Marmora, Lake, Ontario (1891 census)
Marmora, Lake was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,176. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4864807. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.624°N, 77.722°W.
Population
In 1891, Marmora, Lake had a population of 2,176: 1,148 male and 1,028 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,699 |
| 1881 | 2,084 |
| 1891 | 2,176 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Marmora, VL, 1901 (0.4% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Marmora, Lake shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 87 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,176 total population, 1,148 males, 1,028 females, 695 married persons, 414 families, 349 married females, 346 married males, 83 widowed persons, 48 widowed females, 35 widowed males, 5.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,398 single persons under 18, 767 single males under 18, 631 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,137 persons who are not French Canadian, 39 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 409 occupied houses, 402 houses, 358 houses built of wood, 341 houses of 1 story, 141 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 72 houses of 4 rooms, 68 houses of 3 rooms, 67 houses of 2 rooms, 59 houses of 2 stories, 39 houses of 5 rooms, 34 houses built of brick, 26 houses under construction, 9 houses built of stone, 7 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 7 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 5 uninhabited houses, 4 houses of 1 room, 3 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 55,421 pounds of homemade butter, 43,295 bushels of oats, 40,527 acres of land in farms, 27,377 bushels of potatoes, 22,070 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 18,457 acres of improved land in farms, 16,387 bushels of peas, 14,189 acres of farmland under crops, 8,560 bushels of spring wheat, 7,248 chickens, 4,537 bushels of turnips, 4,483 bushels of buckwheat, 4,294 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 4,129 bushels of rye, 4,005 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,153 tons of hay, 2,912 bushels of winter wheat, 2,839 acres of hay crops, 2,358 bushels of barley, 2,255 acres of oats, 2,023 bushels of corn, 1,775 milk cows, 1,374 other cattle, 1,233 sheep, 1,122 swine, 1,023 acres of wheat, 991 swine slaughtered or sold, 916 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 636 horses aged over 3 years, 548 sheep slaughtered or sold, 429 cattle killed or sold, 407 geese, 396 occupants of farms, 317 farm occupants who own their land, 263 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 262 acres of potatoes, 240 bushels of beans, 224 horses aged 3 years and under, 132 acres of barley, 120 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 108 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 83 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 79 ducks, 76 turkeys, 74 farm occupants who rent their land, 62 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 54 oxen, 43 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 42 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 17 acres of turnips, 5 employees on farms, 5 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON074010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON074010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4864807
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marmora_and_Lake
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). "Marmora, Lake, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/marmora-lake-on074010-1891/.