Marlborough, Ontario (1891 census)
Marlborough was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,703. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.066°N, 75.807°W.
Population
In 1891, Marlborough had a population of 1,703: 878 male and 825 female residents. Population density was 16.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,053 |
| 1861 | 2,331 |
| 1871 | 2,260 |
| 1881 | 2,090 |
| 1891 | 1,703 |
| 1901 | 1,584 |
| 1911 | 1,339 |
| 1921 | 1,078 |
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, Marlborough shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 168 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.20 |
| FAM NO | 328 |
| Number of families | 328 |
| Number of females | 825 |
| Number of males | 878 |
| Number of married females | 254 |
| Number of married males | 250 |
| Number of married persons | 504 |
| Number of widowed females | 42 |
| Number of widowed males | 29 |
| Number of widowed persons | 71 |
| POP F | 825 |
| POP M | 878 |
| POP TOT | 1,703 |
| Total population | 1,703 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 529 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 599 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,128 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 10 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,693 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 327 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 27 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 9 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 291 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 19 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 323 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 62 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 4 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 63 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 48 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 100 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 327 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 26 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 561 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 106 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 16,355 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 15,725 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 16,372 |
| Acres of hay crops | 5,702 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 32,833 |
| Acres of land in farms | 48,558 |
| Acres of oats | 5,911 |
| Acres of potatoes | 531 |
| Acres of turnips | 42 |
| Acres of wheat | 928 |
| BAR AC | 561 |
| BAR BU | 6,342 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 6,342 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 95 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 7,125 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 41 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 3,966 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 74,554 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 5,544 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 47,084 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 2,051 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 7,381 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 9,071 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 168 |
| BWT BU | 7,125 |
| CRN BU | 3,966 |
| HAY AC | 5,702 |
| HAY TONS | 4,778 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 679 |
| Number of chickens | 13,446 |
| Number of ducks | 424 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 307 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 2 |
| Number of geese | 1,538 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 337 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 739 |
| Number of milk cows | 2,072 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 309 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,745 |
| Number of other fowl | 4 |
| Number of oxen | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 87 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 45 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 114 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 55 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 8 |
| Number of sheep | 2,712 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,710 |
| Number of swine | 1,277 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,119 |
| Number of turkeys | 1,905 |
| OAT AC | 5,911 |
| OAT BU | 74,554 |
| PEA BU | 5,544 |
| POT AC | 531 |
| POT BU | 47,084 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 555 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 10,773 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 67,114 |
| RYE BU | 2,051 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,778 |
| WHT AC | 928 |
| WHT FALL BU | 168 |
| WHT SP BU | 7,381 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 87 |
| A 11 50 | 45 |
| A 201 PL | 55 |
| A 51 100 | 114 |
| BEN BU | 95 |
| BUTTER LB | 67,114 |
| CATTLE KS | 679 |
| CHEESE LB | 555 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 529 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 599 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,128 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 10,773 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 337 |
| DUCKS | 424 |
| FAMILIES | 328 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.20 |
| FRN CA | 10 |
| GEESE | 1,538 |
| GRA BU | 41 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 13,446 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 739 |
| HOUSES | 327 |
| HOUSES B | 27 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 31 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 48 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 19 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 323 |
| HOUSES S | 9 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 100 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 63 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 62 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 4 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 26 |
| HOUSES W | 291 |
| INF 11 A | 8 |
| MD FEM | 254 |
| MD MALE | 250 |
| MD TOT | 504 |
| MILK COWS | 2,072 |
| NAME CD | Carleton |
| OC F | 2 |
| OC P | 307 |
| OC TOT | 309 |
| OTHER FOWL | 4 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,745 |
| OTHERS | 1,693 |
| SHEEP | 2,712 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,710 |
| SUP AM | 32,833 |
| SUP FOR | 15,725 |
| SUP JV | 106 |
| SUP PAT | 16,355 |
| SUP SC | 16,372 |
| SUP TOT | 48,558 |
| SWINE | 1,277 |
| SWINE KS | 1,119 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 327 |
| TUR AC | 42 |
| TUR BU | 9,071 |
| TURKEY | 1,905 |
| WID FEM | 42 |
| WID MALE | 29 |
| WID TOT | 71 |
| WORKING OX | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON055003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON105007— 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). "Marlborough, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/marlborough-on055003-1891/.