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 density was 41.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 933 |
| 1861 | 3,040 |
| 1871 | 3,808 |
| 1881 | 3,998 |
| 1891 | 3,509 |
| 1901 | 3,246 |
| 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 171 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 644 |
| Number of families | 644 |
| Number of females | 1,713 |
| Number of males | 1,796 |
| Number of married females | 551 |
| Number of married males | 551 |
| Number of married persons | 1,102 |
| Number of widowed females | 81 |
| Number of widowed males | 41 |
| Number of widowed persons | 122 |
| POP F | 1,713 |
| POP M | 1,796 |
| POP TOT | 3,509 |
| Total population | 3,509 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,081 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,204 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,285 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3,509 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 642 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 117 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 9 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 516 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 528 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 114 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 48 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 91 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 92 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 333 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 642 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 45 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 2,374 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 580 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 8,109 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 9,530 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 32,142 |
| Acres of hay crops | 6,254 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 40,831 |
| Acres of land in farms | 50,361 |
| Acres of oats | 8,848 |
| Acres of potatoes | 315 |
| Acres of turnips | 170 |
| Acres of wheat | 4,532 |
| BAR AC | 2,374 |
| BAR BU | 53,235 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 53,235 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 251 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 507 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 55 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 252,365 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 42,255 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 24,902 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 32 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 15,518 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 40,904 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 50,662 |
| BWT BU | 251 |
| CRN BU | 55 |
| HAY AC | 6,254 |
| HAY TONS | 9,918 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,678 |
| Number of chickens | 26,020 |
| Number of ducks | 822 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 533 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 108 |
| Number of geese | 1,274 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 629 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,414 |
| Number of milk cows | 2,892 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 641 |
| Number of other cattle | 4,234 |
| Number of other fowl | 45 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 124 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 69 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 252 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 178 |
| Number of sheep | 4,740 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 2,827 |
| Number of swine | 3,945 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 3,891 |
| Number of turkeys | 370 |
| OAT AC | 8,848 |
| OAT BU | 252,365 |
| PEA BU | 42,255 |
| POT AC | 315 |
| POT BU | 24,902 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 856 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 15,790 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,104 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 106,621 |
| RYE BU | 32 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 9,918 |
| WHT AC | 4,532 |
| WHT FALL BU | 50,662 |
| WHT SP BU | 15,518 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 124 |
| A 11 50 | 69 |
| A 201 PL | 18 |
| A 51 100 | 252 |
| BEN BU | 25 |
| BUTTER LB | 106,621 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,678 |
| CHEESE LB | 856 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,081 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,204 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,285 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 15,790 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 629 |
| DUCKS | 822 |
| FAMILIES | 644 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 4,104 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 1,274 |
| GRA BU | 507 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 26,020 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,414 |
| HOUSES | 642 |
| HOUSES B | 117 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 35 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 92 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 91 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 528 |
| HOUSES S | 9 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 333 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 48 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 40 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 114 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 45 |
| HOUSES W | 516 |
| INF 11 A | 178 |
| MD FEM | 551 |
| MD MALE | 551 |
| MD TOT | 1,102 |
| MILK COWS | 2,892 |
| NAME CD | Perth, North—Nord |
| OC F | 108 |
| OC P | 533 |
| OC TOT | 641 |
| OTHER FOWL | 45 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 4,234 |
| OTHERS | 3,509 |
| SHEEP | 4,740 |
| SHEEP KS | 2,827 |
| SUP AM | 40,831 |
| SUP FOR | 9,530 |
| SUP JV | 580 |
| SUP PAT | 8,109 |
| SUP SC | 32,142 |
| SUP TOT | 50,361 |
| SWINE | 3,945 |
| SWINE KS | 3,891 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 642 |
| TUR AC | 170 |
| TUR BU | 40,904 |
| TURKEY | 370 |
| WID FEM | 81 |
| WID MALE | 41 |
| WID TOT | 122 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
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/.