Matilda, Ontario (1891 census)
Matilda was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 4,138. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.916°N, 75.348°W.
Population
In 1891, Matilda had a population of 4,138: 2,072 male and 2,066 female residents. Population density was 39.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,198 |
| 1861 | 4,855 |
| 1871 | 4,767 |
| 1881 | 4,692 |
| 1891 | 4,138 |
| 1901 | 4,016 |
| 1911 | 3,664 |
| 1921 | 3,293 |
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, Matilda shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 174 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5 |
| FAM NO | 825 |
| Number of families | 825 |
| Number of females | 2,066 |
| Number of males | 2,072 |
| Number of married females | 738 |
| Number of married males | 739 |
| Number of married persons | 1,477 |
| Number of widowed females | 128 |
| Number of widowed males | 62 |
| Number of widowed persons | 190 |
| POP F | 2,066 |
| POP M | 2,072 |
| POP TOT | 4,138 |
| Total population | 4,138 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,200 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,271 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,471 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 9 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 4,129 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 807 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 129 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 88 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 590 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 16 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 769 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 46 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 67 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 38 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 83 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 97 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 71 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 422 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of occupied houses | 807 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 41 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 1,534 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 752 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 15,312 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 11,609 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 33,859 |
| Acres of hay crops | 15,292 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 49,923 |
| Acres of land in farms | 61,532 |
| Acres of oats | 10,761 |
| Acres of potatoes | 683 |
| Acres of turnips | 22 |
| Acres of wheat | 684 |
| BAR AC | 1,534 |
| BAR BU | 14,620 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 14,620 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 405 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 12,600 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 434 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 20,587 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 116,247 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,225 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 62,833 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 178 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,782 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5,377 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 248 |
| BWT BU | 12,600 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 438 |
| CRN BU | 20,587 |
| HAY AC | 15,292 |
| HAY TONS | 17,388 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,063 |
| Number of chickens | 28,754 |
| Number of ducks | 597 |
| Number of employees on farms | 6 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 676 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 122 |
| Number of geese | 1,015 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 759 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,989 |
| Number of milk cows | 5,058 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 804 |
| Number of other cattle | 2,078 |
| Number of other fowl | 60 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 148 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 187 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 268 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 35 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 166 |
| Number of sheep | 1,765 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,386 |
| Number of swine | 2,057 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 2,599 |
| Number of turkeys | 611 |
| OAT AC | 10,761 |
| OAT BU | 116,247 |
| PEA BU | 1,225 |
| POT AC | 683 |
| POT BU | 62,833 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 34 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 9,815 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,265 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 224,979 |
| RYE BU | 178 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 17,388 |
| WHT AC | 684 |
| WHT FALL BU | 248 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,782 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 148 |
| A 11 50 | 187 |
| A 201 PL | 35 |
| A 51 100 | 268 |
| BEN BU | 405 |
| BUTTER LB | 224,979 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,063 |
| CHEESE LB | 34 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,200 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,271 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,471 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 9,815 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 759 |
| DUCKS | 597 |
| FAMILIES | 825 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,265 |
| FRN CA | 9 |
| GEESE | 1,015 |
| GRA BU | 434 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 28,754 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,989 |
| HOUSES | 807 |
| HOUSES B | 129 |
| HOUSES CON | 8 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 46 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 71 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 97 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 16 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 769 |
| HOUSES S | 88 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 422 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 5 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 83 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 67 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 38 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 41 |
| HOUSES W | 590 |
| INF 11 A | 166 |
| MD FEM | 738 |
| MD MALE | 739 |
| MD TOT | 1,477 |
| MILK COWS | 5,058 |
| NAME CD | Dundas |
| OC E | 6 |
| OC F | 122 |
| OC P | 676 |
| OC TOT | 804 |
| OTHER FOWL | 60 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 2,078 |
| OTHERS | 4,129 |
| SHEEP | 1,765 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,386 |
| SILOS | 438 |
| SUP AM | 49,923 |
| SUP FOR | 11,609 |
| SUP JV | 752 |
| SUP PAT | 15,312 |
| SUP SC | 33,859 |
| SUP TOT | 61,532 |
| SWINE | 2,057 |
| SWINE KS | 2,599 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 807 |
| TUR AC | 22 |
| TUR BU | 5,377 |
| TURKEY | 611 |
| WID FEM | 128 |
| WID MALE | 62 |
| WID TOT | 190 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON057003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON107001— 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). "Matilda, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/matilda-on057003-1891/.