Manvers, Ontario (1891 census)
Manvers was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 4,047. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.165°N, 78.644°W.
Population
In 1891, Manvers had a population of 4,047: 2,081 male and 1,966 female residents. Population density was 33.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,568 |
| 1861 | 4,205 |
| 1871 | 4,114 |
| 1881 | 3,976 |
| 1891 | 4,047 |
| 1901 | 3,357 |
| 1911 | 2,802 |
| 1921 | 2,504 |
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, Manvers 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 | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 787 |
| Number of families | 787 |
| Number of females | 1,966 |
| Number of males | 2,081 |
| Number of married females | 661 |
| Number of married males | 662 |
| Number of married persons | 1,323 |
| Number of widowed females | 84 |
| Number of widowed males | 49 |
| Number of widowed persons | 133 |
| POP F | 1,966 |
| POP M | 2,081 |
| POP TOT | 4,047 |
| Total population | 4,047 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,221 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,370 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,591 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 4,047 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 784 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 108 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 10 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 665 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 702 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 81 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 47 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 201 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 114 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 368 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 784 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 19 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 4,962 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 623 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 6,577 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 17,477 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 36,293 |
| Acres of hay crops | 5,542 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 43,493 |
| Acres of land in farms | 60,970 |
| Acres of oats | 7,567 |
| Acres of potatoes | 742 |
| Acres of turnips | 838 |
| Acres of wheat | 8,162 |
| BAR AC | 4,962 |
| BAR BU | 81,519 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 81,519 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 490 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 10,344 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 614 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,256 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 167,994 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 47,303 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 81,360 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 12,774 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 88,428 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 372,919 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 6,288 |
| BWT BU | 10,344 |
| CRN BU | 1,256 |
| HAY AC | 5,542 |
| HAY TONS | 6,951 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 873 |
| Number of chickens | 25,611 |
| Number of ducks | 247 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 570 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 201 |
| Number of geese | 1,135 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 571 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,603 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,705 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 772 |
| Number of other cattle | 2,733 |
| Number of other fowl | 42 |
| Number of oxen | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 145 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 48 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 243 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 31 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 305 |
| Number of sheep | 2,722 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 937 |
| Number of swine | 3,878 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 2,479 |
| Number of turkeys | 578 |
| OAT AC | 7,567 |
| OAT BU | 167,994 |
| PEA BU | 47,303 |
| POT AC | 742 |
| POT BU | 81,360 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 120 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 12,654 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 245 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 130,352 |
| RYE BU | 12,774 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 6,951 |
| WHT AC | 8,162 |
| WHT FALL BU | 6,288 |
| WHT SP BU | 88,428 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 145 |
| A 11 50 | 48 |
| A 201 PL | 31 |
| A 51 100 | 243 |
| BEN BU | 490 |
| BUTTER LB | 130,352 |
| CATTLE KS | 873 |
| CHEESE LB | 120 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,221 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,370 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,591 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 12,654 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 571 |
| DUCKS | 247 |
| FAMILIES | 787 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 245 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 1,135 |
| GRA BU | 614 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 25,611 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,603 |
| HOUSES | 784 |
| HOUSES B | 108 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 31 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 114 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 201 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 702 |
| HOUSES S | 10 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 368 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 47 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 17 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 81 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 19 |
| HOUSES W | 665 |
| INF 11 A | 305 |
| MD FEM | 661 |
| MD MALE | 662 |
| MD TOT | 1,323 |
| MILK COWS | 1,705 |
| NAME CD | Durham, East-Est |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 201 |
| OC P | 570 |
| OC TOT | 772 |
| OTHER FOWL | 42 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 2,733 |
| OTHERS | 4,047 |
| SHEEP | 2,722 |
| SHEEP KS | 937 |
| SUP AM | 43,493 |
| SUP FOR | 17,477 |
| SUP JV | 623 |
| SUP PAT | 6,577 |
| SUP SC | 36,293 |
| SUP TOT | 60,970 |
| SWINE | 3,878 |
| SWINE KS | 2,479 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 784 |
| TUR AC | 838 |
| TUR BU | 372,919 |
| TURKEY | 578 |
| WID FEM | 84 |
| WID MALE | 49 |
| WID TOT | 133 |
| WORKING OX | 10 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON058003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON108006— 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). "Manvers, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/manvers-on058003-1891/.