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 density was 50.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 10,991 |
| 1881 | 9,599 |
| 1891 | 8,934 |
| 1901 | 8,878 |
| 1911 | 9,785 |
| 1921 | 7,201 |
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 No. 3
- London, Ward—Quartier No. 3
- London, Ward—Quartier No. 4
- McGillivray
- Nissouri W-O
- Westminster
- Williams E
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 178 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 | 1,581 |
| Number of families | 1,581 |
| Number of females | 4,338 |
| Number of males | 4,596 |
| Number of married females | 1,479 |
| Number of married males | 1,482 |
| Number of married persons | 2,961 |
| Number of widowed females | 223 |
| Number of widowed males | 131 |
| Number of widowed persons | 354 |
| POP F | 4,338 |
| POP M | 4,596 |
| POP TOT | 8,934 |
| Total population | 8,934 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 2,636 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 2,983 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 5,619 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 4 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 8,930 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 1,577 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 543 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 1,019 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 4 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 922 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 152 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 646 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 80 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 8 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 167 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 203 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 923 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,577 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 104 |
Agriculture (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 2,268 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 2,708 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 25,204 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 12,650 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 58,655 |
| Acres of hay crops | 13,980 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 86,567 |
| Acres of land in farms | 99,217 |
| Acres of oats | 15,314 |
| Acres of potatoes | 980 |
| Acres of turnips | 523 |
| Acres of wheat | 8,822 |
| BAR AC | 2,268 |
| BAR BU | 49,639 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 49,639 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 980 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 310 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 256 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 39,615 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 439,320 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 64,321 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 87,928 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 852 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 16,500 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 158,061 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 163,607 |
| BWT BU | 310 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 760 |
| CRN BU | 39,615 |
| HAY AC | 13,980 |
| HAY TONS | 24,225 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 3,783 |
| Number of chickens | 49,337 |
| Number of ducks | 2,094 |
| Number of employees on farms | 7 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 1,183 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 268 |
| Number of geese | 1,840 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 1,631 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 3,362 |
| Number of milk cows | 5,604 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 1,458 |
| Number of other cattle | 7,041 |
| Number of other fowl | 412 |
| Number of oxen | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 206 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 303 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 427 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 47 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 475 |
| Number of sheep | 4,494 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 2,463 |
| Number of swine | 6,972 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 6,531 |
| Number of turkeys | 4,477 |
| OAT AC | 15,314 |
| OAT BU | 439,320 |
| PEA BU | 64,321 |
| POT AC | 980 |
| POT BU | 87,928 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,775 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 20,748 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,752 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 274,365 |
| RYE BU | 852 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 24,225 |
| WHT AC | 8,822 |
| WHT FALL BU | 163,607 |
| WHT SP BU | 16,500 |
Other recorded variables (71 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 206 |
| A 11 50 | 303 |
| A 201 PL | 47 |
| A 51 100 | 427 |
| BEN BU | 980 |
| BUTTER LB | 274,365 |
| CATTLE KS | 3,783 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,775 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 2,636 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 2,983 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 5,619 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 20,748 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 1,631 |
| DUCKS | 2,094 |
| FAMILIES | 1,581 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,752 |
| FRN CA | 4 |
| GEESE | 1,840 |
| GRA BU | 256 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 49,337 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 3,362 |
| HOUSES | 1,577 |
| HOUSES B | 543 |
| HOUSES CON | 8 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 152 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 203 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 167 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 922 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 923 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 18 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 80 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 8 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 30 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 646 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 104 |
| HOUSES W | 1,019 |
| INF 11 A | 475 |
| MD FEM | 1,479 |
| MD MALE | 1,482 |
| MD TOT | 2,961 |
| MILK COWS | 5,604 |
| NAME CD | Middlesex, East—Est |
| OC E | 7 |
| OC F | 268 |
| OC P | 1,183 |
| OC TOT | 1,458 |
| OTHER FOWL | 412 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 7,041 |
| OTHERS | 8,930 |
| SHEEP | 4,494 |
| SHEEP KS | 2,463 |
| SILOS | 760 |
| SUP AM | 86,567 |
| SUP FOR | 12,650 |
| SUP JV | 2,708 |
| SUP PAT | 25,204 |
| SUP SC | 58,655 |
| SUP TOT | 99,217 |
| SWINE | 6,972 |
| SWINE KS | 6,531 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 1,577 |
| TUR AC | 523 |
| TUR BU | 158,061 |
| TURKEY | 4,477 |
| WID FEM | 223 |
| WID MALE | 131 |
| WID TOT | 354 |
| WORKING OX | 11 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON090003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON128008— 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/.