Markdale, Village, Ontario (1891 census)
Markdale, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 756. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q6770590. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.319°N, 80.665°W.
Population
In 1891, Markdale, Village had a population of 756: 372 male and 384 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 756 |
| 1901 | 892 |
| 1911 | 925 |
| 1921 | 882 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Glenelg, 1881 (0.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Markdale, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 160 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 | 147 |
| Number of families | 147 |
| Number of females | 384 |
| Number of males | 372 |
| Number of married females | 122 |
| Number of married males | 120 |
| Number of married persons | 242 |
| Number of widowed females | 14 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| Number of widowed persons | 18 |
| POP F | 384 |
| POP M | 372 |
| POP TOT | 756 |
| Total population | 756 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 248 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 248 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 496 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 755 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 147 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 53 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 94 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 50 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 91 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 5 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 75 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 147 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 14 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 63 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 301 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 496 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,257 |
| Acres of hay crops | 324 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,621 |
| Acres of land in farms | 2,117 |
| Acres of oats | 199 |
| Acres of potatoes | 23 |
| Acres of turnips | 6 |
| Acres of wheat | 43 |
| BAR AC | 14 |
| BAR BU | 310 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 310 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 11 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 5,115 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,251 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,277 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 149 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,252 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 355 |
| CRN BU | 11 |
| HAY AC | 324 |
| HAY TONS | 367 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 225 |
| Number of chickens | 1,019 |
| Number of ducks | 20 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 73 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 34 |
| Number of geese | 70 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 27 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 97 |
| Number of milk cows | 93 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 107 |
| Number of other cattle | 103 |
| Number of other fowl | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 87 |
| Number of sheep | 104 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 82 |
| Number of swine | 107 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 73 |
| Number of turkeys | 60 |
| OAT AC | 199 |
| OAT BU | 5,115 |
| PEA BU | 1,251 |
| POT AC | 23 |
| POT BU | 3,277 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 450 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 3,518 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 367 |
| WHT AC | 43 |
| WHT FALL BU | 355 |
| WHT SP BU | 149 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 5 |
| A 11 50 | 4 |
| A 201 PL | 2 |
| A 51 100 | 9 |
| BUTTER LB | 3,518 |
| CATTLE KS | 225 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 248 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 248 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 496 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 450 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 27 |
| DUCKS | 20 |
| FAMILIES | 147 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 70 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,019 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 97 |
| HOUSES | 147 |
| HOUSES B | 53 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 7 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 25 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 12 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 50 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 75 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 8 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 91 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 2 |
| HOUSES W | 94 |
| INF 11 A | 87 |
| MD FEM | 122 |
| MD MALE | 120 |
| MD TOT | 242 |
| MILK COWS | 93 |
| NAME CD | Grey, South—Sud |
| OC F | 34 |
| OC P | 73 |
| OC TOT | 107 |
| OTHER FOWL | 7 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 103 |
| OTHERS | 755 |
| SHEEP | 104 |
| SHEEP KS | 82 |
| SUP AM | 1,621 |
| SUP FOR | 496 |
| SUP JV | 63 |
| SUP PAT | 301 |
| SUP SC | 1,257 |
| SUP TOT | 2,117 |
| SWINE | 107 |
| SWINE KS | 73 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 147 |
| TUR AC | 6 |
| TUR BU | 1,252 |
| TURKEY | 60 |
| WID FEM | 14 |
| WID MALE | 4 |
| WID TOT | 18 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON069006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON114025— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q6770590
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markdale
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). "Markdale, Village, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/markdale-village-on069006-1891/.