Mersea, Ontario (1891 census)
Mersea was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,788. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.083°N, 82.548°W.
Population
In 1891, Mersea had a population of 3,788: 2,014 male and 1,774 female residents. Population density was 34.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,193 |
| 1861 | 2,143 |
| 1871 | 3,248 |
| 1881 | 3,552 |
| 1891 | 3,788 |
| 1901 | 4,172 |
| 1911 | 4,081 |
| 1921 | 4,448 |
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, Mersea shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 176 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 | 751 |
| Number of families | 751 |
| Number of females | 1,774 |
| Number of males | 2,014 |
| Number of married females | 671 |
| Number of married males | 674 |
| Number of married persons | 1,345 |
| Number of widowed females | 53 |
| Number of widowed males | 46 |
| Number of widowed persons | 99 |
| POP F | 1,774 |
| POP M | 2,014 |
| POP TOT | 3,788 |
| Total population | 3,788 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,050 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,294 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,344 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 105 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3,683 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 5 |
| Number of houses | 731 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 103 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 626 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 8 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 224 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 77 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 506 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 81 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 117 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 85 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 323 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 736 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 20 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 800 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 1,513 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,268 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 14,735 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 28,649 |
| Acres of hay crops | 5,098 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 34,430 |
| Acres of land in farms | 49,165 |
| Acres of oats | 4,611 |
| Acres of potatoes | 331 |
| Acres of turnips | 67 |
| Acres of wheat | 4,400 |
| BAR AC | 800 |
| BAR BU | 11,858 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 11,858 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 2,542 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,499 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 311 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 465,567 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 113,595 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 3,924 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 26,444 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 2,063 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,833 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 15,351 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 68,839 |
| BWT BU | 3,499 |
| CRN BU | 465,567 |
| HAY AC | 5,098 |
| HAY TONS | 7,432 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,630 |
| Number of chickens | 22,654 |
| Number of ducks | 458 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 616 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 57 |
| Number of geese | 1,408 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 867 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,722 |
| Number of milk cows | 2,182 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 673 |
| Number of other cattle | 3,036 |
| Number of other fowl | 165 |
| Number of oxen | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 83 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 264 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 230 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 80 |
| Number of sheep | 2,756 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,481 |
| Number of swine | 8,015 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 8,701 |
| Number of turkeys | 358 |
| OAT AC | 4,611 |
| OAT BU | 113,595 |
| PEA BU | 3,924 |
| POT AC | 331 |
| POT BU | 26,444 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 43 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 13,265 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 176 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 205,612 |
| RYE BU | 2,063 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 7,432 |
| WHT AC | 4,400 |
| WHT FALL BU | 68,839 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,833 |
Other recorded variables (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 83 |
| A 11 50 | 264 |
| A 201 PL | 16 |
| A 51 100 | 230 |
| BEN BU | 2,542 |
| BUTTER LB | 205,612 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,630 |
| CHEESE LB | 43 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,050 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,294 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,344 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 13,265 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 867 |
| DUCKS | 458 |
| FAMILIES | 751 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 176 |
| FRN CA | 105 |
| GEESE | 1,408 |
| GRA BU | 311 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 22,654 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,722 |
| HOUSES | 731 |
| HOUSES B | 103 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 77 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 85 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 117 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 224 |
| HOUSES S | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 323 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 9 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 81 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 31 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 506 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 20 |
| HOUSES W | 626 |
| INF 11 A | 80 |
| MD FEM | 671 |
| MD MALE | 674 |
| MD TOT | 1,345 |
| MILK COWS | 2,182 |
| NAME CD | Essex, South—Sud |
| OC F | 57 |
| OC P | 616 |
| OC TOT | 673 |
| OTHER FOWL | 165 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 3,036 |
| OTHERS | 3,683 |
| SHEEP | 2,756 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,481 |
| SUP AM | 34,430 |
| SUP FOR | 14,735 |
| SUP JV | 1,513 |
| SUP PAT | 4,268 |
| SUP SC | 28,649 |
| SUP TOT | 49,165 |
| SWINE | 8,015 |
| SWINE KS | 8,701 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 736 |
| TUR AC | 67 |
| TUR BU | 15,351 |
| TURKEY | 358 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 5 |
| WID FEM | 53 |
| WID MALE | 46 |
| WID TOT | 99 |
| WORKING OX | 20 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON063010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON110008— 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). "Mersea, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/mersea-on063010-1891/.