Omemee, VL, Ontario (1891 census)
Omemee, VL 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, VL had a population of 687: 329 male and 358 female residents.
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, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 82 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 687 total population, 358 females, 329 males, 236 married persons, 151 families, 118 married females, 118 married males, 34 widowed persons, 25 widowed females, 9 widowed males, 4.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 417 single persons under 18, 215 single females under 18, 202 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 687 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 149 houses, 149 occupied houses, 134 houses of 1 story, 122 houses built of wood, 90 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 27 houses built of brick, 14 houses of 2 stories, 14 houses of 3 rooms, 14 houses of 4 rooms, 12 houses of 5 rooms, 10 houses of 2 rooms, 8 uninhabited houses, 4 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 3 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 6,530 bushels of oats, 4,925 pounds of homemade butter, 3,892 bushels of potatoes, 3,415 bushels of barley, 2,900 chickens, 2,470 bushels of spring wheat, 1,782 acres of land in farms, 1,686 acres of improved land in farms, 1,387 bushels of turnips, 1,337 acres of farmland under crops, 660 bushels of peas, 378 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 333 tons of hay, 300 bushels of winter wheat, 268 acres of farmland in pasture, 267 acres of oats, 258 acres of hay crops, 208 ducks, 204 swine, 186 cattle killed or sold, 178 acres of wheat, 171 sheep slaughtered or sold, 168 other cattle, 152 occupants of farms, 150 bushels of buckwheat, 150 bushels of rye, 144 geese, 136 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 133 swine slaughtered or sold, 129 acres of barley, 120 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 115 sheep, 99 milk cows, 96 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 89 farm occupants who own their land, 81 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 73 horses aged over 3 years, 63 farm occupants who rent their land, 38 acres of potatoes, 38 turkeys, 25 bushels of beans, 24 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 20 horses aged 3 years and under, 10 bushels of corn, 7 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 6 other fowl, 4 acres of turnips, 4 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 3 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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, VL, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/omemee-vl-on122005-1891/.