Omemee, Village, Ontario (1891 census)
Omemee, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 687. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q22702375. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.302°N, 78.570°W.
Population
In 1891, Omemee, Village had a population of 687: 329 male and 358 female residents. Population density was 684.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 744 |
| 1891 | 687 |
| 1901 | 574 |
| 1911 | 505 |
| 1921 | 510 |
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, Omemee, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 167 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.50 |
| FAM NO | 151 |
| Number of families | 151 |
| Number of females | 358 |
| Number of males | 329 |
| Number of married females | 118 |
| Number of married males | 118 |
| Number of married persons | 236 |
| Number of widowed females | 25 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 34 |
| POP F | 358 |
| POP M | 329 |
| POP TOT | 687 |
| Total population | 687 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 215 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 202 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 417 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 687 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 149 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 27 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 122 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 134 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 14 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 90 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 149 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 129 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 81 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 268 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 96 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,337 |
| Acres of hay crops | 258 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,686 |
| Acres of land in farms | 1,782 |
| Acres of oats | 267 |
| Acres of potatoes | 38 |
| Acres of turnips | 4 |
| Acres of wheat | 178 |
| BAR AC | 129 |
| BAR BU | 3,415 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,415 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 150 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 24 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6,530 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 660 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,892 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 150 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,470 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,387 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 300 |
| BWT BU | 150 |
| CRN BU | 10 |
| HAY AC | 258 |
| HAY TONS | 333 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 186 |
| Number of chickens | 2,900 |
| Number of ducks | 208 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 89 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 63 |
| Number of geese | 144 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 20 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 73 |
| Number of milk cows | 99 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 152 |
| Number of other cattle | 168 |
| Number of other fowl | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 136 |
| Number of sheep | 115 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 171 |
| Number of swine | 204 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 133 |
| Number of turkeys | 38 |
| OAT AC | 267 |
| OAT BU | 6,530 |
| PEA BU | 660 |
| POT AC | 38 |
| POT BU | 3,892 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 378 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 120 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 4,925 |
| RYE BU | 150 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 333 |
| WHT AC | 178 |
| WHT FALL BU | 300 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,470 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 4 |
| A 11 50 | 7 |
| A 201 PL | 2 |
| A 51 100 | 3 |
| BEN BU | 25 |
| BUTTER LB | 4,925 |
| CATTLE KS | 186 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 215 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 202 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 417 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 378 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 20 |
| DUCKS | 208 |
| FAMILIES | 151 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 120 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 144 |
| GRA BU | 24 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,900 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 73 |
| HOUSES | 149 |
| HOUSES B | 27 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 12 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 14 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 134 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 90 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 14 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 10 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 14 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 8 |
| HOUSES W | 122 |
| INF 11 A | 136 |
| MD FEM | 118 |
| MD MALE | 118 |
| MD TOT | 236 |
| MILK COWS | 99 |
| NAME CD | Victoria, South -Sud |
| OC F | 63 |
| OC P | 89 |
| OC TOT | 152 |
| OTHER FOWL | 6 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 168 |
| OTHERS | 687 |
| SHEEP | 115 |
| SHEEP KS | 171 |
| SUP AM | 1,686 |
| SUP FOR | 96 |
| SUP JV | 81 |
| SUP PAT | 268 |
| SUP SC | 1,337 |
| SUP TOT | 1,782 |
| SWINE | 204 |
| SWINE KS | 133 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 149 |
| TUR AC | 4 |
| TUR BU | 1,387 |
| TURKEY | 38 |
| WID FEM | 25 |
| WID MALE | 9 |
| WID TOT | 34 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON122005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON149016— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q22702375
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omemee,_Ontario
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). "Omemee, Village, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/omemee-village-on122005-1891/.