Nottawasaga, Ontario (1891 census)
Nottawasaga was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 6,060. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262471. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.386°N, 80.166°W.
Population
In 1891, Nottawasaga had a population of 6,060: 3,130 male and 2,930 female residents. Population density was 38.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,887 |
| 1861 | 3,890 |
| 1871 | 6,704 |
| 1881 | 6,971 |
| 1891 | 6,060 |
| 1901 | 5,342 |
| 1911 | 4,432 |
| 1921 | 4,110 |
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, Nottawasaga shared boundaries with:
- Collingwood
- Collingwood, Town—Ville
- Creemore, VL
- Melancthon
- Mulmur
- Osprey
- Stayner, Village
- Sunnidale
- Tossorontio
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 178 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.80 |
| FAM NO | 1,047 |
| Number of families | 1,047 |
| Number of females | 2,930 |
| Number of males | 3,130 |
| Number of married females | 885 |
| Number of married males | 885 |
| Number of married persons | 1,770 |
| Number of widowed females | 129 |
| Number of widowed males | 80 |
| Number of widowed persons | 209 |
| POP F | 2,930 |
| POP M | 3,130 |
| POP TOT | 6,060 |
| Total population | 6,060 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,916 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 2,165 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 4,081 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 19 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 6,041 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 10 |
| Number of houses | 1,022 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 116 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 12 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 894 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 9 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 466 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 56 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 56 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 555 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 117 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 169 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 144 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 466 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,032 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 37 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 2,939 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 1,455 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 12,658 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 18,422 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 54,168 |
| Acres of hay crops | 9,787 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 68,281 |
| Acres of land in farms | 86,703 |
| Acres of oats | 8,500 |
| Acres of potatoes | 820 |
| Acres of turnips | 461 |
| Acres of wheat | 14,602 |
| BAR AC | 2,939 |
| BAR BU | 57,166 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 57,166 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 385 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 317 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 670 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 4,396 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 196,104 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 102,875 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 96,217 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,210 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 107,561 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 147,758 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 107,894 |
| BWT BU | 317 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 77 |
| CRN BU | 4,396 |
| HAY AC | 9,787 |
| HAY TONS | 12,177 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 2,295 |
| Number of chickens | 30,167 |
| Number of ducks | 817 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 815 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 217 |
| Number of geese | 1,525 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 1,036 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 2,237 |
| Number of milk cows | 3,432 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 1,032 |
| Number of other cattle | 5,011 |
| Number of other fowl | 99 |
| Number of oxen | 49 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 169 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 158 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 406 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 43 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 256 |
| Number of sheep | 6,238 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 2,695 |
| Number of swine | 5,772 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 6,099 |
| Number of turkeys | 599 |
| OAT AC | 8,500 |
| OAT BU | 196,104 |
| PEA BU | 102,875 |
| POT AC | 820 |
| POT BU | 96,217 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,068 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 25,877 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,059 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 274,268 |
| RYE BU | 1,210 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 12,177 |
| WHT AC | 14,602 |
| WHT FALL BU | 107,894 |
| WHT SP BU | 107,561 |
Other recorded variables (71 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 169 |
| A 11 50 | 158 |
| A 201 PL | 43 |
| A 51 100 | 406 |
| BEN BU | 385 |
| BUTTER LB | 274,268 |
| CATTLE KS | 2,295 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,068 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,916 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 2,165 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 4,081 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 25,877 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 1,036 |
| DUCKS | 817 |
| FAMILIES | 1,047 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,059 |
| FRN CA | 19 |
| GEESE | 1,525 |
| GRA BU | 670 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 30,167 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 2,237 |
| HOUSES | 1,022 |
| HOUSES B | 116 |
| HOUSES CON | 6 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 56 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 144 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 169 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 9 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 466 |
| HOUSES S | 12 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 466 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 5 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 117 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 56 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 555 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 37 |
| HOUSES W | 894 |
| INF 11 A | 256 |
| MD FEM | 885 |
| MD MALE | 885 |
| MD TOT | 1,770 |
| MILK COWS | 3,432 |
| NAME CD | Simcoe, North-Nord |
| OC F | 217 |
| OC P | 815 |
| OC TOT | 1,032 |
| OTHER FOWL | 99 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 5,011 |
| OTHERS | 6,041 |
| SHEEP | 6,238 |
| SHEEP KS | 2,695 |
| SILOS | 77 |
| SUP AM | 68,281 |
| SUP FOR | 18,422 |
| SUP JV | 1,455 |
| SUP PAT | 12,658 |
| SUP SC | 54,168 |
| SUP TOT | 86,703 |
| SWINE | 5,772 |
| SWINE KS | 6,099 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 1,032 |
| TUR AC | 461 |
| TUR BU | 147,758 |
| TURKEY | 599 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 10 |
| WID FEM | 129 |
| WID MALE | 80 |
| WID TOT | 209 |
| WORKING OX | 49 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON118005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON144008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262471
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). "Nottawasaga, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/nottawasaga-on118005-1891/.