Minto, Ontario (1891 census)
Minto was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,637. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2184124. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.911°N, 80.870°W.
Population
In 1891, Minto had a population of 3,637: 1,888 male and 1,749 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,341 |
| 1871 | 4,861 |
| 1881 | 4,443 |
| 1891 | 3,637 |
| 1901 | 3,128 |
| 1911 | 2,665 |
| 1921 | 2,376 |
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, Minto shared boundaries with:
- Arthur
- Carrick
- Clifford, VL
- Harriston, T-V
- Howick
- Maryborough
- Normanby
- Palmerston, Town—Ville
- Wallace
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 86 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 3,637 total population, 1,888 males, 1,749 females, 1,084 married persons, 639 families, 544 married females, 540 married males, 126 widowed persons, 76 widowed females, 50 widowed males, 5.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 2,427 single persons under 18, 1,298 single males under 18, 1,129 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 3,635 persons who are not French Canadian, 2 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 639 houses, 639 occupied houses, 513 houses built of wood, 329 houses of 2 stories, 320 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 309 houses of 1 story, 117 houses built of brick, 111 houses of 4 rooms, 96 houses of 5 rooms, 64 houses of 3 rooms, 28 uninhabited houses, 26 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 17 houses of 2 rooms, 9 houses built of stone, 3 houses of 1 room, 2 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 317,661 bushels of turnips, 267,479 bushels of oats, 194,415 pounds of homemade butter, 76,880 bushels of potatoes, 68,131 bushels of peas, 64,483 acres of land in farms, 47,518 acres of improved land in farms, 42,362 bushels of barley, 37,026 acres of farmland under crops, 35,489 bushels of winter wheat, 23,809 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 21,661 chickens, 16,965 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 14,707 tons of hay, 10,270 acres of oats, 9,851 acres of farmland in pasture, 9,257 acres of hay crops, 8,241 bushels of spring wheat, 5,307 sheep, 4,540 other cattle, 4,312 swine slaughtered or sold, 3,865 swine, 3,313 sheep slaughtered or sold, 3,027 milk cows, 2,916 acres of wheat, 2,100 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,960 cattle killed or sold, 1,839 acres of barley, 1,542 horses aged over 3 years, 1,307 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 968 geese, 869 acres of turnips, 826 horses aged 3 years and under, 677 ducks, 641 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 608 occupants of farms, 518 acres of potatoes, 491 farm occupants who own their land, 347 turkeys, 278 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 232 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 221 bushels of rye, 156 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 113 farm occupants who rent their land, 97 bushels of corn, 85 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 67 other fowl, 52 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 37 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 35 bushels of buckwheat, 33 oxen, 4 employees on farms, 1 bushels of beans. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON127007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON152008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2184124
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minto,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minto_(Ontario)
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). "Minto, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/minto-on127007-1891/.