Hay, Ontario (1891 census)
Hay was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 4,244. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261716. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.403°N, 81.608°W.
Population
In 1891, Hay had a population of 4,244: 2,113 male and 2,131 female residents. Population density was 46.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 985 |
| 1861 | 3,054 |
| 1871 | 3,897 |
| 1881 | 4,421 |
| 1891 | 4,244 |
| 1901 | 3,627 |
| 1911 | 3,014 |
| 1921 | 2,724 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Hensall, VL, 1901 (1.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Hay 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 | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 790 |
| Number of families | 790 |
| Number of females | 2,131 |
| Number of males | 2,113 |
| Number of married females | 696 |
| Number of married males | 699 |
| Number of married persons | 1,395 |
| Number of widowed females | 83 |
| Number of widowed males | 52 |
| Number of widowed persons | 135 |
| POP F | 2,131 |
| POP M | 2,113 |
| POP TOT | 4,244 |
| Total population | 4,244 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,352 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,362 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,714 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 220 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 4,024 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 789 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 160 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 3 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 626 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 597 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 39 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 192 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 71 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 99 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 103 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 441 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 789 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 39 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 2,121 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 7,555 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 7,904 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 28,407 |
| Acres of hay crops | 5,366 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 36,931 |
| Acres of land in farms | 44,835 |
| Acres of oats | 6,089 |
| Acres of potatoes | 332 |
| Acres of turnips | 265 |
| Acres of wheat | 4,993 |
| BAR AC | 2,121 |
| BAR BU | 51,175 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 51,175 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 26 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 161 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 2,262 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,309 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 181,388 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 32,008 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 26,093 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 252 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 11,438 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 84,281 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 92,346 |
| BWT BU | 161 |
| CRN BU | 2,309 |
| HAY AC | 5,366 |
| HAY TONS | 8,871 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,663 |
| Number of chickens | 25,392 |
| Number of ducks | 1,091 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 586 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 117 |
| Number of geese | 1,094 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 702 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,460 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,785 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 704 |
| Number of other cattle | 3,781 |
| Number of other fowl | 321 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 100 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 119 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 220 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 252 |
| Number of sheep | 3,058 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,775 |
| Number of swine | 2,612 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 2,528 |
| Number of turkeys | 871 |
| OAT AC | 6,089 |
| OAT BU | 181,388 |
| PEA BU | 32,008 |
| POT AC | 332 |
| POT BU | 26,093 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 3,754 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 7,462 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,253 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 178,930 |
| RYE BU | 252 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 8,871 |
| WHT AC | 4,993 |
| WHT FALL BU | 92,346 |
| WHT SP BU | 11,438 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 100 |
| A 11 50 | 119 |
| A 201 PL | 13 |
| A 51 100 | 220 |
| BEN BU | 26 |
| BUTTER LB | 178,930 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,663 |
| CHEESE LB | 3,754 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,352 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,362 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,714 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 7,462 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 702 |
| DUCKS | 1,091 |
| FAMILIES | 790 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 4,253 |
| FRN CA | 220 |
| GEESE | 1,094 |
| GRA BU | 2,262 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 25,392 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,460 |
| HOUSES | 789 |
| HOUSES B | 160 |
| HOUSES CON | 5 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 27 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 103 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 99 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 597 |
| HOUSES S | 3 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 441 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 8 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 71 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 39 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 192 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 39 |
| HOUSES W | 626 |
| INF 11 A | 252 |
| MD FEM | 696 |
| MD MALE | 699 |
| MD TOT | 1,395 |
| MILK COWS | 1,785 |
| NAME CD | Huron, South—Sud |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 117 |
| OC P | 586 |
| OC TOT | 704 |
| OTHER FOWL | 321 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 3,781 |
| OTHERS | 4,024 |
| SHEEP | 3,058 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,775 |
| SUP AM | 36,931 |
| SUP FOR | 7,904 |
| SUP PAT | 7,555 |
| SUP SC | 28,407 |
| SUP TOT | 44,835 |
| SWINE | 2,612 |
| SWINE KS | 2,528 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 789 |
| TUR AC | 265 |
| TUR BU | 84,281 |
| TURKEY | 871 |
| WID FEM | 83 |
| WID MALE | 52 |
| WID TOT | 135 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON077002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON119005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261716
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). "Hay, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/hay-on077002-1891/.