Logan, Ontario (1891 census)
Logan was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,093. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.535°N, 81.156°W.
Population
In 1891, Logan had a population of 3,093: 1,598 male and 1,495 female residents. Population density was 33.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 698 |
| 1861 | 2,259 |
| 1871 | 3,199 |
| 1881 | 3,355 |
| 1891 | 3,093 |
| 1901 | 3,024 |
| 1911 | 2,829 |
| 1921 | 2,584 |
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, Logan shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 170 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 | 552 |
| Number of families | 552 |
| Number of females | 1,495 |
| Number of males | 1,598 |
| Number of married females | 496 |
| Number of married males | 497 |
| Number of married persons | 993 |
| Number of widowed females | 55 |
| Number of widowed males | 31 |
| Number of widowed persons | 86 |
| POP F | 1,495 |
| POP M | 1,598 |
| POP TOT | 3,093 |
| Total population | 3,093 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 944 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,070 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,014 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 44 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3,049 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 549 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 100 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 6 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 443 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 514 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 35 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 89 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 95 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 69 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 256 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 549 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 23 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 1,312 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 540 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 8,377 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 7,928 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 29,709 |
| Acres of hay crops | 6,749 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 38,626 |
| Acres of land in farms | 46,554 |
| Acres of oats | 7,617 |
| Acres of potatoes | 346 |
| Acres of turnips | 447 |
| Acres of wheat | 3,788 |
| BAR AC | 1,312 |
| BAR BU | 33,239 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 33,239 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 132 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 440 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 225 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 284 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 229,774 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 53,720 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 38,691 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 8,454 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 151,915 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 61,236 |
| BWT BU | 440 |
| CRN BU | 284 |
| HAY AC | 6,749 |
| HAY TONS | 11,193 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,710 |
| Number of chickens | 22,465 |
| Number of ducks | 426 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 467 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 68 |
| Number of geese | 984 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 742 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,281 |
| Number of milk cows | 2,014 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 537 |
| Number of other cattle | 3,982 |
| Number of other fowl | 58 |
| Number of oxen | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 116 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 133 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 203 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 72 |
| Number of sheep | 3,133 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 2,511 |
| Number of swine | 2,869 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 2,602 |
| Number of turkeys | 258 |
| OAT AC | 7,617 |
| OAT BU | 229,774 |
| PEA BU | 53,720 |
| POT AC | 346 |
| POT BU | 38,691 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 10,867 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 15,508 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,284 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 126,840 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 11,193 |
| WHT AC | 3,788 |
| WHT FALL BU | 61,236 |
| WHT SP BU | 8,454 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 116 |
| A 11 50 | 133 |
| A 201 PL | 13 |
| A 51 100 | 203 |
| BEN BU | 132 |
| BUTTER LB | 126,840 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,710 |
| CHEESE LB | 10,867 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 944 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,070 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,014 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 15,508 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 742 |
| DUCKS | 426 |
| FAMILIES | 552 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,284 |
| FRN CA | 44 |
| GEESE | 984 |
| GRA BU | 225 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 22,465 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,281 |
| HOUSES | 549 |
| HOUSES B | 100 |
| HOUSES CON | 5 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 9 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 69 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 95 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 514 |
| HOUSES S | 6 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 256 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 89 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 30 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 35 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 23 |
| HOUSES W | 443 |
| INF 11 A | 72 |
| MD FEM | 496 |
| MD MALE | 497 |
| MD TOT | 993 |
| MILK COWS | 2,014 |
| NAME CD | Perth, North—Nord |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 68 |
| OC P | 467 |
| OC TOT | 537 |
| OTHER FOWL | 58 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 3,982 |
| OTHERS | 3,049 |
| SHEEP | 3,133 |
| SHEEP KS | 2,511 |
| SUP AM | 38,626 |
| SUP FOR | 7,928 |
| SUP JV | 540 |
| SUP PAT | 8,377 |
| SUP SC | 29,709 |
| SUP TOT | 46,554 |
| SWINE | 2,869 |
| SWINE KS | 2,602 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 549 |
| TUR AC | 447 |
| TUR BU | 151,915 |
| TURKEY | 258 |
| WID FEM | 55 |
| WID MALE | 31 |
| WID TOT | 86 |
| WORKING OX | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON108004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON137009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Logan, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/logan-on108004-1891/.