Keppel, Ontario (1891 census)
Keppel was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,774. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.692°N, 81.028°W.
Population
In 1891, Keppel had a population of 3,774: 1,971 male and 1,803 female residents. Population density was 23.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,174 |
| 1881 | 3,449 |
| 1891 | 3,774 |
| 1901 | 4,160 |
| 1911 | 2,730 |
| 1921 | 2,401 |
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, Keppel 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 | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 693 |
| Number of families | 693 |
| Number of females | 1,803 |
| Number of males | 1,971 |
| Number of married females | 581 |
| Number of married males | 575 |
| Number of married persons | 1,156 |
| Number of widowed females | 55 |
| Number of widowed males | 56 |
| Number of widowed persons | 111 |
| POP F | 1,803 |
| POP M | 1,971 |
| POP TOT | 3,774 |
| Total population | 3,774 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,167 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,340 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,507 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3,772 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses | 691 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 26 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 27 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 638 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 14 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 372 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 52 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 278 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 127 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 41 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 143 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 110 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 233 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of occupied houses | 693 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 60 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 539 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 738 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 8,395 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 35,125 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 26,342 |
| Acres of hay crops | 10,446 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 35,475 |
| Acres of land in farms | 70,600 |
| Acres of oats | 3,753 |
| Acres of potatoes | 395 |
| Acres of turnips | 216 |
| Acres of wheat | 3,206 |
| BAR AC | 539 |
| BAR BU | 11,491 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 11,491 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 279 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 345 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 469 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 492 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 90,391 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 55,206 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 51,549 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 372 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 22,258 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 58,597 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 16,490 |
| BWT BU | 345 |
| CRN BU | 492 |
| HAY AC | 10,446 |
| HAY TONS | 11,383 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,143 |
| Number of chickens | 14,407 |
| Number of ducks | 399 |
| Number of employees on farms | 4 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 568 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 83 |
| Number of geese | 620 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 407 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,087 |
| Number of milk cows | 2,004 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 655 |
| Number of other cattle | 3,654 |
| Number of other fowl | 44 |
| Number of oxen | 167 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 155 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 82 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 273 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 54 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 91 |
| Number of sheep | 6,221 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 2,850 |
| Number of swine | 1,686 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,142 |
| Number of turkeys | 552 |
| OAT AC | 3,753 |
| OAT BU | 90,391 |
| PEA BU | 55,206 |
| POT AC | 395 |
| POT BU | 51,549 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 2,315 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 22,351 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,831 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 194,222 |
| RYE BU | 372 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 11,383 |
| WHT AC | 3,206 |
| WHT FALL BU | 16,490 |
| WHT SP BU | 22,258 |
Other recorded variables (71 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 155 |
| A 11 50 | 82 |
| A 201 PL | 54 |
| A 51 100 | 273 |
| BEN BU | 279 |
| BUTTER LB | 194,222 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,143 |
| CHEESE LB | 2,315 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,167 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,340 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,507 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 22,351 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 407 |
| DUCKS | 399 |
| FAMILIES | 693 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,831 |
| FRN CA | 2 |
| GEESE | 620 |
| GRA BU | 469 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 14,407 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,087 |
| HOUSES | 691 |
| HOUSES B | 26 |
| HOUSES CON | 7 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 11 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 110 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 143 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 14 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 372 |
| HOUSES S | 27 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 233 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 127 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 41 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 52 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 278 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 60 |
| HOUSES W | 638 |
| INF 11 A | 91 |
| MD FEM | 581 |
| MD MALE | 575 |
| MD TOT | 1,156 |
| MILK COWS | 2,004 |
| NAME CD | Grey, North—Nord |
| OC E | 4 |
| OC F | 83 |
| OC P | 568 |
| OC TOT | 655 |
| OTHER FOWL | 44 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 3,654 |
| OTHERS | 3,772 |
| SHEEP | 6,221 |
| SHEEP KS | 2,850 |
| SUP AM | 35,475 |
| SUP FOR | 35,125 |
| SUP JV | 738 |
| SUP PAT | 8,395 |
| SUP SC | 26,342 |
| SUP TOT | 70,600 |
| SWINE | 1,686 |
| SWINE KS | 1,142 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 693 |
| TUR AC | 216 |
| TUR BU | 58,597 |
| TURKEY | 552 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 2 |
| WID FEM | 55 |
| WID MALE | 56 |
| WID TOT | 111 |
| WORKING OX | 167 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON068003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON114009— 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). "Keppel, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/keppel-on068003-1891/.