Medonte, Ontario (1891 census)
Medonte was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 4,514. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.632°N, 79.667°W.
Population
In 1891, Medonte had a population of 4,514: 2,351 male and 2,163 female residents. Population density was 38.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,116 |
| 1861 | 1,638 |
| 1871 | 2,541 |
| 1881 | 3,632 |
| 1891 | 4,514 |
| 1901 | 4,451 |
| 1911 | 3,361 |
| 1921 | 2,723 |
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, Medonte shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 178 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 831 |
| Number of families | 831 |
| Number of females | 2,163 |
| Number of males | 2,351 |
| Number of married females | 717 |
| Number of married males | 717 |
| Number of married persons | 1,434 |
| Number of widowed females | 97 |
| Number of widowed males | 47 |
| Number of widowed persons | 144 |
| POP F | 2,163 |
| POP M | 2,351 |
| POP TOT | 4,514 |
| Total population | 4,514 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,349 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,587 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,936 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 11 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 4,503 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 816 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 70 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 3 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 743 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 5 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 777 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 58 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 38 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 102 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 150 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 125 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 349 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses under construction | 11 |
| Number of occupied houses | 817 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 45 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 463 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 808 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 6,326 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 29,839 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 26,715 |
| Acres of hay crops | 7,001 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 33,849 |
| Acres of land in farms | 63,688 |
| Acres of oats | 5,797 |
| Acres of potatoes | 710 |
| Acres of turnips | 219 |
| Acres of wheat | 4,583 |
| BAR AC | 463 |
| BAR BU | 8,796 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 8,796 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 395 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,139 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 302 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 4,662 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 129,814 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 51,581 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 94,198 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,153 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 33,445 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 81,617 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 25,183 |
| BWT BU | 1,139 |
| CRN BU | 4,662 |
| HAY AC | 7,001 |
| HAY TONS | 8,412 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,163 |
| Number of chickens | 19,012 |
| Number of ducks | 447 |
| Number of employees on farms | 6 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 668 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 155 |
| Number of geese | 1,263 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 486 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,373 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,942 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 829 |
| Number of other cattle | 3,408 |
| Number of other fowl | 69 |
| Number of oxen | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 116 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 177 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 260 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 33 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 243 |
| Number of sheep | 3,287 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,657 |
| Number of swine | 2,633 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 2,398 |
| Number of turkeys | 759 |
| OAT AC | 5,797 |
| OAT BU | 129,814 |
| PEA BU | 51,581 |
| POT AC | 710 |
| POT BU | 94,198 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,797 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 11,562 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,021 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 191,208 |
| RYE BU | 1,153 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 8,412 |
| WHT AC | 4,583 |
| WHT FALL BU | 25,183 |
| WHT SP BU | 33,445 |
Other recorded variables (71 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 116 |
| A 11 50 | 177 |
| A 201 PL | 33 |
| A 51 100 | 260 |
| BEN BU | 395 |
| BUTTER LB | 191,208 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,163 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,797 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,349 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,587 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,936 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 11,562 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 486 |
| DUCKS | 447 |
| FAMILIES | 831 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,021 |
| FRN CA | 11 |
| GEESE | 1,263 |
| GRA BU | 302 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 19,012 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,373 |
| HOUSES | 816 |
| HOUSES B | 70 |
| HOUSES CON | 11 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 22 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 125 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 150 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 777 |
| HOUSES S | 3 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 349 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 5 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 102 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 58 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 38 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 45 |
| HOUSES W | 743 |
| INF 11 A | 243 |
| MD FEM | 717 |
| MD MALE | 717 |
| MD TOT | 1,434 |
| MILK COWS | 1,942 |
| NAME CD | Simcoe, East-Est |
| OC E | 6 |
| OC F | 155 |
| OC P | 668 |
| OC TOT | 829 |
| OTHER FOWL | 69 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 3,408 |
| OTHERS | 4,503 |
| SHEEP | 3,287 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,657 |
| SUP AM | 33,849 |
| SUP FOR | 29,839 |
| SUP JV | 808 |
| SUP PAT | 6,326 |
| SUP SC | 26,715 |
| SUP TOT | 63,688 |
| SWINE | 2,633 |
| SWINE KS | 2,398 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 817 |
| TUR AC | 219 |
| TUR BU | 81,617 |
| TURKEY | 759 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 97 |
| WID MALE | 47 |
| WID TOT | 144 |
| WORKING OX | 22 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON117003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON144007— 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). "Medonte, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/medonte-on117003-1891/.