March, Ontario (1891 census)
March was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,264. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.375°N, 75.962°W.
Population
In 1891, March had a population of 1,264: 657 male and 607 female residents. Population density was 26.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,125 |
| 1861 | 1,454 |
| 1871 | 1,347 |
| 1881 | 1,318 |
| 1891 | 1,264 |
| 1901 | 1,184 |
| 1911 | 967 |
| 1921 | 894 |
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, March shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.60 |
| FAM NO | 223 |
| Number of families | 223 |
| Number of females | 607 |
| Number of males | 657 |
| Number of married females | 185 |
| Number of married males | 185 |
| Number of married persons | 370 |
| Number of widowed females | 18 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 33 |
| POP F | 607 |
| POP M | 657 |
| POP TOT | 1,264 |
| Total population | 1,264 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 404 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 457 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 861 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 26 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,238 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 4 |
| Number of houses | 217 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 5 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 13 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 199 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 116 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 101 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 42 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 106 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 221 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 22 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 235 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 46 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 8,729 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 6,680 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 9,202 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,945 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 17,977 |
| Acres of land in farms | 24,657 |
| Acres of oats | 2,824 |
| Acres of potatoes | 211 |
| Acres of turnips | 93 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,445 |
| BAR AC | 235 |
| BAR BU | 3,905 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,905 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 223 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,532 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 342 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 60,654 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 11,497 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 23,238 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,548 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 16,800 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 36,320 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 15 |
| BWT BU | 1,532 |
| CRN BU | 342 |
| HAY AC | 2,945 |
| HAY TONS | 3,579 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,623 |
| Number of chickens | 6,711 |
| Number of ducks | 101 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 179 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 40 |
| Number of geese | 425 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 275 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 517 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,005 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 219 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,333 |
| Number of other fowl | 44 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 60 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 21 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 81 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 37 |
| Number of sheep | 1,355 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 901 |
| Number of swine | 482 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 802 |
| Number of turkeys | 296 |
| OAT AC | 2,824 |
| OAT BU | 60,654 |
| PEA BU | 11,497 |
| POT AC | 211 |
| POT BU | 23,238 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 105 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 7,153 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 74,125 |
| RYE BU | 1,548 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,579 |
| WHT AC | 1,445 |
| WHT FALL BU | 15 |
| WHT SP BU | 16,800 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 60 |
| A 11 50 | 21 |
| A 201 PL | 20 |
| A 51 100 | 81 |
| BEN BU | 223 |
| BUTTER LB | 74,125 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,623 |
| CHEESE LB | 105 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 404 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 457 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 861 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 7,153 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 275 |
| DUCKS | 101 |
| FAMILIES | 223 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.60 |
| FRN CA | 26 |
| GEESE | 425 |
| GRA BU | 9 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 6,711 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 517 |
| HOUSES | 217 |
| HOUSES B | 5 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 10 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 42 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 23 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 116 |
| HOUSES S | 13 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 106 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 23 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 13 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 101 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 22 |
| HOUSES W | 199 |
| INF 11 A | 37 |
| MD FEM | 185 |
| MD MALE | 185 |
| MD TOT | 370 |
| MILK COWS | 1,005 |
| NAME CD | Carleton |
| OC F | 40 |
| OC P | 179 |
| OC TOT | 219 |
| OTHER FOWL | 44 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,333 |
| OTHERS | 1,238 |
| SHEEP | 1,355 |
| SHEEP KS | 901 |
| SUP AM | 17,977 |
| SUP FOR | 6,680 |
| SUP JV | 46 |
| SUP PAT | 8,729 |
| SUP SC | 9,202 |
| SUP TOT | 24,657 |
| SWINE | 482 |
| SWINE KS | 802 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 221 |
| TUR AC | 93 |
| TUR BU | 36,320 |
| TURKEY | 296 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 4 |
| WID FEM | 18 |
| WID MALE | 15 |
| WID TOT | 33 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON055002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON105006— 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). "March, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/march-on055002-1891/.