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 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 density was 40.8 people per square mile.
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 172 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5 |
| FAM NO | 1,000 |
| Number of families | 1,000 |
| Number of females | 2,427 |
| Number of males | 2,652 |
| Number of married females | 839 |
| Number of married males | 839 |
| Number of married persons | 1,678 |
| Number of widowed females | 116 |
| Number of widowed males | 70 |
| Number of widowed persons | 186 |
| POP F | 2,427 |
| POP M | 2,652 |
| POP TOT | 5,079 |
| Total population | 5,079 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,472 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,743 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,215 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 42 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 5,037 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 11 |
| Number of houses | 980 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 79 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 874 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 13 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 485 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 61 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 468 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 68 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 125 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 133 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 517 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 991 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 67 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 2,273 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 15,886 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 17,063 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 35,646 |
| Acres of hay crops | 7,622 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 52,615 |
| Acres of land in farms | 69,678 |
| Acres of oats | 9,638 |
| Acres of potatoes | 271 |
| Acres of turnips | 64 |
| Acres of wheat | 5,920 |
| BAR AC | 2,273 |
| BAR BU | 42,832 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 42,832 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 137 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 47 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 250 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 11,801 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 236,139 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 21,179 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 18,202 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 10,586 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 21,228 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 76,365 |
| BWT BU | 47 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 90 |
| CRN BU | 11,801 |
| HAY AC | 7,622 |
| HAY TONS | 11,222 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 2,660 |
| Number of chickens | 23,694 |
| Number of ducks | 439 |
| Number of employees on farms | 3 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 717 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 72 |
| Number of geese | 344 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 837 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,818 |
| Number of milk cows | 2,748 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 792 |
| Number of other cattle | 5,277 |
| Number of other fowl | 113 |
| Number of oxen | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 135 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 190 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 300 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 35 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 132 |
| Number of sheep | 4,754 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 2,714 |
| Number of swine | 1,824 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 2,347 |
| Number of turkeys | 522 |
| OAT AC | 9,638 |
| OAT BU | 236,139 |
| PEA BU | 21,179 |
| POT AC | 271 |
| POT BU | 18,202 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 7,712 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 20,749 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,399 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 194,062 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 11,222 |
| WHT AC | 5,920 |
| WHT FALL BU | 76,365 |
| WHT SP BU | 10,586 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 135 |
| A 11 50 | 190 |
| A 201 PL | 35 |
| A 51 100 | 300 |
| BEN BU | 137 |
| BUTTER LB | 194,062 |
| CATTLE KS | 2,660 |
| CHEESE LB | 7,712 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,472 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,743 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 3,215 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 20,749 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 837 |
| DUCKS | 439 |
| FAMILIES | 1,000 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,399 |
| FRN CA | 42 |
| GEESE | 344 |
| GRA BU | 250 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 23,694 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,818 |
| HOUSES | 980 |
| HOUSES B | 79 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 61 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 133 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 125 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 13 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 485 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 517 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 6 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 68 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 30 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 468 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 67 |
| HOUSES W | 874 |
| INF 11 A | 132 |
| MD FEM | 839 |
| MD MALE | 839 |
| MD TOT | 1,678 |
| MILK COWS | 2,748 |
| NAME CD | Lambton, West— Ouest |
| OC E | 3 |
| OC F | 72 |
| OC P | 717 |
| OC TOT | 792 |
| OTHER FOWL | 113 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 5,277 |
| OTHERS | 5,037 |
| SHEEP | 4,754 |
| SHEEP KS | 2,714 |
| SILOS | 90 |
| SUP AM | 52,615 |
| SUP FOR | 17,063 |
| SUP PAT | 15,886 |
| SUP SC | 35,646 |
| SUP TOT | 69,678 |
| SWINE | 1,824 |
| SWINE KS | 2,347 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 991 |
| TUR AC | 64 |
| TUR BU | 21,228 |
| TURKEY | 522 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 11 |
| WID FEM | 116 |
| WID MALE | 70 |
| WID TOT | 186 |
| WORKING OX | 12 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON082002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON122006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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/.