Malden, Ontario (1891 census)
Malden was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,573. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262135. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.072°N, 83.045°W.
Population
In 1891, Malden had a population of 1,573: 797 male and 776 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,315 |
| 1861 | 1,563 |
| 1871 | 1,566 |
| 1881 | 1,727 |
| 1891 | 1,573 |
| 1901 | 1,489 |
| 1911 | 1,371 |
| 1921 | 1,370 |
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, Malden shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 86 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,573 total population, 797 males, 776 females, 520 married persons, 293 families, 261 married males, 259 married females, 58 widowed persons, 39 widowed females, 19 widowed males, 5.30 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 995 single persons under 18, 517 single males under 18, 478 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 957 persons who are not French Canadian, 616 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 291 houses, 291 occupied houses, 265 houses built of wood, 238 houses of 2 stories, 163 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 52 houses of 1 story, 37 houses of 5 rooms, 28 houses of 4 rooms, 24 houses built of brick, 21 houses of 3 rooms, 18 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 18 uninhabited houses, 17 houses of 2 rooms, 4 houses of 1 room, 3 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 houses built of stone, 1 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 190,380 bushels of corn, 104,381 pounds of homemade butter, 51,848 bushels of oats, 22,027 bushels of winter wheat, 20,912 acres of land in farms, 17,385 acres of improved land in farms, 15,412 bushels of barley, 12,321 acres of farmland under crops, 12,004 chickens, 9,675 bushels of spring wheat, 7,238 bushels of potatoes, 6,701 bushels of turnips, 6,237 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 4,438 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,080 swine slaughtered or sold, 3,950 swine, 3,527 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,589 acres of wheat, 2,073 tons of hay, 1,954 acres of oats, 1,852 sheep, 1,587 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,574 acres of hay crops, 1,510 bushels of peas, 1,042 other cattle, 957 sheep slaughtered or sold, 896 milk cows, 824 acres of barley, 793 horses aged over 3 years, 666 cattle killed or sold, 626 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 561 geese, 397 horses aged 3 years and under, 352 ducks, 329 turkeys, 277 occupants of farms, 220 farm occupants who own their land, 189 bushels of beans, 157 bushels of buckwheat, 108 acres of potatoes, 100 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 90 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 88 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 65 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 57 farm occupants who rent their land, 51 other fowl, 48 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 45 bushels of rye, 42 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 20 acres of turnips, 9 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 5 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON063009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON110007_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262135
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). "Malden, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/malden-on063009-1891/.