Lindsay, Ontario (1891 census)
Lindsay was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 550. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262050. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.098°N, 81.374°W.
Population
In 1891, Lindsay had a population of 550: 308 male and 242 female residents. Population density was 4.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 550 |
| 1901 | 751 |
| 1911 | 699 |
| 1921 | 588 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Eastnor, Lindsay, St. Edmund's, 1881 (36.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Lindsay shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 108 |
| Number of families | 108 |
| Number of females | 242 |
| Number of males | 308 |
| Number of married females | 90 |
| Number of married males | 93 |
| Number of married persons | 183 |
| Number of widowed females | 4 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| Number of widowed persons | 8 |
| POP F | 242 |
| POP M | 308 |
| POP TOT | 550 |
| Total population | 550 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 148 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 211 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 359 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 549 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 4 |
| Number of houses | 100 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 100 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 16 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 94 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 33 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 6 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses under construction | 13 |
| Number of occupied houses | 104 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 17 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 12 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 43 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 494 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 14,366 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,533 |
| Acres of hay crops | 766 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,070 |
| Acres of land in farms | 16,436 |
| Acres of oats | 218 |
| Acres of potatoes | 78 |
| Acres of turnips | 48 |
| Acres of wheat | 189 |
| BAR AC | 12 |
| BAR BU | 163 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 163 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 11 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 14 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 11 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,589 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 3,087 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,190 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,938 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 6,640 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 347 |
| BWT BU | 4 |
| CRN BU | 11 |
| HAY AC | 766 |
| HAY TONS | 854 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 90 |
| Number of chickens | 1,624 |
| Number of ducks | 33 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 103 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 4 |
| Number of geese | 52 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 21 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 73 |
| Number of milk cows | 184 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 107 |
| Number of other cattle | 244 |
| Number of other fowl | 1 |
| Number of oxen | 50 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 60 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 1 |
| Number of sheep | 227 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 81 |
| Number of swine | 95 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 101 |
| Number of turkeys | 48 |
| OAT AC | 218 |
| OAT BU | 3,589 |
| PEA BU | 3,087 |
| POT AC | 78 |
| POT BU | 6,190 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 20 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 718 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 44 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 14,066 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 854 |
| WHT AC | 189 |
| WHT FALL BU | 347 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,938 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 26 |
| A 11 50 | 2 |
| A 201 PL | 18 |
| A 51 100 | 60 |
| BEN BU | 11 |
| BUTTER LB | 14,066 |
| CATTLE KS | 90 |
| CHEESE LB | 20 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 148 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 211 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 359 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 718 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 21 |
| DUCKS | 33 |
| FAMILIES | 108 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 44 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 52 |
| GRA BU | 14 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,624 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 73 |
| HOUSES | 100 |
| HOUSES CON | 13 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 7 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 8 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 16 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 94 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 7 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 28 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 33 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 6 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 17 |
| HOUSES W | 100 |
| INF 11 A | 1 |
| MD FEM | 90 |
| MD MALE | 93 |
| MD TOT | 183 |
| MILK COWS | 184 |
| NAME CD | Bruce, North-Nord |
| OC F | 4 |
| OC P | 103 |
| OC TOT | 107 |
| OTHER FOWL | 1 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 244 |
| OTHERS | 549 |
| SHEEP | 227 |
| SHEEP KS | 81 |
| SUP AM | 2,070 |
| SUP FOR | 14,366 |
| SUP JV | 43 |
| SUP PAT | 494 |
| SUP SC | 1,533 |
| SUP TOT | 16,436 |
| SWINE | 95 |
| SWINE KS | 101 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 104 |
| TUR AC | 48 |
| TUR BU | 6,640 |
| TURKEY | 48 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 4 |
| WID FEM | 4 |
| WID MALE | 4 |
| WID TOT | 8 |
| WORKING OX | 50 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON052007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON104014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262050
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). "Lindsay, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/lindsay-on052007-1891/.