Merrickville, VL, Ontario (1891 census)
Merrickville, VL was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,072. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115134647. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.908°N, 75.839°W.
Population
In 1891, Merrickville, VL had a population of 1,072: 518 male and 554 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 923 |
| 1881 | 819 |
| 1891 | 1,072 |
| 1901 | 1,024 |
| 1911 | 993 |
| 1921 | 807 |
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, Merrickville, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 81 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,072 total population, 554 females, 518 males, 383 married persons, 233 families, 193 married females, 190 married males, 58 widowed persons, 40 widowed females, 18 widowed males, 4.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 631 single persons under 18, 321 single females under 18, 310 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,062 persons who are not French Canadian, 10 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 233 occupied houses, 231 houses, 176 houses of 1 story, 146 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 126 houses built of wood, 58 houses built of brick, 50 houses of 2 stories, 47 houses built of stone, 30 houses of 5 rooms, 28 houses of 4 rooms, 18 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 7 houses of 3 rooms, 5 houses of 3 stories, 2 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 2 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 houses under construction, 1 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 15,427 pounds of homemade butter, 5,716 bushels of potatoes, 3,805 bushels of oats, 2,013 acres of land in farms, 1,472 acres of improved land in farms, 1,072 chickens, 1,069 bushels of corn, 866 acres of farmland under crops, 720 bushels of turnips, 541 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 508 acres of farmland in pasture, 232 tons of hay, 226 occupants of farms, 222 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 214 bushels of beans, 210 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 176 acres of oats, 170 bushels of winter wheat, 165 swine slaughtered or sold, 164 acres of hay crops, 159 cattle killed or sold, 153 farm occupants who own their land, 142 sheep slaughtered or sold, 130 bushels of peas, 129 milk cows, 125 horses aged over 3 years, 115 bushels of buckwheat, 98 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 84 swine, 77 other cattle, 73 farm occupants who rent their land, 60 bushels of spring wheat, 58 acres of potatoes, 58 sheep, 46 other fowl, 35 ducks, 30 bushels of barley, 26 geese, 18 acres of wheat, 15 horses aged 3 years and under, 15 turkeys, 8 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 5 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 2 acres of turnips, 2 oxen, 2 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 1 acres of barley, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON085004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON113009_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115134647
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). "Merrickville, VL, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/merrickville-vl-on085004-1891/.