107 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 98 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 84 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 61 bushels of beans, 45 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 31 other fowl, 28 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 10 employees on farms, 6 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.