Melancthon, Ontario (1891 census)
Melancthon was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,822. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.148°N, 80.291°W.
Population
In 1891, Melancthon had a population of 3,822: 1,978 male and 1,844 female residents. Population density was 29.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,359 |
| 1871 | 2,043 |
| 1881 | 3,099 |
| 1891 | 3,822 |
| 1901 | 3,831 |
| 1911 | 3,080 |
| 1921 | 2,804 |
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, Melancthon shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 172 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.20 |
| FAM NO | 735 |
| Number of families | 735 |
| Number of females | 1,844 |
| Number of males | 1,978 |
| Number of married females | 622 |
| Number of married males | 618 |
| Number of married persons | 1,240 |
| Number of widowed females | 75 |
| Number of widowed males | 52 |
| Number of widowed persons | 127 |
| POP F | 1,844 |
| POP M | 1,978 |
| POP TOT | 3,822 |
| Total population | 3,822 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,147 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,308 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,455 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3,820 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 718 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 43 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 5 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 670 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 233 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 46 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 485 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 110 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 192 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 116 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 237 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of occupied houses | 718 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 1,484 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 405 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 6,862 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 22,385 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 35,972 |
| Acres of hay crops | 6,212 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 43,239 |
| Acres of land in farms | 65,624 |
| Acres of oats | 9,424 |
| Acres of potatoes | 645 |
| Acres of turnips | 383 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,819 |
| BAR AC | 1,484 |
| BAR BU | 31,333 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 31,333 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 75 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 177 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 65 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 238,238 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 50,278 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 79,022 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 30,588 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 123,605 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 4,169 |
| BWT BU | 9 |
| CRN BU | 65 |
| HAY AC | 6,212 |
| HAY TONS | 8,190 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,270 |
| Number of chickens | 16,559 |
| Number of ducks | 295 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 527 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 201 |
| Number of geese | 829 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 539 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,320 |
| Number of milk cows | 2,010 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 730 |
| Number of other cattle | 2,924 |
| Number of other fowl | 19 |
| Number of oxen | 39 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 147 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 92 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 268 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 43 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 180 |
| Number of sheep | 3,050 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,561 |
| Number of swine | 2,486 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 2,326 |
| Number of turkeys | 287 |
| OAT AC | 9,424 |
| OAT BU | 238,238 |
| PEA BU | 50,278 |
| POT AC | 645 |
| POT BU | 79,022 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 90 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 13,018 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 180 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 229,419 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 8,190 |
| WHT AC | 2,819 |
| WHT FALL BU | 4,169 |
| WHT SP BU | 30,588 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 147 |
| A 11 50 | 92 |
| A 201 PL | 43 |
| A 51 100 | 268 |
| BEN BU | 75 |
| BUTTER LB | 229,419 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,270 |
| CHEESE LB | 90 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,147 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,308 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,455 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 13,018 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 539 |
| DUCKS | 295 |
| FAMILIES | 735 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.20 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 180 |
| FRN CA | 2 |
| GEESE | 829 |
| GRA BU | 177 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 16,559 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,320 |
| HOUSES | 718 |
| HOUSES B | 43 |
| HOUSES CON | 8 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 14 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 116 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 192 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 233 |
| HOUSES S | 5 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 237 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 110 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 46 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 485 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 5 |
| HOUSES W | 670 |
| INF 11 A | 180 |
| MD FEM | 622 |
| MD MALE | 618 |
| MD TOT | 1,240 |
| MILK COWS | 2,010 |
| NAME CD | Grey, East—Est |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 201 |
| OC P | 527 |
| OC TOT | 730 |
| OTHER FOWL | 19 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 2,924 |
| OTHERS | 3,820 |
| SHEEP | 3,050 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,561 |
| SUP AM | 43,239 |
| SUP FOR | 22,385 |
| SUP JV | 405 |
| SUP PAT | 6,862 |
| SUP SC | 35,972 |
| SUP TOT | 65,624 |
| SWINE | 2,486 |
| SWINE KS | 2,326 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 718 |
| TUR AC | 383 |
| TUR BU | 123,605 |
| TURKEY | 287 |
| WID FEM | 75 |
| WID MALE | 52 |
| WID TOT | 127 |
| WORKING OX | 39 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON067005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON106004— 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). "Melancthon, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/melancthon-on067005-1891/.