Metcalfe, Ontario (1891 census)
Metcalfe was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,699. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.878°N, 81.729°W.
Population
In 1891, Metcalfe had a population of 1,699: 898 male and 801 female residents. Population density was 27.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,096 |
| 1861 | 1,746 |
| 1871 | 2,449 |
| 1881 | 2,192 |
| 1891 | 1,699 |
| 1901 | 1,562 |
| 1911 | 1,358 |
| 1921 | 1,192 |
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, Metcalfe shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 170 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.60 |
| FAM NO | 364 |
| Number of families | 364 |
| Number of females | 801 |
| Number of males | 898 |
| Number of married females | 263 |
| Number of married males | 259 |
| Number of married persons | 522 |
| Number of widowed females | 41 |
| Number of widowed males | 25 |
| Number of widowed persons | 66 |
| POP F | 801 |
| POP M | 898 |
| POP TOT | 1,699 |
| Total population | 1,699 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 497 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 614 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,111 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,698 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 363 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 79 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 284 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 96 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 29 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 267 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 60 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 199 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 363 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 747 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 672 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 10,362 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 5,929 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 19,826 |
| Acres of hay crops | 5,075 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 30,860 |
| Acres of land in farms | 36,789 |
| Acres of oats | 3,928 |
| Acres of potatoes | 198 |
| Acres of turnips | 123 |
| Acres of wheat | 3,454 |
| BAR AC | 747 |
| BAR BU | 12,722 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 12,722 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 191 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 656 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 290 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 10,933 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 85,995 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 12,892 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 17,258 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 74 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 811 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 48,790 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 61,062 |
| BWT BU | 656 |
| CRN BU | 10,933 |
| HAY AC | 5,075 |
| HAY TONS | 8,915 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,827 |
| Number of chickens | 13,681 |
| Number of ducks | 157 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 319 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 48 |
| Number of geese | 586 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 432 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 862 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,625 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 367 |
| Number of other cattle | 3,661 |
| Number of other fowl | 53 |
| Number of oxen | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 79 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 67 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 148 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 50 |
| Number of sheep | 2,132 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,882 |
| Number of swine | 1,754 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 2,344 |
| Number of turkeys | 332 |
| OAT AC | 3,928 |
| OAT BU | 85,995 |
| PEA BU | 12,892 |
| POT AC | 198 |
| POT BU | 17,258 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 386 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 10,701 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 60 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 69,355 |
| RYE BU | 74 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 8,915 |
| WHT AC | 3,454 |
| WHT FALL BU | 61,062 |
| WHT SP BU | 811 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 79 |
| A 11 50 | 67 |
| A 201 PL | 23 |
| A 51 100 | 148 |
| BEN BU | 191 |
| BUTTER LB | 69,355 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,827 |
| CHEESE LB | 386 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 497 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 614 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,111 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 10,701 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 432 |
| DUCKS | 157 |
| FAMILIES | 364 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 60 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 586 |
| GRA BU | 290 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 13,681 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 862 |
| HOUSES | 363 |
| HOUSES B | 79 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 29 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 40 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 60 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 96 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 199 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 27 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 267 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 7 |
| HOUSES W | 284 |
| INF 11 A | 50 |
| MD FEM | 263 |
| MD MALE | 259 |
| MD TOT | 522 |
| MILK COWS | 1,625 |
| NAME CD | Middlesex, West - Ouest |
| OC F | 48 |
| OC P | 319 |
| OC TOT | 367 |
| OTHER FOWL | 53 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 3,661 |
| OTHERS | 1,698 |
| SHEEP | 2,132 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,882 |
| SUP AM | 30,860 |
| SUP FOR | 5,929 |
| SUP JV | 672 |
| SUP PAT | 10,362 |
| SUP SC | 19,826 |
| SUP TOT | 36,789 |
| SWINE | 1,754 |
| SWINE KS | 2,344 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 363 |
| TUR AC | 123 |
| TUR BU | 48,790 |
| TURKEY | 332 |
| WID FEM | 41 |
| WID MALE | 25 |
| WID TOT | 66 |
| WORKING OX | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON093005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON128010— 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). "Metcalfe, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/metcalfe-on093005-1891/.