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 density was 9.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,699 |
| 1881 | 2,084 |
| 1891 | 2,176 |
| 1901 | 2,099 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 1,336 |
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 176 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 | 414 |
| Number of families | 414 |
| Number of females | 1,028 |
| Number of males | 1,148 |
| Number of married females | 349 |
| Number of married males | 346 |
| Number of married persons | 695 |
| Number of widowed females | 48 |
| Number of widowed males | 35 |
| Number of widowed persons | 83 |
| POP F | 1,028 |
| POP M | 1,148 |
| POP TOT | 2,176 |
| Total population | 2,176 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 631 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 767 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,398 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 39 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,137 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 7 |
| Number of houses | 402 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 34 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 9 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 358 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 4 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 341 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 67 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 59 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 68 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 72 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 39 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 141 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 26 |
| Number of occupied houses | 409 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 132 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 263 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,005 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 22,070 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 14,189 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,839 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 18,457 |
| Acres of land in farms | 40,527 |
| Acres of oats | 2,255 |
| Acres of potatoes | 262 |
| Acres of turnips | 17 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,023 |
| BAR AC | 132 |
| BAR BU | 2,358 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,358 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 240 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4,483 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 62 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,023 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 43,295 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 16,387 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 27,377 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 4,129 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 8,560 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,537 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 2,912 |
| BWT BU | 4,483 |
| CRN BU | 2,023 |
| HAY AC | 2,839 |
| HAY TONS | 3,153 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 429 |
| Number of chickens | 7,248 |
| Number of ducks | 79 |
| Number of employees on farms | 5 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 317 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 74 |
| Number of geese | 407 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 224 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 636 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,775 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 396 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,374 |
| Number of other fowl | 5 |
| Number of oxen | 54 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 83 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 43 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 120 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 42 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 108 |
| Number of sheep | 1,233 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 548 |
| Number of swine | 1,122 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 991 |
| Number of turkeys | 76 |
| OAT AC | 2,255 |
| OAT BU | 43,295 |
| PEA BU | 16,387 |
| POT AC | 262 |
| POT BU | 27,377 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,294 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 916 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 55,421 |
| RYE BU | 4,129 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,153 |
| WHT AC | 1,023 |
| WHT FALL BU | 2,912 |
| WHT SP BU | 8,560 |
Other recorded variables (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 83 |
| A 11 50 | 43 |
| A 201 PL | 42 |
| A 51 100 | 120 |
| BEN BU | 240 |
| BUTTER LB | 55,421 |
| CATTLE KS | 429 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 631 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 767 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,398 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,294 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 224 |
| DUCKS | 79 |
| FAMILIES | 414 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.20 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 916 |
| FRN CA | 39 |
| GEESE | 407 |
| GRA BU | 62 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 7,248 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 636 |
| HOUSES | 402 |
| HOUSES B | 34 |
| HOUSES CON | 26 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 7 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 39 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 72 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 341 |
| HOUSES S | 9 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 141 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 68 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 67 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 59 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 5 |
| HOUSES W | 358 |
| INF 11 A | 108 |
| MD FEM | 349 |
| MD MALE | 346 |
| MD TOT | 695 |
| MILK COWS | 1,775 |
| NAME CD | Hastings, North—Nord |
| OC E | 5 |
| OC F | 74 |
| OC P | 317 |
| OC TOT | 396 |
| OTHER FOWL | 5 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,374 |
| OTHERS | 2,137 |
| SHEEP | 1,233 |
| SHEEP KS | 548 |
| SUP AM | 18,457 |
| SUP FOR | 22,070 |
| SUP JV | 263 |
| SUP PAT | 4,005 |
| SUP SC | 14,189 |
| SUP TOT | 40,527 |
| SWINE | 1,122 |
| SWINE KS | 991 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 409 |
| TUR AC | 17 |
| TUR BU | 4,537 |
| TURKEY | 76 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 7 |
| WID FEM | 48 |
| WID MALE | 35 |
| WID TOT | 83 |
| WORKING OX | 54 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON074010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON118013— 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/.