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 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 85 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 3,851 total population, 1,949 males, 1,902 females, 1,626 married persons, 914 families, 815 married males, 811 married females, 167 widowed persons, 120 widowed females, 47 widowed males, 4.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 2,058 single persons under 18, 1,087 single males under 18, 971 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 3,851 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 887 occupied houses, 885 houses, 788 houses built of wood, 554 houses of 1 story, 533 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 231 houses of 2 stories, 119 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 95 houses built of brick, 91 houses of 5 rooms, 77 houses of 4 rooms, 43 uninhabited houses, 38 houses of 3 rooms, 15 houses of over 15 rooms, 7 houses of 2 rooms, 5 houses of 1 room, 3 houses under construction, 2 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 2 houses built of stone. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 216,817 pounds of homemade butter, 181,069 bushels of corn, 129,510 bushels of oats, 108,849 bushels of winter wheat, 63,050 acres of land in farms, 49,066 acres of improved land in farms, 37,928 bushels of peas, 34,107 acres of farmland under crops, 33,274 bushels of turnips, 29,834 bushels of potatoes, 23,156 chickens, 13,984 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 13,040 acres of farmland in pasture, 12,982 tons of hay, 12,769 bushels of barley, 10,766 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 8,702 swine slaughtered or sold, 8,253 acres of hay crops, 7,700 swine, 6,965 bushels of buckwheat, 6,133 acres of wheat, 5,467 acres of oats, 4,289 bushels of rye, 3,350 milk cows, 3,196 other cattle, 3,150 bushels of spring wheat, 2,934 sheep, 2,491 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,919 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 1,840 horses aged over 3 years, 1,672 cattle killed or sold, 1,530 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,492 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1,221 bushels of beans, 836 occupants of farms, 817 horses aged 3 years and under, 648 acres of barley, 630 farm occupants who own their land, 472 geese, 440 turkeys, 351 acres of potatoes, 272 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 266 ducks, 206 farm occupants who rent their land, 196 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 178 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 156 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 145 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 143 other fowl, 102 acres of turnips, 47 oxen, 34 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.