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 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 88 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 3,349 total population, 1,725 males, 1,624 females, 1,143 married persons, 703 families, 574 married males, 569 married females, 154 widowed persons, 99 widowed females, 55 widowed males, 4.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 2,052 single persons under 18, 1,096 single males under 18, 956 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 3,227 persons who are not French Canadian, 122 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 682 occupied houses, 675 houses, 458 houses of 1 story, 443 houses built of wood, 365 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 215 houses of 2 stories, 163 houses built of stone, 80 houses of 5 rooms, 77 houses of 4 rooms, 71 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 67 houses built of brick, 46 houses of 3 rooms, 40 uninhabited houses, 27 houses of 2 rooms, 7 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 5 houses of over 15 rooms, 4 houses under construction, 2 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 134,118 pounds of homemade butter, 90,965 bushels of oats, 54,918 bushels of potatoes, 51,662 acres of land in farms, 46,745 acres of improved land in farms, 35,852 bushels of barley, 29,993 acres of farmland under crops, 17,888 chickens, 17,803 bushels of turnips, 17,175 bushels of peas, 15,867 acres of farmland in pasture, 15,646 tons of hay, 11,737 acres of hay crops, 8,992 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 8,828 bushels of spring wheat, 8,159 bushels of corn, 7,547 bushels of buckwheat, 5,233 acres of oats, 4,917 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,900 milk cows, 2,335 acres of barley, 2,173 sheep, 2,099 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1,971 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,902 swine slaughtered or sold, 1,594 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,569 bushels of winter wheat, 1,546 swine, 1,532 other cattle, 1,469 horses aged over 3 years, 1,228 bushels of rye, 1,218 acres of wheat, 965 turkeys, 885 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 712 ducks, 707 acres of potatoes, 643 cattle killed or sold, 574 occupants of farms, 485 geese, 478 horses aged 3 years and under, 452 farm occupants who own their land, Capacity of silos (tons): 410, 333 bushels of beans, 166 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 149 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 138 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 115 farm occupants who rent their land, 84 acres of turnips, 76 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 60 other fowl, 45 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 45 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 8 oxen, 7 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.