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 density was 6.2 people per square mile.
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:
- Carlow
- Denbigh, Abinger, Ashby, Effingham
- Dungannon
- Monteagle & Herschell
- Raglan & Radcliffe
- Tudor & Cashel
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 158 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.40 |
| FAM NO | 81 |
| Number of families | 81 |
| Number of females | 226 |
| Number of males | 292 |
| Number of married females | 77 |
| Number of married males | 78 |
| Number of married persons | 155 |
| Number of widowed females | 8 |
| Number of widowed males | 5 |
| Number of widowed persons | 13 |
| POP F | 226 |
| POP M | 292 |
| POP TOT | 518 |
| Total population | 518 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 141 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 209 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 350 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 517 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 81 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 81 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 10 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 51 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 42 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 30 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 81 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 66 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 22 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 552 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 10,568 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,886 |
| Acres of hay crops | 880 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 3,460 |
| Acres of land in farms | 14,028 |
| Acres of oats | 549 |
| Acres of potatoes | 63 |
| Acres of turnips | 16 |
| Acres of wheat | 272 |
| BAR AC | 66 |
| BAR BU | 932 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 932 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 162 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 435 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 29 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 64 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 10,631 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 3,369 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,158 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 507 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,447 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,380 |
| BWT BU | 435 |
| CRN BU | 64 |
| HAY AC | 880 |
| HAY TONS | 898 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 128 |
| Number of chickens | 1,512 |
| Number of ducks | 4 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 84 |
| Number of geese | 75 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 39 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 99 |
| Number of milk cows | 289 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 84 |
| Number of other cattle | 317 |
| Number of other fowl | 4 |
| Number of oxen | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 48 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 13 |
| Number of sheep | 407 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 228 |
| Number of swine | 159 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 135 |
| Number of turkeys | 29 |
| OAT AC | 549 |
| OAT BU | 10,631 |
| PEA BU | 3,369 |
| POT AC | 63 |
| POT BU | 6,158 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 8 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,804 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 85 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 19,150 |
| RYE BU | 507 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 898 |
| WHT AC | 272 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,447 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 48 |
| A 11 50 | 1 |
| A 201 PL | 13 |
| A 51 100 | 22 |
| BEN BU | 162 |
| BUTTER LB | 19,150 |
| CATTLE KS | 128 |
| CHEESE LB | 8 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 141 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 209 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 350 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,804 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 39 |
| DUCKS | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 81 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 85 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 75 |
| GRA BU | 29 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,512 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 99 |
| HOUSES | 81 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 51 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 7 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 13 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 42 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 30 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 2 |
| HOUSES W | 81 |
| MD FEM | 77 |
| MD MALE | 78 |
| MD TOT | 155 |
| MILK COWS | 289 |
| NAME CD | Hastings, North—Nord |
| OC P | 84 |
| OC TOT | 84 |
| OTHER FOWL | 4 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 317 |
| OTHERS | 517 |
| SHEEP | 407 |
| SHEEP KS | 228 |
| SUP AM | 3,460 |
| SUP FOR | 10,568 |
| SUP JV | 22 |
| SUP PAT | 552 |
| SUP SC | 2,886 |
| SUP TOT | 14,028 |
| SWINE | 159 |
| SWINE KS | 135 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 81 |
| TUR AC | 16 |
| TUR BU | 2,380 |
| TURKEY | 29 |
| WID FEM | 8 |
| WID MALE | 5 |
| WID TOT | 13 |
| WORKING OX | 19 |
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/.