Holland Landing, VL, Ontario (1891 census)
Holland Landing, VL was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 443. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5881003. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.102°N, 79.485°W.
Population
In 1891, Holland Landing, VL had a population of 443: 227 male and 216 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 741 |
| 1871 | 649 |
| 1881 | 580 |
| 1891 | 443 |
| 1901 | 446 |
| 1911 | 502 |
| 1921 | 376 |
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, Holland Landing, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 80 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 443 total population, 227 males, 216 females, 155 married persons, 104 families, 79 married females, 76 married males, 30 widowed persons, 17 widowed females, 13 widowed males, 4.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 258 single persons under 18, 138 single males under 18, 120 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 443 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 104 houses, 104 occupied houses, 88 houses built of wood, 64 houses of 2 stories, 49 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 40 houses of 1 story, 15 houses built of brick, 15 houses of 4 rooms, 13 houses of 5 rooms, 11 uninhabited houses, 10 houses of 3 rooms, 8 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 5 houses of 2 rooms, 4 houses of 1 room, 1 houses built of stone. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 10,022 pounds of homemade butter, 9,640 bushels of turnips, 7,355 bushels of oats, 6,012 bushels of potatoes, 3,975 acres of land in farms, 3,301 bushels of peas, 2,637 acres of improved land in farms, 2,618 bushels of winter wheat, 1,738 acres of farmland under crops, 1,737 bushels of spring wheat, 1,680 bushels of barley, 1,394 chickens, 1,338 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 811 acres of farmland in pasture, 554 bushels of rye, 506 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 447 bushels of corn, 379 acres of oats, 375 bushels of buckwheat, 349 swine slaughtered or sold, 341 acres of wheat, 316 swine, 309 tons of hay, 228 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 217 acres of hay crops, 119 bushels of beans, 117 milk cows, 116 other cattle, 115 sheep, 99 occupants of farms, 89 horses aged over 3 years, 88 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 80 acres of barley, 80 geese, 70 farm occupants who own their land, 61 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 56 acres of potatoes, 39 turkeys, 35 cattle killed or sold, 35 horses aged 3 years and under, 29 farm occupants who rent their land, 28 sheep slaughtered or sold, 25 acres of turnips, 24 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 17 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 11 ducks, 11 oxen, 11 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 6 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 4 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON132007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON154018— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5881003
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holland_Landing
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). "Holland Landing, VL, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/holland-landing-vl-on132007-1891/.