McNab, Ontario (1891 census)
McNab was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,514. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262270. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.416°N, 76.492°W.
Population
In 1891, McNab had a population of 3,514: 1,789 male and 1,725 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,513 |
| 1861 | 2,000 |
| 1871 | 2,855 |
| 1881 | 3,092 |
| 1891 | 3,514 |
| 1901 | 3,835 |
| 1911 | 3,628 |
| 1921 | 3,379 |
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, McNab shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 87 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 3,514 total population, 1,789 males, 1,725 females, 1,014 married persons, 588 families, 511 married females, 503 married males, 112 widowed persons, 75 widowed females, 37 widowed males, 6 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 2,388 single persons under 18, 1,249 single males under 18, 1,139 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 3,458 persons who are not French Canadian, 56 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 584 occupied houses, 583 houses, 547 houses built of wood, 335 houses of 2 stories, 256 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 247 houses of 1 story, 123 houses of 4 rooms, 83 houses of 5 rooms, 62 houses of 3 rooms, 38 houses of 2 rooms, 23 uninhabited houses, 22 houses built of brick, 14 houses built of stone, 12 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 6 houses of 1 room, 3 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 149,277 pounds of homemade butter, 86,469 bushels of oats, 56,761 acres of land in farms, 46,942 bushels of potatoes, 46,860 bushels of peas, 36,847 bushels of spring wheat, 29,718 acres of improved land in farms, 28,480 bushels of turnips, 27,043 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 21,473 acres of farmland under crops, 13,866 chickens, 11,563 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 8,083 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,132 acres of hay crops, 5,117 tons of hay, 4,120 acres of oats, 3,929 bushels of rye, 3,709 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 3,270 acres of wheat, 2,735 sheep, 2,569 bushels of corn, 2,131 other cattle, 2,085 bushels of buckwheat, 1,962 milk cows, 1,802 bushels of barley, 1,688 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,356 swine slaughtered or sold, 1,004 horses aged over 3 years, 911 swine, 709 bushels of winter wheat, 698 cattle killed or sold, 580 occupants of farms, 504 farm occupants who own their land, 423 acres of potatoes, 407 geese, 389 bushels of beans, 361 horses aged 3 years and under, 333 turkeys, Capacity of silos (tons): 225, 199 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 191 ducks, 164 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 162 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 133 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 81 acres of barley, 79 acres of turnips, 67 farm occupants who rent their land, 63 other fowl, 47 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 37 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 37 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 9 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON115013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON142021— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262270
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). "McNab, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/mcnab-on115013-1891/.