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 density was 30.7 people per square mile.
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 178 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5 |
| FAM NO | 711 |
| Number of families | 711 |
| Number of females | 1,709 |
| Number of males | 1,893 |
| Number of married females | 567 |
| Number of married males | 567 |
| Number of married persons | 1,134 |
| Number of widowed females | 76 |
| Number of widowed males | 54 |
| Number of widowed persons | 130 |
| POP F | 1,709 |
| POP M | 1,893 |
| POP TOT | 3,602 |
| Total population | 3,602 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,066 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,272 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,338 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3,601 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses | 702 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 41 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 9 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 652 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 7 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 292 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 408 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 73 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 122 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 115 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 333 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 704 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 45 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 254 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 535 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 10,433 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 21,894 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 29,989 |
| Acres of hay crops | 8,471 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 40,957 |
| Acres of land in farms | 62,851 |
| Acres of oats | 6,922 |
| Acres of potatoes | 440 |
| Acres of turnips | 414 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,474 |
| BAR AC | 254 |
| BAR BU | 4,863 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 4,863 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 99 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 391 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1,287 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 160 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 176,140 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 46,283 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 64,011 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 14,255 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 160,690 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 13,155 |
| BWT BU | 391 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 100 |
| CRN BU | 160 |
| HAY AC | 8,471 |
| HAY TONS | 10,148 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,494 |
| Number of chickens | 18,915 |
| Number of ducks | 941 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 571 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 121 |
| Number of geese | 1,312 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 545 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,165 |
| Number of milk cows | 2,092 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 694 |
| Number of other cattle | 4,183 |
| Number of other fowl | 99 |
| Number of oxen | 105 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 152 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 95 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 239 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 40 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 168 |
| Number of sheep | 5,606 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 2,511 |
| Number of swine | 1,976 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,933 |
| Number of turkeys | 1,269 |
| OAT AC | 6,922 |
| OAT BU | 176,140 |
| PEA BU | 46,283 |
| POT AC | 440 |
| POT BU | 64,011 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,014 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 21,740 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 363 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 194,887 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 10,148 |
| WHT AC | 2,474 |
| WHT FALL BU | 13,155 |
| WHT SP BU | 14,255 |
Other recorded variables (72 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 152 |
| A 11 50 | 95 |
| A 201 PL | 40 |
| A 51 100 | 239 |
| BEN BU | 99 |
| BUTTER LB | 194,887 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,494 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,014 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,066 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,272 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,338 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 21,740 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 545 |
| DUCKS | 941 |
| FAMILIES | 711 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 363 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 1,312 |
| GRA BU | 1,287 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 18,915 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,165 |
| HOUSES | 702 |
| HOUSES B | 41 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 20 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 115 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 122 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 7 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 292 |
| HOUSES S | 9 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 333 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 73 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 28 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 408 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 45 |
| HOUSES W | 652 |
| INF 11 A | 168 |
| MD FEM | 567 |
| MD MALE | 567 |
| MD TOT | 1,134 |
| MILK COWS | 2,092 |
| NAME CD | Grey, North—Nord |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 121 |
| OC P | 571 |
| OC TOT | 694 |
| OTHER FOWL | 99 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 4,183 |
| OTHERS | 3,601 |
| SHEEP | 5,606 |
| SHEEP KS | 2,511 |
| SILOS | 100 |
| SUP AM | 40,957 |
| SUP FOR | 21,894 |
| SUP JV | 535 |
| SUP PAT | 10,433 |
| SUP SC | 29,989 |
| SUP TOT | 62,851 |
| SWINE | 1,976 |
| SWINE KS | 1,933 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 704 |
| TUR AC | 414 |
| TUR BU | 160,690 |
| TURKEY | 1,269 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 2 |
| WID FEM | 76 |
| WID MALE | 54 |
| WID TOT | 130 |
| WORKING OX | 105 |
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/.