Kingston, Ontario (1891 census)
Kingston was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,349. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261925. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.294°N, 76.565°W.
Population
In 1891, Kingston had a population of 3,349: 1,725 male and 1,624 female residents. Population density was 34.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 5,235 |
| 1861 | 4,587 |
| 1871 | 4,101 |
| 1881 | 3,739 |
| 1891 | 3,349 |
| 1901 | 3,176 |
| 1911 | 2,939 |
| 1921 | 2,867 |
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, Kingston shared boundaries with:
- Ernestown
- Kingston, Cataraqui, Ward—Quartier
- Kingston, Frontenac, Ward—Quartier
- Kingston, Rideau, Ward—Quartier
- Loughborough
- Pittsburg
- Portland
- Portsmouth, Village
- Storrington
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 | 4.70 |
| FAM NO | 703 |
| Number of families | 703 |
| Number of females | 1,624 |
| Number of males | 1,725 |
| Number of married females | 569 |
| Number of married males | 574 |
| Number of married persons | 1,143 |
| Number of widowed females | 99 |
| Number of widowed males | 55 |
| Number of widowed persons | 154 |
| POP F | 1,624 |
| POP M | 1,725 |
| POP TOT | 3,349 |
| Total population | 3,349 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 956 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,096 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,052 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 122 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3,227 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 7 |
| Number of houses | 675 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 67 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 163 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 443 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 458 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 71 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 215 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 46 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 77 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 80 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 365 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 682 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 40 |
Agriculture (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 2,335 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 885 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 15,867 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4,917 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 29,993 |
| Acres of hay crops | 11,737 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 46,745 |
| Acres of land in farms | 51,662 |
| Acres of oats | 5,233 |
| Acres of potatoes | 707 |
| Acres of turnips | 84 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,218 |
| BAR AC | 2,335 |
| BAR BU | 35,852 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 35,852 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 333 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 7,547 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 2,099 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 8,159 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 90,965 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 17,175 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 54,918 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,228 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 8,828 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 17,803 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,569 |
| BWT BU | 7,547 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 410 |
| CRN BU | 8,159 |
| HAY AC | 11,737 |
| HAY TONS | 15,646 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 643 |
| Number of chickens | 17,888 |
| Number of ducks | 712 |
| Number of employees on farms | 7 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 452 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 115 |
| Number of geese | 485 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 478 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,469 |
| Number of milk cows | 2,900 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 574 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,532 |
| Number of other fowl | 60 |
| Number of oxen | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 138 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 76 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 166 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 45 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 149 |
| Number of sheep | 2,173 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,971 |
| Number of swine | 1,546 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,902 |
| Number of turkeys | 965 |
| OAT AC | 5,233 |
| OAT BU | 90,965 |
| PEA BU | 17,175 |
| POT AC | 707 |
| POT BU | 54,918 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 45 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 8,992 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,594 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 134,118 |
| RYE BU | 1,228 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 15,646 |
| WHT AC | 1,218 |
| WHT FALL BU | 1,569 |
| WHT SP BU | 8,828 |
Other recorded variables (71 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 138 |
| A 11 50 | 76 |
| A 201 PL | 45 |
| A 51 100 | 166 |
| BEN BU | 333 |
| BUTTER LB | 134,118 |
| CATTLE KS | 643 |
| CHEESE LB | 45 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 956 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,096 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,052 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 8,992 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 478 |
| DUCKS | 712 |
| FAMILIES | 703 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,594 |
| FRN CA | 122 |
| GEESE | 485 |
| GRA BU | 2,099 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 17,888 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,469 |
| HOUSES | 675 |
| HOUSES B | 67 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 71 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 80 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 77 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 458 |
| HOUSES S | 163 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 365 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 5 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 46 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 27 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 215 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 40 |
| HOUSES W | 443 |
| INF 11 A | 149 |
| MD FEM | 569 |
| MD MALE | 574 |
| MD TOT | 1,143 |
| MILK COWS | 2,900 |
| NAME CD | Frontenac |
| OC E | 7 |
| OC F | 115 |
| OC P | 452 |
| OC TOT | 574 |
| OTHER FOWL | 60 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,532 |
| OTHERS | 3,227 |
| SHEEP | 2,173 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,971 |
| SILOS | 410 |
| SUP AM | 46,745 |
| SUP FOR | 4,917 |
| SUP JV | 885 |
| SUP PAT | 15,867 |
| SUP SC | 29,993 |
| SUP TOT | 51,662 |
| SWINE | 1,546 |
| SWINE KS | 1,902 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 682 |
| TUR AC | 84 |
| TUR BU | 17,803 |
| TURKEY | 965 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 7 |
| WID FEM | 99 |
| WID MALE | 55 |
| WID TOT | 154 |
| WORKING OX | 8 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON064003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON111008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261925
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). "Kingston, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/kingston-on064003-1891/.