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 density was 11.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 158 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 141 |
| Number of families | 141 |
| Number of females | 335 |
| Number of males | 425 |
| Number of married females | 116 |
| Number of married males | 116 |
| Number of married persons | 232 |
| Number of widowed females | 14 |
| Number of widowed males | 19 |
| Number of widowed persons | 33 |
| POP F | 335 |
| POP M | 425 |
| POP TOT | 760 |
| Total population | 760 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 205 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 290 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 495 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 759 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 124 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 123 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 83 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 41 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 44 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 26 |
| Number of occupied houses | 125 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 23 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 76 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 546 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 18,439 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,439 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,418 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 4,061 |
| Acres of land in farms | 22,500 |
| Acres of oats | 772 |
| Acres of potatoes | 88 |
| Acres of turnips | 36 |
| Acres of wheat | 38 |
| BAR AC | 23 |
| BAR BU | 224 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 224 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 35 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 68 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 122 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 13,080 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,991 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,958 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 195 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 265 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 7,915 |
| BWT BU | 68 |
| CRN BU | 122 |
| HAY AC | 1,418 |
| HAY TONS | 1,434 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 148 |
| Number of chickens | 2,032 |
| Number of ducks | 38 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 128 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 10 |
| Number of geese | 45 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 54 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 184 |
| Number of milk cows | 341 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 138 |
| Number of other cattle | 399 |
| Number of other fowl | 34 |
| Number of oxen | 34 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 60 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 48 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 17 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 7 |
| Number of sheep | 538 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 252 |
| Number of swine | 276 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 263 |
| Number of turkeys | 73 |
| OAT AC | 772 |
| OAT BU | 13,080 |
| PEA BU | 2,991 |
| POT AC | 88 |
| POT BU | 8,958 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,253 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 152 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 20,577 |
| RYE BU | 195 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,434 |
| WHT AC | 38 |
| WHT SP BU | 265 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 60 |
| A 11 50 | 6 |
| A 201 PL | 17 |
| A 51 100 | 48 |
| BEN BU | 35 |
| BUTTER LB | 20,577 |
| CATTLE KS | 148 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 205 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 290 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 495 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,253 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 54 |
| DUCKS | 38 |
| FAMILIES | 141 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 152 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 45 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,032 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 184 |
| HOUSES | 124 |
| HOUSES B | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 13 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 44 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 83 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 26 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 19 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 19 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 41 |
| HOUSES W | 123 |
| INF 11 A | 7 |
| MD FEM | 116 |
| MD MALE | 116 |
| MD TOT | 232 |
| MILK COWS | 341 |
| NAME CD | Ontario, North-Nord |
| OC F | 10 |
| OC P | 128 |
| OC TOT | 138 |
| OTHER FOWL | 34 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 399 |
| OTHERS | 759 |
| SHEEP | 538 |
| SHEEP KS | 252 |
| SUP AM | 4,061 |
| SUP FOR | 18,439 |
| SUP JV | 76 |
| SUP PAT | 546 |
| SUP SC | 3,439 |
| SUP TOT | 22,500 |
| SWINE | 276 |
| SWINE KS | 263 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 125 |
| TUR AC | 36 |
| TUR BU | 7,915 |
| TURKEY | 73 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 14 |
| WID MALE | 19 |
| WID TOT | 33 |
| WORKING OX | 34 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON101006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON129010— 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/.