Niagara, Ontario (1891 census)
Niagara was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,845. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.200°N, 79.107°W.
Population
In 1891, Niagara had a population of 1,845: 939 male and 906 female residents. Population density was 44.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,093 |
| 1881 | 2,004 |
| 1891 | 1,845 |
| 1901 | 1,897 |
| 1911 | 2,152 |
| 1921 | 3,041 |
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, Niagara 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 | 386 |
| Number of families | 386 |
| Number of females | 906 |
| Number of males | 939 |
| Number of married females | 327 |
| Number of married males | 327 |
| Number of married persons | 654 |
| Number of widowed females | 64 |
| Number of widowed males | 21 |
| Number of widowed persons | 85 |
| POP F | 906 |
| POP M | 939 |
| POP TOT | 1,845 |
| Total population | 1,845 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 515 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 591 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,106 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,844 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 385 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 15 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 49 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 320 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 75 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 305 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 4 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 55 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 221 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 385 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 13 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 761 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 3,046 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,906 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 2,003 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 12,507 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,766 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 19,459 |
| Acres of land in farms | 21,462 |
| Acres of oats | 2,109 |
| Acres of potatoes | 263 |
| Acres of turnips | 55 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,516 |
| BAR AC | 761 |
| BAR BU | 11,020 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 11,020 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 87 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,044 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 332 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 30,725 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 36,133 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,394 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 19,858 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,029 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 418 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 11,867 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 38,973 |
| BWT BU | 1,044 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 15 |
| CRN BU | 30,725 |
| HAY AC | 4,766 |
| HAY TONS | 7,507 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 486 |
| Number of chickens | 9,953 |
| Number of ducks | 463 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 247 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 72 |
| Number of geese | 331 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 379 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 931 |
| Number of milk cows | 815 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 320 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,079 |
| Number of other fowl | 42 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 47 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 104 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 93 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 65 |
| Number of sheep | 1,072 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 922 |
| Number of swine | 1,255 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,880 |
| Number of turkeys | 331 |
| OAT AC | 2,109 |
| OAT BU | 36,133 |
| PEA BU | 1,394 |
| POT AC | 263 |
| POT BU | 19,858 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,071 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,602 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 100,774 |
| RYE BU | 1,029 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 7,507 |
| WHT AC | 2,516 |
| WHT FALL BU | 38,973 |
| WHT SP BU | 418 |
Other recorded variables (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 47 |
| A 11 50 | 104 |
| A 201 PL | 11 |
| A 51 100 | 93 |
| BEN BU | 87 |
| BUTTER LB | 100,774 |
| CATTLE KS | 486 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 515 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 591 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,106 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,071 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 379 |
| DUCKS | 463 |
| FAMILIES | 386 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,602 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 331 |
| GRA BU | 332 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 9,953 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 931 |
| HOUSES | 385 |
| HOUSES B | 15 |
| HOUSES CON | 5 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 38 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 35 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 55 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 75 |
| HOUSES S | 49 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 221 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 5 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 17 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 12 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 305 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 13 |
| HOUSES W | 320 |
| INF 11 A | 65 |
| MD FEM | 327 |
| MD MALE | 327 |
| MD TOT | 654 |
| MILK COWS | 815 |
| NAME CD | Lincoln and Niagara |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 72 |
| OC P | 247 |
| OC TOT | 320 |
| OTHER FOWL | 42 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,079 |
| OTHERS | 1,844 |
| SHEEP | 1,072 |
| SHEEP KS | 922 |
| SILOS | 15 |
| SUP AM | 19,459 |
| SUP FOR | 2,003 |
| SUP JV | 3,046 |
| SUP PAT | 3,906 |
| SUP SC | 12,507 |
| SUP TOT | 21,462 |
| SWINE | 1,255 |
| SWINE KS | 1,880 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 385 |
| TUR AC | 55 |
| TUR BU | 11,867 |
| TURKEY | 331 |
| WID FEM | 64 |
| WID MALE | 21 |
| WID TOT | 85 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON088006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON126008— 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). "Niagara, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/niagara-on088006-1891/.