Humberstone, Ontario (1891 census)
Humberstone was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,842. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.918°N, 79.195°W.
Population
In 1891, Humberstone had a population of 2,842: 1,451 male and 1,391 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 2,842 |
| 1901 | 3,232 |
| 1911 | 3,417 |
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, Humberstone shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 87 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,842 total population, 1,451 males, 1,391 females, 1,023 married persons, 596 families, 512 married females, 511 married males, 132 widowed persons, 86 widowed females, 46 widowed males, 4.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,687 single persons under 18, 894 single males under 18, 793 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,842 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 589 occupied houses, 587 houses, 529 houses built of wood, 348 houses of 1 story, 321 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 236 houses of 2 stories, 78 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 67 houses of 5 rooms, 66 uninhabited houses, 61 houses of 4 rooms, 54 houses built of brick, 39 houses of 3 rooms, 12 houses of 2 rooms, 7 houses of over 15 rooms, 4 houses built of stone, 3 houses of 3 stories, 3 houses under construction, 2 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 2 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 123,881 pounds of homemade butter, 45,070 bushels of winter wheat, 34,463 bushels of oats, 28,400 acres of land in farms, 24,751 bushels of corn, 21,296 acres of improved land in farms, 16,361 acres of farmland under crops, 12,777 chickens, 9,767 bushels of potatoes, 7,361 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 7,108 bushels of turnips, 7,104 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,996 tons of hay, 4,501 acres of hay crops, 4,211 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,783 bushels of barley, 3,682 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 3,661 bushels of peas, 3,048 acres of wheat, 3,042 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,611 bushels of beans, 2,191 acres of oats, 1,697 sheep, 1,614 swine slaughtered or sold, 1,579 bushels of spring wheat, 1,546 bushels of buckwheat, 1,413 bushels of rye, 1,346 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,344 swine, 1,343 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1,272 milk cows, 1,200 other cattle, 995 horses aged over 3 years, 724 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 510 occupants of farms, 494 cattle killed or sold, 419 farm occupants who own their land, 343 horses aged 3 years and under, 335 acres of barley, 307 ducks, 303 geese, 226 turkeys, 186 acres of potatoes, 156 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 146 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 138 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 89 farm occupants who rent their land, 61 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 53 other fowl, 27 acres of turnips, 9 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 employees on farms, 2 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON125005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON132003_1891_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Humberstone, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/humberstone-on125005-1891/.