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 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 density was 42.5 people per square mile.
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 174 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.30 |
| FAM NO | 293 |
| Number of families | 293 |
| Number of females | 776 |
| Number of males | 797 |
| Number of married females | 259 |
| Number of married males | 261 |
| Number of married persons | 520 |
| Number of widowed females | 39 |
| Number of widowed males | 19 |
| Number of widowed persons | 58 |
| POP F | 776 |
| POP M | 797 |
| POP TOT | 1,573 |
| Total population | 1,573 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 478 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 517 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 995 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 616 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 957 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 291 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 24 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 265 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 4 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 52 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 238 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 37 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 163 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 291 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 18 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 824 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 626 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,438 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 3,527 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 12,321 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,574 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 17,385 |
| Acres of land in farms | 20,912 |
| Acres of oats | 1,954 |
| Acres of potatoes | 108 |
| Acres of turnips | 20 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,589 |
| BAR AC | 824 |
| BAR BU | 15,412 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 15,412 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 189 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 157 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 65 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 190,380 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 51,848 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,510 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 7,238 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 45 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 9,675 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 6,701 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 22,027 |
| BWT BU | 157 |
| CRN BU | 190,380 |
| HAY AC | 1,574 |
| HAY TONS | 2,073 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 666 |
| Number of chickens | 12,004 |
| Number of ducks | 352 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 220 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 57 |
| Number of geese | 561 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 397 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 793 |
| Number of milk cows | 896 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 277 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,042 |
| Number of other fowl | 51 |
| Number of oxen | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 48 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 90 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 88 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 42 |
| Number of sheep | 1,852 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 957 |
| Number of swine | 3,950 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 4,080 |
| Number of turkeys | 329 |
| OAT AC | 1,954 |
| OAT BU | 51,848 |
| PEA BU | 1,510 |
| POT AC | 108 |
| POT BU | 7,238 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 100 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 6,237 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,587 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 104,381 |
| RYE BU | 45 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,073 |
| WHT AC | 2,589 |
| WHT FALL BU | 22,027 |
| WHT SP BU | 9,675 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 48 |
| A 11 50 | 90 |
| A 201 PL | 9 |
| A 51 100 | 88 |
| BEN BU | 189 |
| BUTTER LB | 104,381 |
| CATTLE KS | 666 |
| CHEESE LB | 100 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 478 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 517 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 995 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 6,237 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 397 |
| DUCKS | 352 |
| FAMILIES | 293 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,587 |
| FRN CA | 616 |
| GEESE | 561 |
| GRA BU | 65 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 12,004 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 793 |
| HOUSES | 291 |
| HOUSES B | 24 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 18 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 37 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 28 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 52 |
| HOUSES S | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 163 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 21 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 17 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 238 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 18 |
| HOUSES W | 265 |
| INF 11 A | 42 |
| MD FEM | 259 |
| MD MALE | 261 |
| MD TOT | 520 |
| MILK COWS | 896 |
| NAME CD | Essex, South—Sud |
| OC F | 57 |
| OC P | 220 |
| OC TOT | 277 |
| OTHER FOWL | 51 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,042 |
| OTHERS | 957 |
| SHEEP | 1,852 |
| SHEEP KS | 957 |
| SUP AM | 17,385 |
| SUP FOR | 3,527 |
| SUP JV | 626 |
| SUP PAT | 4,438 |
| SUP SC | 12,321 |
| SUP TOT | 20,912 |
| SWINE | 3,950 |
| SWINE KS | 4,080 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 291 |
| TUR AC | 20 |
| TUR BU | 6,701 |
| TURKEY | 329 |
| WID FEM | 39 |
| WID MALE | 19 |
| WID TOT | 58 |
| WORKING OX | 5 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON063009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON110007— 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). "Malden, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/malden-on063009-1891/.