Leamington, Village, Ontario (1891 census)
Leamington, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,910. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2566566. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.053°N, 82.603°W.
Population
In 1891, Leamington, Village had a population of 1,910: 960 male and 950 female residents. Population density was 1904.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,411 |
| 1891 | 1,910 |
| 1901 | 2,451 |
| 1911 | 2,652 |
| 1921 | 3,675 |
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, Leamington, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 164 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 | 403 |
| Number of families | 403 |
| Number of females | 950 |
| Number of males | 960 |
| Number of married females | 370 |
| Number of married males | 365 |
| Number of married persons | 735 |
| Number of widowed females | 36 |
| Number of widowed males | 31 |
| Number of widowed persons | 67 |
| POP F | 950 |
| POP M | 960 |
| POP TOT | 1,910 |
| Total population | 1,910 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 544 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 564 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,108 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 3 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,907 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 389 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 48 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 341 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 199 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 188 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 44 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 59 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 227 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 389 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 16 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 318 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 551 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 754 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,685 |
| Acres of hay crops | 271 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 3,554 |
| Acres of land in farms | 4,308 |
| Acres of oats | 163 |
| Acres of potatoes | 64 |
| Acres of turnips | 13 |
| Acres of wheat | 292 |
| BAR AC | 16 |
| BAR BU | 465 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 465 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 637 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 370 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 17 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 33,283 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,723 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 910 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,557 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 603 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,882 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 3,947 |
| BWT BU | 370 |
| CRN BU | 33,283 |
| HAY AC | 271 |
| HAY TONS | 453 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 56 |
| Number of chickens | 2,847 |
| Number of ducks | 66 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 150 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 44 |
| Number of geese | 43 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 132 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 312 |
| Number of milk cows | 154 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 194 |
| Number of other cattle | 91 |
| Number of other fowl | 9 |
| Number of oxen | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 156 |
| Number of sheep | 410 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 138 |
| Number of swine | 259 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 442 |
| Number of turkeys | 18 |
| OAT AC | 163 |
| OAT BU | 4,723 |
| PEA BU | 910 |
| POT AC | 64 |
| POT BU | 6,557 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,712 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 17,232 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 453 |
| WHT AC | 292 |
| WHT FALL BU | 3,947 |
| WHT SP BU | 603 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 4 |
| A 11 50 | 18 |
| A 201 PL | 5 |
| A 51 100 | 11 |
| BEN BU | 637 |
| BUTTER LB | 17,232 |
| CATTLE KS | 56 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 544 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 564 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,108 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,712 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 132 |
| DUCKS | 66 |
| FAMILIES | 403 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.70 |
| FRN CA | 3 |
| GEESE | 43 |
| GRA BU | 17 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,847 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 312 |
| HOUSES | 389 |
| HOUSES B | 48 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 32 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 59 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 44 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 199 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 227 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 8 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 17 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 188 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 6 |
| HOUSES W | 341 |
| INF 11 A | 156 |
| MD FEM | 370 |
| MD MALE | 365 |
| MD TOT | 735 |
| MILK COWS | 154 |
| NAME CD | Essex, South—Sud |
| OC F | 44 |
| OC P | 150 |
| OC TOT | 194 |
| OTHER FOWL | 9 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 91 |
| OTHERS | 1,907 |
| SHEEP | 410 |
| SHEEP KS | 138 |
| SUP AM | 3,554 |
| SUP FOR | 754 |
| SUP JV | 318 |
| SUP PAT | 551 |
| SUP SC | 2,685 |
| SUP TOT | 4,308 |
| SWINE | 259 |
| SWINE KS | 442 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 389 |
| TUR AC | 13 |
| TUR BU | 2,882 |
| TURKEY | 18 |
| WID FEM | 36 |
| WID MALE | 31 |
| WID TOT | 67 |
| WORKING OX | 7 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON063008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON110021— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2566566
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leamington,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leamington_(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). "Leamington, Village, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/leamington-village-on063008-1891/.