McGillivray, Ontario (1891 census)
McGillivray was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,503. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262232. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.206°N, 81.596°W.
Population
In 1891, McGillivray had a population of 3,503: 1,788 male and 1,715 female residents. Population density was 30.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,718 |
| 1861 | 3,921 |
| 1871 | 4,658 |
| 1881 | 4,178 |
| 1891 | 3,503 |
| 1901 | 3,151 |
| 1911 | 2,509 |
| 1921 | 2,380 |
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, McGillivray shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 170 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 | 695 |
| Number of families | 695 |
| Number of females | 1,715 |
| Number of males | 1,788 |
| Number of married females | 576 |
| Number of married males | 582 |
| Number of married persons | 1,158 |
| Number of widowed females | 86 |
| Number of widowed males | 53 |
| Number of widowed persons | 139 |
| POP F | 1,715 |
| POP M | 1,788 |
| POP TOT | 3,503 |
| Total population | 3,503 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,053 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,153 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,206 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3,501 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 681 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 143 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 536 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 4 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 543 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 137 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 76 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 118 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 94 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 335 |
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of occupied houses | 682 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 22 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 2,361 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 803 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 14,436 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 9,215 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 36,141 |
| Acres of hay crops | 6,463 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 51,380 |
| Acres of land in farms | 60,595 |
| Acres of oats | 6,752 |
| Acres of potatoes | 255 |
| Acres of turnips | 152 |
| Acres of wheat | 7,479 |
| BAR AC | 2,361 |
| BAR BU | 49,668 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 49,668 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 74 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1,416 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 6,580 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 190,847 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 40,610 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 18,477 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 52,309 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 141,324 |
| BWT BU | 30 |
| CRN BU | 6,580 |
| HAY AC | 6,463 |
| HAY TONS | 9,979 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 2,777 |
| Number of chickens | 30,979 |
| Number of ducks | 911 |
| Number of employees on farms | 4 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 527 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 122 |
| Number of geese | 2,235 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 1,056 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,649 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,994 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 653 |
| Number of other cattle | 4,359 |
| Number of other fowl | 91 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 113 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 150 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 295 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 73 |
| Number of sheep | 3,398 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 2,062 |
| Number of swine | 2,722 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 2,776 |
| Number of turkeys | 1,629 |
| OAT AC | 6,752 |
| OAT BU | 190,847 |
| PEA BU | 40,610 |
| POT AC | 255 |
| POT BU | 18,477 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 850 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 12,232 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,104 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 159,250 |
| RYE BU | 10 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 9,979 |
| WHT AC | 7,479 |
| WHT FALL BU | 141,324 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 113 |
| A 11 50 | 150 |
| A 201 PL | 22 |
| A 51 100 | 295 |
| BEN BU | 74 |
| BUTTER LB | 159,250 |
| CATTLE KS | 2,777 |
| CHEESE LB | 850 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,053 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,153 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,206 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 12,232 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 1,056 |
| DUCKS | 911 |
| FAMILIES | 695 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,104 |
| FRN CA | 2 |
| GEESE | 2,235 |
| GRA BU | 1,416 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 30,979 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,649 |
| HOUSES | 681 |
| HOUSES B | 143 |
| HOUSES CON | 7 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 24 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 94 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 118 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 543 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 335 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 76 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 30 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 137 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 22 |
| HOUSES W | 536 |
| INF 11 A | 73 |
| MD FEM | 576 |
| MD MALE | 582 |
| MD TOT | 1,158 |
| MILK COWS | 1,994 |
| NAME CD | Middlesex, North—Nord |
| OC E | 4 |
| OC F | 122 |
| OC P | 527 |
| OC TOT | 653 |
| OTHER FOWL | 91 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 4,359 |
| OTHERS | 3,501 |
| SHEEP | 3,398 |
| SHEEP KS | 2,062 |
| SUP AM | 51,380 |
| SUP FOR | 9,215 |
| SUP JV | 803 |
| SUP PAT | 14,436 |
| SUP SC | 36,141 |
| SUP TOT | 60,595 |
| SWINE | 2,722 |
| SWINE KS | 2,776 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 682 |
| TUR AC | 152 |
| TUR BU | 52,309 |
| TURKEY | 1,629 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 86 |
| WID MALE | 53 |
| WID TOT | 139 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON091005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON128009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262232
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). "McGillivray, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/mcgillivray-on091005-1891/.