Hungerford, Ontario (1891 census)
Hungerford was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 4,760. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261809. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.461°N, 77.245°W.
Population
In 1891, Hungerford had a population of 4,760: 2,489 male and 2,271 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 4,354 |
| 1871 | 4,633 |
| 1881 | 4,559 |
| 1891 | 4,760 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Tweed, VL, 1901 (0.6% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Hungerford shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 89 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 4,760 total population, 2,489 males, 2,271 females, 1,526 married persons, 922 families, 763 married females, 763 married males, 206 widowed persons, 133 widowed females, 73 widowed males, 5.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 3,028 single persons under 18, 1,653 single males under 18, 1,375 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 4,269 persons who are not French Canadian, 491 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 908 occupied houses, 907 houses, 804 houses built of wood, 692 houses of 2 stories, 350 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 210 houses of 1 story, 179 houses of 4 rooms, 107 houses of 2 rooms, 104 houses of 5 rooms, 86 houses of 3 rooms, 72 houses built of brick, 60 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 46 uninhabited houses, 28 houses built of stone, 9 houses of 1 room, 9 houses of over 15 rooms, 6 houses under construction, 2 houses of 3 stories, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 118,993 pounds of homemade butter, 91,296 bushels of oats, 80,852 acres of land in farms, 69,363 bushels of potatoes, 54,921 acres of improved land in farms, 33,276 bushels of peas, 29,171 acres of farmland under crops, 27,453 bushels of barley, 25,931 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 25,821 bushels of corn, 25,055 acres of farmland in pasture, 21,496 bushels of rye, 20,938 bushels of turnips, 19,829 chickens, 14,859 bushels of winter wheat, 11,408 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 10,980 bushels of spring wheat, 8,326 tons of hay, 7,779 bushels of buckwheat, 6,966 acres of hay crops, 5,434 acres of oats, 4,612 milk cows, 3,893 other cattle, 3,833 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 3,685 sheep, 3,017 swine, 2,838 swine slaughtered or sold, 2,416 sheep slaughtered or sold, 2,265 acres of wheat, 1,791 acres of barley, 1,725 cattle killed or sold, 1,530 horses aged over 3 years, 1,265 geese, 773 occupants of farms, 757 acres of potatoes, 695 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 674 farm occupants who own their land, 581 horses aged 3 years and under, 455 turkeys, 363 bushels of beans, 351 ducks, Capacity of silos (tons): 325, 232 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 191 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 188 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 186 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 165 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 105 oxen, 98 farm occupants who rent their land, 89 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 82 acres of turnips, 75 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 38 other fowl, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON073002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON073002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261809
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). "Hungerford, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/hungerford-on073002-1891/.