Mountain, Ontario (1891 census)
Mountain was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,422. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.054°N, 75.458°W.
Population
In 1891, Mountain had a population of 3,422: 1,714 male and 1,708 female residents. Population density was 34.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,764 |
| 1861 | 3,683 |
| 1871 | 3,259 |
| 1881 | 3,719 |
| 1891 | 3,422 |
| 1901 | 3,427 |
| 1911 | 3,077 |
| 1921 | 2,965 |
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, Mountain shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 176 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.80 |
| FAM NO | 701 |
| Number of families | 701 |
| Number of females | 1,708 |
| Number of males | 1,714 |
| Number of married females | 576 |
| Number of married males | 576 |
| Number of married persons | 1,152 |
| Number of widowed females | 114 |
| Number of widowed males | 60 |
| Number of widowed persons | 174 |
| POP F | 1,708 |
| POP M | 1,714 |
| POP TOT | 3,422 |
| Total population | 3,422 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,018 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,078 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,096 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 72 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3,350 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 687 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 88 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 35 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 564 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 12 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 619 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 58 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 73 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 68 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 70 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 83 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 76 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 313 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 688 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 44 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 1,378 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 449 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 11,578 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 12,286 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 27,623 |
| Acres of hay crops | 9,285 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 39,650 |
| Acres of land in farms | 51,936 |
| Acres of oats | 8,328 |
| Acres of potatoes | 663 |
| Acres of turnips | 33 |
| Acres of wheat | 914 |
| BAR AC | 1,378 |
| BAR BU | 16,183 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 16,183 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 265 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 13,043 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 285 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 11,174 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 111,228 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,850 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 67,878 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 4,589 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 7,454 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 7,667 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 281 |
| BWT BU | 13,043 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 513 |
| CRN BU | 11,174 |
| HAY AC | 9,285 |
| HAY TONS | 9,776 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 878 |
| Number of chickens | 27,021 |
| Number of ducks | 577 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 597 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 88 |
| Number of geese | 1,154 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 590 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,442 |
| Number of milk cows | 3,378 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 685 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,621 |
| Number of other fowl | 78 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 115 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 156 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 217 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 29 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 168 |
| Number of sheep | 2,881 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,828 |
| Number of swine | 2,075 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 2,007 |
| Number of turkeys | 521 |
| OAT AC | 8,328 |
| OAT BU | 111,228 |
| PEA BU | 2,850 |
| POT AC | 663 |
| POT BU | 67,878 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,521 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 7,985 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,066 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 174,528 |
| RYE BU | 4,589 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 9,776 |
| WHT AC | 914 |
| WHT FALL BU | 281 |
| WHT SP BU | 7,454 |
Other recorded variables (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 115 |
| A 11 50 | 156 |
| A 201 PL | 29 |
| A 51 100 | 217 |
| BEN BU | 265 |
| BUTTER LB | 174,528 |
| CATTLE KS | 878 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,521 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,018 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,078 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,096 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 7,985 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 590 |
| DUCKS | 577 |
| FAMILIES | 701 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,066 |
| FRN CA | 72 |
| GEESE | 1,154 |
| GRA BU | 285 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 27,021 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,442 |
| HOUSES | 687 |
| HOUSES B | 88 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 58 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 76 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 83 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 12 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 619 |
| HOUSES S | 35 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 313 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 70 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 73 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 68 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 44 |
| HOUSES W | 564 |
| INF 11 A | 168 |
| MD FEM | 576 |
| MD MALE | 576 |
| MD TOT | 1,152 |
| MILK COWS | 3,378 |
| NAME CD | Dundas |
| OC F | 88 |
| OC P | 597 |
| OC TOT | 685 |
| OTHER FOWL | 78 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,621 |
| OTHERS | 3,350 |
| SHEEP | 2,881 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,828 |
| SILOS | 513 |
| SUP AM | 39,650 |
| SUP FOR | 12,286 |
| SUP JV | 449 |
| SUP PAT | 11,578 |
| SUP SC | 27,623 |
| SUP TOT | 51,936 |
| SWINE | 2,075 |
| SWINE KS | 2,007 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 688 |
| TUR AC | 33 |
| TUR BU | 7,667 |
| TURKEY | 521 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 114 |
| WID MALE | 60 |
| WID TOT | 174 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON057005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON107002— 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). "Mountain, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/mountain-on057005-1891/.