Holland, Ontario (1891 census)
Holland was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,602. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261768. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.405°N, 80.782°W.
Population
In 1891, Holland had a population of 3,602: 1,893 male and 1,709 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 954 |
| 1861 | 2,317 |
| 1871 | 3,249 |
| 1881 | 3,688 |
| 1891 | 3,602 |
| 1901 | 3,504 |
| 1911 | 2,578 |
| 1921 | 2,213 |
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 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 88 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 3,602 total population, 1,893 males, 1,709 females, 1,134 married persons, 711 families, 567 married females, 567 married males, 130 widowed persons, 76 widowed females, 54 widowed males, 5 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 2,338 single persons under 18, 1,272 single males under 18, 1,066 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 3,601 persons who are not French Canadian, 1 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 704 occupied houses, 702 houses, 652 houses built of wood, 408 houses of 2 stories, 333 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 292 houses of 1 story, 122 houses of 4 rooms, 115 houses of 5 rooms, 73 houses of 3 rooms, 45 uninhabited houses, 41 houses built of brick, 28 houses of 2 rooms, 20 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 9 houses built of stone, 7 houses of 1 room, 4 houses of over 15 rooms, 4 houses under construction, 2 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 2 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 194,887 pounds of homemade butter, 176,140 bushels of oats, 160,690 bushels of turnips, 64,011 bushels of potatoes, 62,851 acres of land in farms, 46,283 bushels of peas, 40,957 acres of improved land in farms, 29,989 acres of farmland under crops, 21,894 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 21,740 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 18,915 chickens, 14,255 bushels of spring wheat, 13,155 bushels of winter wheat, 10,433 acres of farmland in pasture, 10,148 tons of hay, 8,471 acres of hay crops, 6,922 acres of oats, 5,606 sheep, 4,863 bushels of barley, 4,183 other cattle, 2,511 sheep slaughtered or sold, 2,474 acres of wheat, 2,092 milk cows, 1,976 swine, 1,933 swine slaughtered or sold, 1,494 cattle killed or sold, 1,312 geese, 1,287 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1,269 turkeys, 1,165 horses aged over 3 years, 1,014 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 941 ducks, 694 occupants of farms, 571 farm occupants who own their land, 545 horses aged 3 years and under, 535 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 440 acres of potatoes, 414 acres of turnips, 391 bushels of buckwheat, 363 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 254 acres of barley, 239 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 168 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 160 bushels of corn, 152 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 121 farm occupants who rent their land, 105 oxen, Capacity of silos (tons): 100, 99 bushels of beans, 99 other fowl, 95 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 40 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON068002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON114008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261768
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, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/holland-on068002-1891/.