Hastings, Village, Ontario (1891 census)
Hastings, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 812. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5680222. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.304°N, 77.956°W.
Population
In 1891, Hastings, Village had a population of 812: 392 male and 420 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 812 |
| 1901 | 815 |
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, Hastings, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 84 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 812 total population, 420 females, 392 males, 277 married persons, 180 families, 139 married males, 138 married females, 29 widowed persons, 20 widowed females, 9 widowed males, 4.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 506 single persons under 18, 262 single females under 18, 244 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 781 persons who are not French Canadian, 31 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 178 houses, 178 occupied houses, 147 houses of 2 stories, 98 houses built of wood, 86 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 75 houses built of brick, 33 houses of 5 rooms, 19 houses of 3 rooms, 17 houses of 4 rooms, 15 houses of 1 story, 11 houses of 3 stories, 11 uninhabited houses, 7 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 6 houses of over 15 rooms, 4 houses of 2 rooms, 1 houses of 1 room, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 7,849 pounds of homemade butter, 5,688 acres of land in farms, 2,847 acres of improved land in farms, 2,841 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,832 bushels of potatoes, 1,754 acres of farmland under crops, 1,585 bushels of winter wheat, 1,580 bushels of oats, 1,530 chickens, 1,515 bushels of spring wheat, 1,052 acres of farmland in pasture, 983 bushels of turnips, 915 bushels of peas, 625 bushels of barley, 475 bushels of rye, 442 swine slaughtered or sold, 349 swine, 225 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 202 acres of wheat, 200 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 143 tons of hay, 120 sheep, 119 milk cows, 96 acres of hay crops, 92 horses aged over 3 years, 87 occupants of farms, 79 bushels of corn, 72 acres of oats, 71 farm occupants who own their land, 67 geese, 61 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 60 other cattle, 55 ducks, 51 cattle killed or sold, 41 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 37 sheep slaughtered or sold, 26 acres of barley, 26 acres of potatoes, 18 bushels of beans, 16 farm occupants who rent their land, 16 horses aged 3 years and under, 10 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 9 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 6 other fowl, 5 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 5 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 4 oxen, 3 acres of turnips, 3 bushels of buckwheat, 2 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 2 turkeys. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON099006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON095006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5680222
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hastings,_Ontario
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). "Hastings, Village, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/hastings-village-on099006-1891/.