Malahide, Ontario (1891 census)
Malahide was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,851. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262134. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.742°N, 80.944°W.
Population
In 1891, Malahide had a population of 3,851: 1,949 male and 1,902 female residents. Population density was 35.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,050 |
| 1861 | 5,320 |
| 1871 | 5,554 |
| 1881 | 4,415 |
| 1891 | 3,851 |
| 1901 | 3,795 |
| 1911 | 3,509 |
| 1921 | 3,191 |
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, Malahide shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 173 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.20 |
| FAM NO | 914 |
| Number of families | 914 |
| Number of females | 1,902 |
| Number of males | 1,949 |
| Number of married females | 811 |
| Number of married males | 815 |
| Number of married persons | 1,626 |
| Number of widowed females | 120 |
| Number of widowed males | 47 |
| Number of widowed persons | 167 |
| POP F | 1,902 |
| POP M | 1,949 |
| POP TOT | 3,851 |
| Total population | 3,851 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 971 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,087 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,058 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3,851 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses | 885 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 95 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 788 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 5 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 554 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 119 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 231 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 77 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 91 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 533 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 887 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 43 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 648 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 1,919 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 13,040 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 13,984 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 34,107 |
| Acres of hay crops | 8,253 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 49,066 |
| Acres of land in farms | 63,050 |
| Acres of oats | 5,467 |
| Acres of potatoes | 351 |
| Acres of turnips | 102 |
| Acres of wheat | 6,133 |
| BAR AC | 648 |
| BAR BU | 12,769 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 12,769 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 1,221 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 6,965 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1,492 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 181,069 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 129,510 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 37,928 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 29,834 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 4,289 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,150 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 33,274 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 108,849 |
| BWT BU | 6,965 |
| CRN BU | 181,069 |
| HAY AC | 8,253 |
| HAY TONS | 12,982 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,672 |
| Number of chickens | 23,156 |
| Number of ducks | 266 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 630 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 206 |
| Number of geese | 472 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 817 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,840 |
| Number of milk cows | 3,350 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 836 |
| Number of other cattle | 3,196 |
| Number of other fowl | 143 |
| Number of oxen | 47 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 156 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 196 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 272 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 34 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 178 |
| Number of sheep | 2,934 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,530 |
| Number of swine | 7,700 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 8,702 |
| Number of turkeys | 440 |
| OAT AC | 5,467 |
| OAT BU | 129,510 |
| PEA BU | 37,928 |
| POT AC | 351 |
| POT BU | 29,834 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 145 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 10,766 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,491 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 216,817 |
| RYE BU | 4,289 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 12,982 |
| WHT AC | 6,133 |
| WHT FALL BU | 108,849 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,150 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 156 |
| A 11 50 | 196 |
| A 201 PL | 34 |
| A 51 100 | 272 |
| BEN BU | 1,221 |
| BUTTER LB | 216,817 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,672 |
| CHEESE LB | 145 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 971 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,087 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,058 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 10,766 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 817 |
| DUCKS | 266 |
| FAMILIES | 914 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.20 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,491 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 472 |
| GRA BU | 1,492 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 23,156 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,840 |
| HOUSES | 885 |
| HOUSES B | 95 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 119 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 91 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 77 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 654 |
| HOUSES S | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 533 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 15 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 38 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 7 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 231 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 43 |
| HOUSES W | 788 |
| INF 11 A | 178 |
| MD FEM | 811 |
| MD MALE | 815 |
| MD TOT | 1,626 |
| MILK COWS | 3,350 |
| NAME CD | Elgin, East—Est |
| OC F | 206 |
| OC P | 630 |
| OC TOT | 836 |
| OTHER FOWL | 143 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 3,196 |
| OTHERS | 3,851 |
| SHEEP | 2,934 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,530 |
| SUP AM | 49,066 |
| SUP FOR | 13,984 |
| SUP JV | 1,919 |
| SUP PAT | 13,040 |
| SUP SC | 34,107 |
| SUP TOT | 63,050 |
| SWINE | 7,700 |
| SWINE KS | 8,702 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 887 |
| TUR AC | 102 |
| TUR BU | 33,274 |
| TURKEY | 440 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 2 |
| WID FEM | 120 |
| WID MALE | 47 |
| WID TOT | 167 |
| WORKING OX | 47 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON060003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON109005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262134
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). "Malahide, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/malahide-on060003-1891/.