King, Ontario (1891 census)
King was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 6,067. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q483483. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.962°N, 79.605°W.
Population
In 1891, King had a population of 6,067: 3,179 male and 2,888 female residents. Population density was 46.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 6,565 |
| 1861 | 8,063 |
| 1871 | 7,482 |
| 1881 | 6,664 |
| 1891 | 6,067 |
| 1901 | 5,565 |
| 1911 | 5,007 |
| 1921 | 5,149 |
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 became part of King, 1901 (87.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, King shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 179 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 | 1,220 |
| Number of families | 1,220 |
| Number of females | 2,888 |
| Number of males | 3,179 |
| Number of married females | 996 |
| Number of married males | 997 |
| Number of married persons | 1,993 |
| Number of widowed females | 167 |
| Number of widowed males | 96 |
| Number of widowed persons | 263 |
| POP F | 2,888 |
| POP M | 3,179 |
| POP TOT | 6,067 |
| Total population | 6,067 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,725 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 2,086 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,811 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 6,067 |
Buildings & housing (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 11 |
| Number of houses | 1,177 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 197 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 47 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 933 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 264 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 74 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 29 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 908 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 80 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 4 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 130 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 139 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 712 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,188 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 57 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 8,301 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 1,273 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 9,750 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 12,360 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 60,058 |
| Acres of hay crops | 6,939 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 71,081 |
| Acres of land in farms | 83,441 |
| Acres of oats | 9,958 |
| Acres of potatoes | 909 |
| Acres of turnips | 367 |
| Acres of wheat | 11,727 |
| BAR AC | 8,301 |
| BAR BU | 164,941 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 164,941 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 13 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1,867 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 134 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 256,630 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 111,379 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 75,877 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 654 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 53,973 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 123,151 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 132,555 |
| BWT BU | 13 |
| CRN BU | 134 |
| HAY AC | 6,939 |
| HAY TONS | 9,943 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,331 |
| Number of chickens | 42,321 |
| Number of ducks | 2,305 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 753 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 385 |
| Number of geese | 2,850 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 1,137 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 2,665 |
| Number of milk cows | 2,892 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 1,139 |
| Number of other cattle | 2,709 |
| Number of other fowl | 67 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 221 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 107 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 359 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 40 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 412 |
| Number of sheep | 5,277 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 2,682 |
| Number of swine | 9,111 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 10,284 |
| Number of turkeys | 1,989 |
| OAT AC | 9,958 |
| OAT BU | 256,630 |
| PEA BU | 111,379 |
| POT AC | 909 |
| POT BU | 75,877 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 19,893 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 17,975 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,967 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 288,253 |
| RYE BU | 654 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 9,943 |
| WHT AC | 11,727 |
| WHT FALL BU | 132,555 |
| WHT SP BU | 53,973 |
Other recorded variables (72 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 221 |
| A 11 50 | 107 |
| A 201 PL | 40 |
| A 51 100 | 359 |
| BEN BU | 12 |
| BUTTER LB | 288,253 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,331 |
| CHEESE LB | 19,893 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,725 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 2,086 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 3,811 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 17,975 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 1,137 |
| DUCKS | 2,305 |
| FAMILIES | 1,220 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 5,967 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 2,850 |
| GRA BU | 1,867 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 42,321 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 2,665 |
| HOUSES | 1,177 |
| HOUSES B | 197 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 74 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 139 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 130 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 264 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES S | 47 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 712 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 10 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 80 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 29 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 908 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 57 |
| HOUSES W | 933 |
| INF 11 A | 412 |
| MD FEM | 996 |
| MD MALE | 997 |
| MD TOT | 1,993 |
| MILK COWS | 2,892 |
| NAME CD | York, North-Nord |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 385 |
| OC P | 753 |
| OC TOT | 1,139 |
| OTHER FOWL | 67 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 2,709 |
| OTHERS | 6,067 |
| SHEEP | 5,277 |
| SHEEP KS | 2,682 |
| SUP AM | 71,081 |
| SUP FOR | 12,360 |
| SUP JV | 1,273 |
| SUP PAT | 9,750 |
| SUP SC | 60,058 |
| SUP TOT | 83,441 |
| SWINE | 9,111 |
| SWINE KS | 10,284 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 1,188 |
| TUR AC | 367 |
| TUR BU | 123,151 |
| TURKEY | 1,989 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 11 |
| WID FEM | 167 |
| WID MALE | 96 |
| WID TOT | 263 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON132008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON154005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q483483
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_(Ontario)
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). "King, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/king-on132008-1891/.