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 density was 52.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,201 |
| 1861 | 3,039 |
| 1871 | 2,472 |
| 1881 | 4,182 |
| 1891 | 2,842 |
| 1901 | 3,232 |
| 1911 | 3,417 |
| 1921 | 2,304 |
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 177 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.80 |
| FAM NO | 596 |
| Number of families | 596 |
| Number of females | 1,391 |
| Number of males | 1,451 |
| Number of married females | 512 |
| Number of married males | 511 |
| Number of married persons | 1,023 |
| Number of widowed females | 86 |
| Number of widowed males | 46 |
| Number of widowed persons | 132 |
| POP F | 1,391 |
| POP M | 1,451 |
| POP TOT | 2,842 |
| Total population | 2,842 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 793 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 894 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,687 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,842 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses | 587 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 54 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 4 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 529 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 348 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 78 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 236 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 39 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 61 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 67 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 321 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 589 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 66 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 335 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 724 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,211 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 7,104 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 16,361 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,501 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 21,296 |
| Acres of land in farms | 28,400 |
| Acres of oats | 2,191 |
| Acres of potatoes | 186 |
| Acres of turnips | 27 |
| Acres of wheat | 3,048 |
| BAR AC | 335 |
| BAR BU | 3,783 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,783 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 2,611 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,546 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1,343 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 24,751 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 34,463 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 3,661 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 9,767 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,413 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,579 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 7,108 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 45,070 |
| BWT BU | 1,546 |
| CRN BU | 24,751 |
| HAY AC | 4,501 |
| HAY TONS | 6,996 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 494 |
| Number of chickens | 12,777 |
| Number of ducks | 307 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 419 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 89 |
| Number of geese | 303 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 343 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 995 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,272 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 510 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,200 |
| Number of other fowl | 53 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 61 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 138 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 146 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 156 |
| Number of sheep | 1,697 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,346 |
| Number of swine | 1,344 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,614 |
| Number of turkeys | 226 |
| OAT AC | 2,191 |
| OAT BU | 34,463 |
| PEA BU | 3,661 |
| POT AC | 186 |
| POT BU | 9,767 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 7,361 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,042 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,682 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 123,881 |
| RYE BU | 1,413 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 6,996 |
| WHT AC | 3,048 |
| WHT FALL BU | 45,070 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,579 |
Other recorded variables (71 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 61 |
| A 11 50 | 138 |
| A 201 PL | 9 |
| A 51 100 | 146 |
| BEN BU | 2,611 |
| BUTTER LB | 123,881 |
| CATTLE KS | 494 |
| CHEESE LB | 7,361 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 793 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 894 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,687 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 3,042 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 343 |
| DUCKS | 307 |
| FAMILIES | 596 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,682 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 303 |
| GRA BU | 1,343 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 12,777 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 995 |
| HOUSES | 587 |
| HOUSES B | 54 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 78 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 67 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 61 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 348 |
| HOUSES S | 4 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 321 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 7 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 39 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 12 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 236 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 66 |
| HOUSES W | 529 |
| INF 11 A | 156 |
| MD FEM | 512 |
| MD MALE | 511 |
| MD TOT | 1,023 |
| MILK COWS | 1,272 |
| NAME CD | Welland |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 89 |
| OC P | 419 |
| OC TOT | 510 |
| OTHER FOWL | 53 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,200 |
| OTHERS | 2,842 |
| SHEEP | 1,697 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,346 |
| SUP AM | 21,296 |
| SUP FOR | 7,104 |
| SUP JV | 724 |
| SUP PAT | 4,211 |
| SUP SC | 16,361 |
| SUP TOT | 28,400 |
| SWINE | 1,344 |
| SWINE KS | 1,614 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 589 |
| TUR AC | 27 |
| TUR BU | 7,108 |
| TURKEY | 226 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 2 |
| WID FEM | 86 |
| WID MALE | 46 |
| WID TOT | 132 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON125005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON151003— 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/.