London, Ontario (1891 census)
London was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 8,934. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262072. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.073°N, 81.300°W.
Population
In 1891, London had a population of 8,934: 4,596 male and 4,338 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 8,934 |
| 1901 | 8,878 |
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, London shared boundaries with:
- Biddulph
- Delaware
- Dorchester N
- Lobo
- London E
- London W-O, Village
- London, Ward—Quartier 2 (part)
- London, Ward—Quartier 3 (part)
- London, Ward—Quartier 4 (part)
- McGillivray
- Nissouri W-O
- Westminster
- Williams E
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 88 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 8,934 total population, 4,596 males, 4,338 females, 2,961 married persons, 1,581 families, 1,482 married males, 1,479 married females, 354 widowed persons, 223 widowed females, 131 widowed males, 5.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 5,619 single persons under 18, 2,983 single males under 18, 2,636 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 8,930 persons who are not French Canadian, 4 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 1,577 houses, 1,577 occupied houses, 1,019 houses built of wood, 923 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 922 houses of 1 story, 646 houses of 2 stories, 543 houses built of brick, 203 houses of 5 rooms, 167 houses of 4 rooms, 152 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 104 uninhabited houses, 80 houses of 3 rooms, 30 houses of 2 rooms, 18 houses of over 15 rooms, 8 houses of 3 stories, 8 houses under construction, 4 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of more than 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 439,320 bushels of oats, 274,365 pounds of homemade butter, 163,607 bushels of winter wheat, 158,061 bushels of turnips, 99,217 acres of land in farms, 87,928 bushels of potatoes, 86,567 acres of improved land in farms, 64,321 bushels of peas, 58,655 acres of farmland under crops, 49,639 bushels of barley, 49,337 chickens, 39,615 bushels of corn, 25,204 acres of farmland in pasture, 24,225 tons of hay, 20,748 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 16,500 bushels of spring wheat, 15,314 acres of oats, 13,980 acres of hay crops, 12,650 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,822 acres of wheat, 7,041 other cattle, 6,972 swine, 6,531 swine slaughtered or sold, 5,604 milk cows, 4,494 sheep, 4,477 turkeys, 3,783 cattle killed or sold, 3,362 horses aged over 3 years, 2,752 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,708 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 2,463 sheep slaughtered or sold, 2,268 acres of barley, 2,094 ducks, 1,840 geese, 1,775 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,631 horses aged 3 years and under, 1,458 occupants of farms, 1,183 farm occupants who own their land, 980 acres of potatoes, 980 bushels of beans, 852 bushels of rye, Capacity of silos (tons): 760, 523 acres of turnips, 475 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 427 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 412 other fowl, 310 bushels of buckwheat, 303 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 268 farm occupants who rent their land, 256 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 206 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 47 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 11 oxen, 7 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON090003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON087003_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262072
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). "London, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/london-on090003-1891/.