Moore, Ontario (1891 census)
Moore was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 5,079. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262361. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.837°N, 82.352°W.
Population
In 1891, Moore had a population of 5,079: 2,652 male and 2,427 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,258 |
| 1861 | 2,873 |
| 1871 | 3,998 |
| 1881 | 5,146 |
| 1891 | 5,079 |
| 1901 | 4,795 |
| 1911 | 3,771 |
| 1921 | 3,611 |
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, Moore shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 85 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 5,079 total population, 2,652 males, 2,427 females, 1,678 married persons, 1,000 families, 839 married females, 839 married males, 186 widowed persons, 116 widowed females, 70 widowed males, 5 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 3,215 single persons under 18, 1,743 single males under 18, 1,472 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 5,037 persons who are not French Canadian, 42 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 991 occupied houses, 980 houses, 874 houses built of wood, 517 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 485 houses of 1 story, 468 houses of 2 stories, 133 houses of 5 rooms, 125 houses of 4 rooms, 79 houses built of brick, 68 houses of 3 rooms, 67 uninhabited houses, 61 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 30 houses of 2 rooms, 13 houses of 1 room, 11 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 6 houses of over 15 rooms, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 236,139 bushels of oats, 194,062 pounds of homemade butter, 76,365 bushels of winter wheat, 69,678 acres of land in farms, 52,615 acres of improved land in farms, 42,832 bushels of barley, 35,646 acres of farmland under crops, 23,694 chickens, 21,228 bushels of turnips, 21,179 bushels of peas, 20,749 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 18,202 bushels of potatoes, 17,063 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 15,886 acres of farmland in pasture, 11,801 bushels of corn, 11,222 tons of hay, 10,586 bushels of spring wheat, 9,638 acres of oats, 7,712 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 7,622 acres of hay crops, 5,920 acres of wheat, 5,277 other cattle, 4,754 sheep, 2,748 milk cows, 2,714 sheep slaughtered or sold, 2,660 cattle killed or sold, 2,399 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,347 swine slaughtered or sold, 2,273 acres of barley, 1,824 swine, 1,818 horses aged over 3 years, 837 horses aged 3 years and under, 792 occupants of farms, 717 farm occupants who own their land, 522 turkeys, 439 ducks, 344 geese, 300 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 271 acres of potatoes, 250 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 190 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 137 bushels of beans, 135 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 132 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 113 other fowl, Capacity of silos (tons): 90, 72 farm occupants who rent their land, 64 acres of turnips, 47 bushels of buckwheat, 35 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 12 oxen, 3 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON082002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON122006_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262361
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). "Moore, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/moore-on082002-1891/.