Methuen, Ontario (1891 census)
Methuen was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 259. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.663°N, 77.940°W.
Population
In 1891, Methuen had a population of 259: 139 male and 120 female residents. Population density was 2.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 227 |
| 1891 | 259 |
| 1901 | 247 |
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, Methuen shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 156 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.50 |
| FAM NO | 47 |
| Number of families | 47 |
| Number of females | 120 |
| Number of males | 139 |
| Number of married females | 44 |
| Number of married males | 43 |
| Number of married persons | 87 |
| Number of widowed females | 5 |
| Number of widowed males | 2 |
| Number of widowed persons | 7 |
| POP F | 120 |
| POP M | 139 |
| POP TOT | 259 |
| Total population | 259 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 71 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 94 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 165 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 258 |
Buildings & housing (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 47 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 47 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 10 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 46 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 47 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 26 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 32 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 331 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 5,086 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,048 |
| Acres of hay crops | 328 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,411 |
| Acres of land in farms | 6,497 |
| Acres of oats | 206 |
| Acres of potatoes | 39 |
| Acres of turnips | 8 |
| Acres of wheat | 160 |
| BAR AC | 26 |
| BAR BU | 452 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 452 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 38 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 423 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 13 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 488 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,921 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,908 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,962 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 864 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 743 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,670 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 800 |
| BWT BU | 423 |
| CRN BU | 488 |
| HAY AC | 328 |
| HAY TONS | 303 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 73 |
| Number of chickens | 859 |
| Number of ducks | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 37 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 9 |
| Number of geese | 30 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 23 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 61 |
| Number of milk cows | 125 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 46 |
| Number of other cattle | 194 |
| Number of oxen | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 21 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 6 |
| Number of sheep | 124 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 50 |
| Number of swine | 89 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 88 |
| Number of turkeys | 4 |
| OAT AC | 206 |
| OAT BU | 3,921 |
| PEA BU | 1,908 |
| POT AC | 39 |
| POT BU | 2,962 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 60 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 542 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 11,136 |
| RYE BU | 864 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 303 |
| WHT AC | 160 |
| WHT FALL BU | 800 |
| WHT SP BU | 743 |
Other recorded variables (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 10 |
| A 11 50 | 2 |
| A 201 PL | 7 |
| A 51 100 | 21 |
| BEN BU | 38 |
| BUTTER LB | 11,136 |
| CATTLE KS | 73 |
| CHEESE LB | 60 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 71 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 94 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 165 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 542 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 23 |
| DUCKS | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 47 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.50 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 30 |
| GRA BU | 13 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 859 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 61 |
| HOUSES | 47 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 9 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 5 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 46 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 12 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES W | 47 |
| INF 11 A | 6 |
| MD FEM | 44 |
| MD MALE | 43 |
| MD TOT | 87 |
| MILK COWS | 125 |
| NAME CD | Peterborough, East-Est |
| OC F | 9 |
| OC P | 37 |
| OC TOT | 46 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 194 |
| OTHERS | 258 |
| SHEEP | 124 |
| SHEEP KS | 50 |
| SUP AM | 1,411 |
| SUP FOR | 5,086 |
| SUP JV | 32 |
| SUP PAT | 331 |
| SUP SC | 1,048 |
| SUP TOT | 6,497 |
| SWINE | 89 |
| SWINE KS | 88 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 47 |
| TUR AC | 8 |
| TUR BU | 1,670 |
| TURKEY | 4 |
| WID FEM | 5 |
| WID MALE | 2 |
| WID TOT | 7 |
| WORKING OX | 12 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON110013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON106018— 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). "Methuen, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/methuen-on110013-1891/.