Mornington, Ontario (1891 census)
Mornington was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,509. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262370. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.599°N, 80.871°W.
Population
In 1891, Mornington had a population of 3,509: 1,796 male and 1,713 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 933 |
| 1861 | 3,040 |
| 1871 | 3,808 |
| 1881 | 3,998 |
| 1891 | 3,509 |
| 1911 | 2,900 |
| 1921 | 2,583 |
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, Mornington shared boundaries with:
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 3,509 total population, 1,796 males, 1,713 females, 1,102 married persons, 644 families, 551 married females, 551 married males, 122 widowed persons, 81 widowed females, 41 widowed males, 5.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 2,285 single persons under 18, 1,204 single males under 18, 1,081 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 3,509 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 642 houses, 642 occupied houses, 528 houses of 1 story, 516 houses built of wood, 333 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 117 houses built of brick, 114 houses of 2 stories, 92 houses of 5 rooms, 91 houses of 4 rooms, 48 houses of 3 rooms, 45 uninhabited houses, 40 houses of 2 rooms, 35 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 9 houses built of stone, 4 houses under construction, 2 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 252,365 bushels of oats, 106,621 pounds of homemade butter, 53,235 bushels of barley, 50,662 bushels of winter wheat, 50,361 acres of land in farms, 42,255 bushels of peas, 40,904 bushels of turnips, 40,831 acres of improved land in farms, 32,142 acres of farmland under crops, 26,020 chickens, 24,902 bushels of potatoes, 15,790 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 15,518 bushels of spring wheat, 9,918 tons of hay, 9,530 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,848 acres of oats, 8,109 acres of farmland in pasture, 6,254 acres of hay crops, 4,740 sheep, 4,532 acres of wheat, 4,234 other cattle, 4,104 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 3,945 swine, 3,891 swine slaughtered or sold, 2,892 milk cows, 2,827 sheep slaughtered or sold, 2,374 acres of barley, 1,678 cattle killed or sold, 1,414 horses aged over 3 years, 1,274 geese, 856 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 822 ducks, 641 occupants of farms, 629 horses aged 3 years and under, 580 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 533 farm occupants who own their land, 507 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 370 turkeys, 315 acres of potatoes, 252 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 251 bushels of buckwheat, 178 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 170 acres of turnips, 124 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 108 farm occupants who rent their land, 69 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 55 bushels of corn, 45 other fowl, 32 bushels of rye, 25 bushels of beans, 18 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON108006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON137010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262370
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). "Mornington, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/mornington-on108006-1891/.