Methuen, Ontario (1891 census)
Methuen was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 259. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262310. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 227 |
| 1891 | 259 |
| 1901 | 247 |
| 1921 | 171 |
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 77 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 259 total population, 139 males, 120 females, 87 married persons, 47 families, 44 married females, 43 married males, 7 widowed persons, 5.50 average size of families, 5 widowed females, 2 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 165 single persons under 18, 94 single males under 18, 71 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 258 persons who are not French Canadian, 1 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 47 houses, 47 houses built of wood, 47 occupied houses, 46 houses of 1 story, 12 houses of 2 rooms, 10 houses of 1 room, 9 houses of 5 rooms, 8 houses of 3 rooms, 5 houses of 4 rooms, 3 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 1 houses of 2 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 11,136 pounds of homemade butter, 6,497 acres of land in farms, 5,086 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,921 bushels of oats, 2,962 bushels of potatoes, 1,908 bushels of peas, 1,670 bushels of turnips, 1,411 acres of improved land in farms, 1,048 acres of farmland under crops, 864 bushels of rye, 859 chickens, 800 bushels of winter wheat, 743 bushels of spring wheat, 542 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 488 bushels of corn, 452 bushels of barley, 423 bushels of buckwheat, 331 acres of farmland in pasture, 328 acres of hay crops, 303 tons of hay, 206 acres of oats, 194 other cattle, 160 acres of wheat, 125 milk cows, 124 sheep, 89 swine, 88 swine slaughtered or sold, 73 cattle killed or sold, 61 horses aged over 3 years, 60 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 50 sheep slaughtered or sold, 46 occupants of farms, 39 acres of potatoes, 38 bushels of beans, 37 farm occupants who own their land, 32 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 30 geese, 26 acres of barley, 23 horses aged 3 years and under, 21 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 13 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 12 oxen, 10 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 9 farm occupants who rent their land, 8 acres of turnips, 7 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 6 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 4 turkeys, 2 ducks, 2 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON110013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON138012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262310
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/.