Hibbert, Ontario (1891 census)
Hibbert was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,636. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261744. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.452°N, 81.331°W.
Population
In 1891, Hibbert had a population of 2,636: 1,380 male and 1,256 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,191 |
| 1861 | 2,848 |
| 1871 | 3,416 |
| 1881 | 3,394 |
| 1891 | 2,636 |
| 1901 | 2,400 |
| 1911 | 2,187 |
| 1921 | 2,004 |
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, Hibbert 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 2,636 total population, 1,380 males, 1,256 females, 820 married persons, 511 families, 411 married males, 409 married females, 90 widowed persons, 58 widowed females, 32 widowed males, 5.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,726 single persons under 18, 937 single males under 18, 789 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,636 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 505 houses, 505 occupied houses, 374 houses of 1 story, 372 houses built of wood, 282 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 129 houses of 2 stories, 118 houses built of brick, 75 houses of 4 rooms, 59 houses of 3 rooms, 48 houses of 5 rooms, 19 houses of 2 rooms, 17 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 17 uninhabited houses, 15 houses built of stone, 5 houses under construction, 3 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 houses of 1 room, 2 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 239,237 bushels of turnips, 167,402 bushels of oats, 102,596 pounds of homemade butter, 53,094 bushels of barley, 49,786 bushels of winter wheat, 45,108 bushels of peas, 41,113 acres of land in farms, 35,606 acres of improved land in farms, 29,320 bushels of potatoes, 26,243 acres of farmland under crops, 21,880 chickens, 11,753 bushels of spring wheat, 10,471 tons of hay, 10,191 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 8,802 acres of farmland in pasture, 6,409 acres of hay crops, 5,625 acres of oats, 5,507 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,091 other cattle, 3,727 swine slaughtered or sold, 3,480 swine, 3,273 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 3,130 acres of wheat, 2,690 sheep, 2,292 acres of barley, 1,757 cattle killed or sold, 1,734 bushels of corn, 1,564 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,460 milk cows, 1,429 geese, 1,188 horses aged over 3 years, 901 ducks, 804 horses aged 3 years and under, 688 acres of turnips, 610 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 561 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 463 occupants of farms, 462 turkeys, 395 farm occupants who own their land, 345 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 314 acres of potatoes, 196 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 192 bushels of beans, 126 other fowl, 123 bushels of buckwheat, 93 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 92 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 71 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 68 farm occupants who rent their land, 11 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 7 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON109004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON137008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261744
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). "Hibbert, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/hibbert-on109004-1891/.