Minden, Ontario (1891 census)
Minden was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,182. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262328. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.995°N, 78.667°W.
Population
In 1891, Minden had a population of 1,182: 629 male and 553 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 797 |
| 1881 | 1,110 |
| 1891 | 1,182 |
| 1901 | 1,170 |
| 1911 | 984 |
| 1921 | 935 |
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, Minden shared boundaries with:
- Anson & Hindon
- Glamorgan
- Harcourt, Dudley, Dysart, Guilford, Harburn, Bruton, Clyde, Eyre, Havelock, Livingstone, Lawrence & Nightingale
- Lutterworth
- Snowden
- Stanhope, Sherburne & McClintock
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 | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 218 |
| Number of families | 218 |
| Number of females | 553 |
| Number of males | 629 |
| Number of married females | 188 |
| Number of married males | 187 |
| Number of married persons | 375 |
| Number of widowed females | 18 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 35 |
| POP F | 553 |
| POP M | 629 |
| POP TOT | 1,182 |
| Total population | 1,182 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 347 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 425 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 772 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 16 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,166 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 215 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 3 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 210 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 16 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 198 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 45 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 17 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 37 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 39 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 47 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 216 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 50 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 16 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,252 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 23,894 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 5,442 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,431 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 7,710 |
| Acres of land in farms | 31,604 |
| Acres of oats | 1,256 |
| Acres of potatoes | 158 |
| Acres of turnips | 59 |
| Acres of wheat | 508 |
| BAR AC | 50 |
| BAR BU | 724 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 724 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 63 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,449 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 761 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 24,359 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 6,005 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 16,032 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,032 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,499 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 10,299 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 280 |
| BWT BU | 1,449 |
| CRN BU | 761 |
| HAY AC | 2,431 |
| HAY TONS | 2,017 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 434 |
| Number of chickens | 3,920 |
| Number of ducks | 270 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 200 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 13 |
| Number of geese | 252 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 87 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 249 |
| Number of milk cows | 644 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 213 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,029 |
| Number of other fowl | 2 |
| Number of oxen | 82 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 85 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 63 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 35 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 24 |
| Number of sheep | 1,046 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 495 |
| Number of swine | 689 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 566 |
| Number of turkeys | 229 |
| OAT AC | 1,256 |
| OAT BU | 24,359 |
| PEA BU | 6,005 |
| POT AC | 158 |
| POT BU | 16,032 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 254 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,872 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 131 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 49,233 |
| RYE BU | 1,032 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,017 |
| WHT AC | 508 |
| WHT FALL BU | 280 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,499 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 85 |
| A 11 50 | 6 |
| A 201 PL | 35 |
| A 51 100 | 63 |
| BEN BU | 63 |
| BUTTER LB | 49,233 |
| CATTLE KS | 434 |
| CHEESE LB | 254 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 347 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 425 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 772 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 3,872 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 87 |
| DUCKS | 270 |
| FAMILIES | 218 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 131 |
| FRN CA | 16 |
| GEESE | 252 |
| GRA BU | 9 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,920 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 249 |
| HOUSES | 215 |
| HOUSES B | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 6 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 22 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 39 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 16 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 198 |
| HOUSES S | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 47 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 37 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 45 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 17 |
| HOUSES W | 210 |
| INF 11 A | 24 |
| MD FEM | 188 |
| MD MALE | 187 |
| MD TOT | 375 |
| MILK COWS | 644 |
| NAME CD | Victoria, North-Nord |
| OC F | 13 |
| OC P | 200 |
| OC TOT | 213 |
| OTHER FOWL | 2 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,029 |
| OTHERS | 1,166 |
| SHEEP | 1,046 |
| SHEEP KS | 495 |
| SUP AM | 7,710 |
| SUP FOR | 23,894 |
| SUP JV | 16 |
| SUP PAT | 2,252 |
| SUP SC | 5,442 |
| SUP TOT | 31,604 |
| SWINE | 689 |
| SWINE KS | 566 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 216 |
| TUR AC | 59 |
| TUR BU | 10,299 |
| TURKEY | 229 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 18 |
| WID MALE | 17 |
| WID TOT | 35 |
| WORKING OX | 82 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON121011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON116014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262328
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). "Minden, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/minden-on121011-1891/.