Mayo, Ontario (1891 census)
Mayo was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 518. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262186. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.085°N, 77.594°W.
Population
In 1891, Mayo had a population of 518: 292 male and 226 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 518 |
| 1901 | 597 |
| 1911 | 521 |
| 1921 | 441 |
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 Carlow, Mayo, 1881 (51.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Mayo shared boundaries with:
- Abinger, Effingham, Ashby & Denbigh
- Carlow
- Dungannon
- Monteagle & Herschell
- Raglan & Radcliffe
- Tudor & Cashel
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 78 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 518 total population, 292 males, 226 females, 155 married persons, 81 families, 78 married males, 77 married females, 13 widowed persons, 8 widowed females, 6.40 average size of families, 5 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 350 single persons under 18, 209 single males under 18, 141 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 517 persons who are not French Canadian, 1 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 81 houses, 81 houses built of wood, 81 occupied houses, 51 houses of 1 story, 42 houses of 2 rooms, 30 houses of 2 stories, 13 houses of 3 rooms, 10 houses of 1 room, 7 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 5 houses of 5 rooms, 4 houses of 4 rooms, 2 houses under construction, 2 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 19,150 pounds of homemade butter, 14,028 acres of land in farms, 10,631 bushels of oats, 10,568 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,158 bushels of potatoes, 3,460 acres of improved land in farms, 3,369 bushels of peas, 2,886 acres of farmland under crops, 2,447 bushels of spring wheat, 2,380 bushels of turnips, 1,804 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,512 chickens, 932 bushels of barley, 898 tons of hay, 880 acres of hay crops, 552 acres of farmland in pasture, 549 acres of oats, 507 bushels of rye, 435 bushels of buckwheat, 407 sheep, 317 other cattle, 289 milk cows, 272 acres of wheat, 228 sheep slaughtered or sold, 162 bushels of beans, 159 swine, 135 swine slaughtered or sold, 128 cattle killed or sold, 99 horses aged over 3 years, 85 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 84 farm occupants who own their land, 84 occupants of farms, 75 geese, 66 acres of barley, 64 bushels of corn, 63 acres of potatoes, 48 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 39 horses aged 3 years and under, 29 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 29 turkeys, 22 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 22 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 19 oxen, 16 acres of turnips, 13 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 8 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 4 ducks, 4 other fowl, 1 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON074011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON118014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262186
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). "Mayo, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/mayo-on074011-1891/.