Macaulay, Ontario (1891 census)
Macaulay was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 760. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.106°N, 79.264°W.
Population
In 1891, Macaulay had a population of 760: 425 male and 335 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 868 |
| 1891 | 760 |
| 1901 | 736 |
| 1911 | 657 |
| 1921 | 622 |
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, Macaulay shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 78 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 760 total population, 425 males, 335 females, 232 married persons, 141 families, 116 married females, 116 married males, 33 widowed persons, 19 widowed males, 14 widowed females, 5.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 495 single persons under 18, 290 single males under 18, 205 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 759 persons who are not French Canadian, 1 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 125 occupied houses, 124 houses, 123 houses built of wood, 83 houses of 1 story, 44 houses of 4 rooms, 41 houses of 2 stories, 26 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 19 houses of 2 rooms, 19 houses of 3 rooms, 13 houses of 5 rooms, 3 houses of 1 room, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses built of brick. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 22,500 acres of land in farms, 20,577 pounds of homemade butter, 18,439 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 13,080 bushels of oats, 8,958 bushels of potatoes, 7,915 bushels of turnips, 4,061 acres of improved land in farms, 3,439 acres of farmland under crops, 2,991 bushels of peas, 2,253 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,032 chickens, 1,434 tons of hay, 1,418 acres of hay crops, 772 acres of oats, 546 acres of farmland in pasture, 538 sheep, 399 other cattle, 341 milk cows, 276 swine, 265 bushels of spring wheat, 263 swine slaughtered or sold, 252 sheep slaughtered or sold, 224 bushels of barley, 195 bushels of rye, 184 horses aged over 3 years, 152 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 148 cattle killed or sold, 138 occupants of farms, 128 farm occupants who own their land, 122 bushels of corn, 88 acres of potatoes, 76 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 73 turkeys, 68 bushels of buckwheat, 60 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 54 horses aged 3 years and under, 48 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 45 geese, 38 acres of wheat, 38 ducks, 36 acres of turnips, 35 bushels of beans, 34 other fowl, 34 oxen, 23 acres of barley, 17 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 10 farm occupants who rent their land, 7 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 6 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON101006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON129010_1911— 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). "Macaulay, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/macaulay-on101006-1891/.