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 84 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,182 total population, 629 males, 553 females, 375 married persons, 218 families, 188 married females, 187 married males, 35 widowed persons, 18 widowed females, 17 widowed males, 5.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 772 single persons under 18, 425 single males under 18, 347 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,166 persons who are not French Canadian, 16 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 216 occupied houses, 215 houses, 210 houses built of wood, 198 houses of 1 story, 47 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 45 houses of 2 rooms, 39 houses of 4 rooms, 37 houses of 3 rooms, 22 houses of 5 rooms, 17 houses of 2 stories, 16 houses of 1 room, 6 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 3 houses built of brick, 3 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 houses built of stone, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 49,233 pounds of homemade butter, 31,604 acres of land in farms, 24,359 bushels of oats, 23,894 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 16,032 bushels of potatoes, 10,299 bushels of turnips, 7,710 acres of improved land in farms, 6,005 bushels of peas, 5,442 acres of farmland under crops, 4,499 bushels of spring wheat, 3,920 chickens, 3,872 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,431 acres of hay crops, 2,252 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,017 tons of hay, 1,449 bushels of buckwheat, 1,256 acres of oats, 1,046 sheep, 1,032 bushels of rye, 1,029 other cattle, 761 bushels of corn, 724 bushels of barley, 689 swine, 644 milk cows, 566 swine slaughtered or sold, 508 acres of wheat, 495 sheep slaughtered or sold, 434 cattle killed or sold, 280 bushels of winter wheat, 270 ducks, 254 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 252 geese, 249 horses aged over 3 years, 229 turkeys, 213 occupants of farms, 200 farm occupants who own their land, 158 acres of potatoes, 131 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 87 horses aged 3 years and under, 85 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 82 oxen, 63 bushels of beans, 63 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 59 acres of turnips, 50 acres of barley, 35 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 24 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 16 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 13 farm occupants who rent their land, 9 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 6 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 2 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.