L’Orignal, Village, Ontario (1891 census)
L’Orignal, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,002. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3204697. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.619°N, 74.681°W.
Population
In 1891, L’Orignal, Village had a population of 1,002: 493 male and 509 female residents. Population density was 999.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 853 |
| 1891 | 1,002 |
| 1901 | 1,026 |
| 1911 | 1,347 |
| 1921 | 1,298 |
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, L’Orignal, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 176 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.60 |
| FAM NO | 180 |
| Number of families | 180 |
| Number of females | 509 |
| Number of males | 493 |
| Number of married females | 162 |
| Number of married males | 162 |
| Number of married persons | 324 |
| Number of widowed females | 16 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 28 |
| POP F | 509 |
| POP M | 493 |
| POP TOT | 1,002 |
| Total population | 1,002 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 331 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 319 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 650 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 705 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 297 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 165 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 21 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 9 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 135 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 145 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 17 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 56 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 165 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 37 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 58 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,065 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 2,508 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,598 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,005 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 3,721 |
| Acres of land in farms | 6,229 |
| Acres of oats | 450 |
| Acres of potatoes | 84 |
| Acres of turnips | 5 |
| Acres of wheat | 110 |
| BAR AC | 37 |
| BAR BU | 549 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 549 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 266 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 759 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 248 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,373 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 8,462 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,648 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 11,824 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,180 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,127 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 50 |
| BWT BU | 759 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 155 |
| CRN BU | 2,373 |
| HAY AC | 1,005 |
| HAY TONS | 1,405 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 52 |
| Number of chickens | 1,746 |
| Number of ducks | 21 |
| Number of employees on farms | 3 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 99 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 63 |
| Number of geese | 54 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 41 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 178 |
| Number of milk cows | 271 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 165 |
| Number of other cattle | 127 |
| Number of other fowl | 4 |
| Number of oxen | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 125 |
| Number of sheep | 75 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 66 |
| Number of swine | 177 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 260 |
| Number of turkeys | 33 |
| OAT AC | 450 |
| OAT BU | 8,462 |
| PEA BU | 1,648 |
| POT AC | 84 |
| POT BU | 11,824 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 100 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 274 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 208 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 15,150 |
| RYE BU | 40 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,405 |
| WHT AC | 110 |
| WHT FALL BU | 50 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,180 |
Other recorded variables (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 11 |
| A 11 50 | 12 |
| A 201 PL | 7 |
| A 51 100 | 10 |
| BEN BU | 266 |
| BUTTER LB | 15,150 |
| CATTLE KS | 52 |
| CHEESE LB | 100 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 331 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 319 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 650 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 274 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 41 |
| DUCKS | 21 |
| FAMILIES | 180 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 208 |
| FRN CA | 705 |
| GEESE | 54 |
| GRA BU | 248 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,746 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 178 |
| HOUSES | 165 |
| HOUSES B | 21 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 19 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 17 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 24 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 145 |
| HOUSES S | 9 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 56 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 5 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 28 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 16 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 17 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 10 |
| HOUSES W | 135 |
| INF 11 A | 125 |
| MD FEM | 162 |
| MD MALE | 162 |
| MD TOT | 324 |
| MILK COWS | 271 |
| NAME CD | Prescott |
| OC E | 3 |
| OC F | 63 |
| OC P | 99 |
| OC TOT | 165 |
| OTHER FOWL | 4 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 127 |
| OTHERS | 297 |
| SHEEP | 75 |
| SHEEP KS | 66 |
| SILOS | 155 |
| SUP AM | 3,721 |
| SUP FOR | 2,508 |
| SUP JV | 58 |
| SUP PAT | 1,065 |
| SUP SC | 2,598 |
| SUP TOT | 6,229 |
| SWINE | 177 |
| SWINE KS | 260 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 165 |
| TUR AC | 5 |
| TUR BU | 1,127 |
| TURKEY | 33 |
| WID FEM | 16 |
| WID MALE | 12 |
| WID TOT | 28 |
| WORKING OX | 6 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON112007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON139010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3204697
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27Orignal
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27Orignal
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). "L’Orignal, Village, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/l-orignal-village-on112007-1891/.