Normanby, Ontario (1891 census)
Normanby was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 5,006. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.063°N, 80.896°W.
Population
In 1891, Normanby had a population of 5,006: 2,506 male and 2,500 female residents. Population density was 44.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 539 |
| 1861 | 3,963 |
| 1871 | 5,563 |
| 1881 | 6,140 |
| 1891 | 5,006 |
| 1901 | 4,630 |
| 1911 | 3,442 |
| 1921 | 3,038 |
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, Normanby 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 | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 918 |
| Number of families | 918 |
| Number of females | 2,500 |
| Number of males | 2,506 |
| Number of married females | 795 |
| Number of married males | 798 |
| Number of married persons | 1,593 |
| Number of widowed females | 129 |
| Number of widowed males | 49 |
| Number of widowed persons | 178 |
| POP F | 2,500 |
| POP M | 2,506 |
| POP TOT | 5,006 |
| Total population | 5,006 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,576 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,659 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,235 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 5,005 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 893 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 105 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 83 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 705 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 11 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 698 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 84 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 195 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 132 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 212 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 114 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 330 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 893 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 34 |
Agriculture (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 643 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 863 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 8,879 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 16,094 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 40,282 |
| Acres of hay crops | 7,939 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 50,024 |
| Acres of land in farms | 66,118 |
| Acres of oats | 9,641 |
| Acres of potatoes | 599 |
| Acres of turnips | 503 |
| Acres of wheat | 5,647 |
| BAR AC | 643 |
| BAR BU | 14,230 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 14,230 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 113 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 65 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 236 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,368 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 224,556 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 98,822 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 63,989 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,536 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 6,190 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 151,877 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 78,923 |
| BWT BU | 65 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 30 |
| CRN BU | 1,368 |
| HAY AC | 7,939 |
| HAY TONS | 11,167 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,896 |
| Number of chickens | 26,173 |
| Number of ducks | 816 |
| Number of employees on farms | 9 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 741 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 79 |
| Number of geese | 1,461 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 710 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,608 |
| Number of milk cows | 3,198 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 829 |
| Number of other cattle | 4,675 |
| Number of other fowl | 91 |
| Number of oxen | 28 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 159 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 137 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 305 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 27 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 201 |
| Number of sheep | 6,152 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 3,321 |
| Number of swine | 4,336 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 4,329 |
| Number of turkeys | 760 |
| OAT AC | 9,641 |
| OAT BU | 224,556 |
| PEA BU | 98,822 |
| POT AC | 599 |
| POT BU | 63,989 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 2,218 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 26,161 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,037 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 131,365 |
| RYE BU | 1,536 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 11,167 |
| WHT AC | 5,647 |
| WHT FALL BU | 78,923 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,190 |
Other recorded variables (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 159 |
| A 11 50 | 137 |
| A 201 PL | 27 |
| A 51 100 | 305 |
| BEN BU | 113 |
| BUTTER LB | 131,365 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,896 |
| CHEESE LB | 2,218 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,576 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,659 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 3,235 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 26,161 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 710 |
| DUCKS | 816 |
| FAMILIES | 918 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,037 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 1,461 |
| GRA BU | 236 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 26,173 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,608 |
| HOUSES | 893 |
| HOUSES B | 105 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 9 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 114 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 212 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 11 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 698 |
| HOUSES S | 83 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 330 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 132 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 84 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 195 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 34 |
| HOUSES W | 705 |
| INF 11 A | 201 |
| MD FEM | 795 |
| MD MALE | 798 |
| MD TOT | 1,593 |
| MILK COWS | 3,198 |
| NAME CD | Grey, South—Sud |
| OC E | 9 |
| OC F | 79 |
| OC P | 741 |
| OC TOT | 829 |
| OTHER FOWL | 91 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 4,675 |
| OTHERS | 5,005 |
| SHEEP | 6,152 |
| SHEEP KS | 3,321 |
| SILOS | 30 |
| SUP AM | 50,024 |
| SUP FOR | 16,094 |
| SUP JV | 863 |
| SUP PAT | 8,879 |
| SUP SC | 40,282 |
| SUP TOT | 66,118 |
| SWINE | 4,336 |
| SWINE KS | 4,329 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 893 |
| TUR AC | 503 |
| TUR BU | 151,877 |
| TURKEY | 760 |
| WID FEM | 129 |
| WID MALE | 49 |
| WID TOT | 178 |
| WORKING OX | 28 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON069007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON114010— 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). "Normanby, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/normanby-on069007-1891/.