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 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 82 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 550 total population, 308 males, 242 females, 183 married persons, 108 families, 93 married males, 90 married females, 8 widowed persons, 5.10 average size of families, 4 widowed females, 4 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 359 single persons under 18, 211 single males under 18, 148 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 549 persons who are not French Canadian, 1 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 104 occupied houses, 100 houses, 100 houses built of wood, 94 houses of 1 story, 33 houses of 2 rooms, 28 houses of 3 rooms, 17 uninhabited houses, 16 houses of 1 room, 13 houses under construction, 8 houses of 4 rooms, 7 houses of 5 rooms, 7 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 6 houses of 2 stories, 4 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 16,436 acres of land in farms, 14,366 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 14,066 pounds of homemade butter, 6,640 bushels of turnips, 6,190 bushels of potatoes, 3,589 bushels of oats, 3,087 bushels of peas, 2,070 acres of improved land in farms, 1,938 bushels of spring wheat, 1,624 chickens, 1,533 acres of farmland under crops, 854 tons of hay, 766 acres of hay crops, 718 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 494 acres of farmland in pasture, 347 bushels of winter wheat, 244 other cattle, 227 sheep, 218 acres of oats, 189 acres of wheat, 184 milk cows, 163 bushels of barley, 107 occupants of farms, 103 farm occupants who own their land, 101 swine slaughtered or sold, 95 swine, 90 cattle killed or sold, 81 sheep slaughtered or sold, 78 acres of potatoes, 73 horses aged over 3 years, 60 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 52 geese, 50 oxen, 48 acres of turnips, 48 turkeys, 44 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 43 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 33 ducks, 26 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 21 horses aged 3 years and under, 20 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 18 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 14 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 12 acres of barley, 11 bushels of beans, 11 bushels of corn, 4 bushels of buckwheat, 4 farm occupants who rent their land, 2 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 1 other fowl, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.