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 density was 809.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 812 |
| 1901 | 815 |
| 1911 | 883 |
| 1921 | 730 |
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 170 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.50 |
| FAM NO | 180 |
| Number of families | 180 |
| Number of females | 420 |
| Number of males | 392 |
| Number of married females | 138 |
| Number of married males | 139 |
| Number of married persons | 277 |
| Number of widowed females | 20 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 29 |
| POP F | 420 |
| POP M | 392 |
| POP TOT | 812 |
| Total population | 812 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 262 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 244 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 506 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 31 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 781 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 178 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 75 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 98 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 15 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 147 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 11 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 33 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 86 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 178 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 11 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 26 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 41 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,052 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 2,841 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,754 |
| Acres of hay crops | 96 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,847 |
| Acres of land in farms | 5,688 |
| Acres of oats | 72 |
| Acres of potatoes | 26 |
| Acres of turnips | 3 |
| Acres of wheat | 202 |
| BAR AC | 26 |
| BAR BU | 625 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 625 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 18 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 79 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,580 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 915 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,832 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 475 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,515 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 983 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,585 |
| BWT BU | 3 |
| CRN BU | 79 |
| HAY AC | 96 |
| HAY TONS | 143 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 51 |
| Number of chickens | 1,530 |
| Number of ducks | 55 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 71 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 16 |
| Number of geese | 67 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 16 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 92 |
| Number of milk cows | 119 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 87 |
| Number of other cattle | 60 |
| Number of other fowl | 6 |
| Number of oxen | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 61 |
| Number of sheep | 120 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 37 |
| Number of swine | 349 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 442 |
| Number of turkeys | 2 |
| OAT AC | 72 |
| OAT BU | 1,580 |
| PEA BU | 915 |
| POT AC | 26 |
| POT BU | 2,832 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 225 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 200 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 7,849 |
| RYE BU | 475 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 143 |
| WHT AC | 202 |
| WHT FALL BU | 1,585 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,515 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 5 |
| A 11 50 | 2 |
| A 201 PL | 9 |
| A 51 100 | 10 |
| BEN BU | 18 |
| BUTTER LB | 7,849 |
| CATTLE KS | 51 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 262 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 244 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 506 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 225 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 16 |
| DUCKS | 55 |
| FAMILIES | 180 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 200 |
| FRN CA | 31 |
| GEESE | 67 |
| GRA BU | 5 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,530 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 92 |
| HOUSES | 178 |
| HOUSES B | 75 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 7 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 33 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 17 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 15 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 86 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 6 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 19 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 11 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 147 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 11 |
| HOUSES W | 98 |
| INF 11 A | 61 |
| MD FEM | 138 |
| MD MALE | 139 |
| MD TOT | 277 |
| MILK COWS | 119 |
| NAME CD | Northumberland, East-Est |
| OC F | 16 |
| OC P | 71 |
| OC TOT | 87 |
| OTHER FOWL | 6 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 60 |
| OTHERS | 781 |
| SHEEP | 120 |
| SHEEP KS | 37 |
| SUP AM | 2,847 |
| SUP FOR | 2,841 |
| SUP JV | 41 |
| SUP PAT | 1,052 |
| SUP SC | 1,754 |
| SUP TOT | 5,688 |
| SWINE | 349 |
| SWINE KS | 442 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 178 |
| TUR AC | 3 |
| TUR BU | 983 |
| TURKEY | 2 |
| WID FEM | 20 |
| WID MALE | 9 |
| WID TOT | 29 |
| WORKING OX | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON099006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON132015— 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/.