Harvey, Ontario (1891 census)
Harvey was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,155. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261706. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.589°N, 78.401°W.
Population
In 1891, Harvey had a population of 1,155: 612 male and 543 female residents. Population density was 6.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 360 |
| 1871 | 670 |
| 1881 | 1,114 |
| 1891 | 1,155 |
| 1901 | 1,199 |
| 1911 | 1,027 |
| 1921 | 935 |
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, Harvey shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 176 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.90 |
| FAM NO | 195 |
| Number of families | 195 |
| Number of females | 543 |
| Number of males | 612 |
| Number of married females | 177 |
| Number of married males | 177 |
| Number of married persons | 354 |
| Number of widowed females | 15 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 30 |
| POP F | 543 |
| POP M | 612 |
| POP TOT | 1,155 |
| Total population | 1,155 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 351 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 420 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 771 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 8 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,147 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 12 |
| Number of houses | 179 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 2 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 3 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 174 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 176 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 39 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 29 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 58 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 191 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 158 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 118 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,729 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 17,711 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 7,556 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,851 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 10,403 |
| Acres of land in farms | 28,114 |
| Acres of oats | 1,163 |
| Acres of potatoes | 153 |
| Acres of turnips | 57 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,269 |
| BAR AC | 158 |
| BAR BU | 2,752 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,752 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 151 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 294 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 101 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 334 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 28,060 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 10,817 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 16,657 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,486 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 9,452 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 17,531 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 5,479 |
| BWT BU | 294 |
| CRN BU | 334 |
| HAY AC | 1,851 |
| HAY TONS | 1,471 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 335 |
| Number of chickens | 3,522 |
| Number of ducks | 89 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 153 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 38 |
| Number of geese | 173 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 113 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 347 |
| Number of milk cows | 638 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 193 |
| Number of other cattle | 907 |
| Number of other fowl | 313 |
| Number of oxen | 28 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 64 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 53 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 32 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 29 |
| Number of sheep | 781 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 330 |
| Number of swine | 349 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 381 |
| Number of turkeys | 81 |
| OAT AC | 1,163 |
| OAT BU | 28,060 |
| PEA BU | 10,817 |
| POT AC | 153 |
| POT BU | 16,657 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 60 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,514 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 69 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 56,250 |
| RYE BU | 1,486 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,471 |
| WHT AC | 1,269 |
| WHT FALL BU | 5,479 |
| WHT SP BU | 9,452 |
Other recorded variables (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 64 |
| A 11 50 | 15 |
| A 201 PL | 32 |
| A 51 100 | 53 |
| BEN BU | 151 |
| BUTTER LB | 56,250 |
| CATTLE KS | 335 |
| CHEESE LB | 60 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 351 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 420 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 771 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 3,514 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 113 |
| DUCKS | 89 |
| FAMILIES | 195 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 69 |
| FRN CA | 8 |
| GEESE | 173 |
| GRA BU | 101 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,522 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 347 |
| HOUSES | 179 |
| HOUSES B | 2 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 29 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 39 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 176 |
| HOUSES S | 3 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 58 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 40 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 7 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 9 |
| HOUSES W | 174 |
| INF 11 A | 29 |
| MD FEM | 177 |
| MD MALE | 177 |
| MD TOT | 354 |
| MILK COWS | 638 |
| NAME CD | Peterborough, East-Est |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 38 |
| OC P | 153 |
| OC TOT | 193 |
| OTHER FOWL | 313 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 907 |
| OTHERS | 1,147 |
| SHEEP | 781 |
| SHEEP KS | 330 |
| SUP AM | 10,403 |
| SUP FOR | 17,711 |
| SUP JV | 118 |
| SUP PAT | 2,729 |
| SUP SC | 7,556 |
| SUP TOT | 28,114 |
| SWINE | 349 |
| SWINE KS | 381 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 191 |
| TUR AC | 57 |
| TUR BU | 17,531 |
| TURKEY | 81 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 12 |
| WID FEM | 15 |
| WID MALE | 15 |
| WID TOT | 30 |
| WORKING OX | 28 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON110011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON138011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261706
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). "Harvey, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/harvey-on110011-1891/.