Oneida, Ontario (1891 census)
Oneida was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,400. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.006°N, 79.973°W.
Population
In 1891, Oneida had a population of 2,400: 1,262 male and 1,138 female residents. Population density was 33.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,817 |
| 1861 | 3,050 |
| 1871 | 3,183 |
| 1881 | 2,863 |
| 1891 | 2,400 |
| 1901 | 2,023 |
| 1911 | 2,056 |
| 1921 | 1,377 |
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, Oneida 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 | 5.30 |
| FAM NO | 448 |
| Number of families | 448 |
| Number of females | 1,138 |
| Number of males | 1,262 |
| Number of married females | 359 |
| Number of married males | 353 |
| Number of married persons | 712 |
| Number of widowed females | 69 |
| Number of widowed males | 38 |
| Number of widowed persons | 107 |
| POP F | 1,138 |
| POP M | 1,262 |
| POP TOT | 2,400 |
| Total population | 2,400 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 710 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 871 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,581 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 8 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,392 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 6 |
| Number of houses | 441 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 57 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 11 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 373 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 5 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 200 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 45 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 34 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 237 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 45 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 4 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 48 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 43 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 215 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 447 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 25 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 2,399 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 710 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,090 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 7,827 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 28,778 |
| Acres of hay crops | 5,554 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 32,578 |
| Acres of land in farms | 40,405 |
| Acres of oats | 4,009 |
| Acres of potatoes | 147 |
| Acres of turnips | 51 |
| Acres of wheat | 5,511 |
| BAR AC | 2,399 |
| BAR BU | 38,736 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 38,736 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 57 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 174 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 948 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 3,259 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 92,623 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 50,681 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 9,468 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 382 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 8,386 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 13,808 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 79,146 |
| BWT BU | 174 |
| CRN BU | 3,259 |
| HAY AC | 5,554 |
| HAY TONS | 9,532 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 785 |
| Number of chickens | 15,439 |
| Number of ducks | 1,215 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 362 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 66 |
| Number of geese | 855 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 557 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,188 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,500 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 429 |
| Number of other cattle | 2,187 |
| Number of other fowl | 52 |
| Number of oxen | 17 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 124 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 56 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 133 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 25 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 91 |
| Number of sheep | 2,542 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,161 |
| Number of swine | 3,789 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 3,408 |
| Number of turkeys | 1,048 |
| OAT AC | 4,009 |
| OAT BU | 92,623 |
| PEA BU | 50,681 |
| POT AC | 147 |
| POT BU | 9,468 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 8,065 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 10,667 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 177,708 |
| RYE BU | 382 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 9,532 |
| WHT AC | 5,511 |
| WHT FALL BU | 79,146 |
| WHT SP BU | 8,386 |
Other recorded variables (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 124 |
| A 11 50 | 56 |
| A 201 PL | 25 |
| A 51 100 | 133 |
| BEN BU | 57 |
| BUTTER LB | 177,708 |
| CATTLE KS | 785 |
| CHEESE LB | 8,065 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 710 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 871 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,581 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 10,667 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 557 |
| DUCKS | 1,215 |
| FAMILIES | 448 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FRN CA | 8 |
| GEESE | 855 |
| GRA BU | 948 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 15,439 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,188 |
| HOUSES | 441 |
| HOUSES B | 57 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 45 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 43 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 48 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 200 |
| HOUSES S | 11 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 215 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 6 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 45 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 34 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 237 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 25 |
| HOUSES W | 373 |
| INF 11 A | 91 |
| MD FEM | 359 |
| MD MALE | 353 |
| MD TOT | 712 |
| MILK COWS | 1,500 |
| NAME CD | Haldimand |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 66 |
| OC P | 362 |
| OC TOT | 429 |
| OTHER FOWL | 52 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 2,187 |
| OTHERS | 2,392 |
| SHEEP | 2,542 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,161 |
| SUP AM | 32,578 |
| SUP FOR | 7,827 |
| SUP JV | 710 |
| SUP PAT | 3,090 |
| SUP SC | 28,778 |
| SUP TOT | 40,405 |
| SWINE | 3,789 |
| SWINE KS | 3,408 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 447 |
| TUR AC | 51 |
| TUR BU | 13,808 |
| TURKEY | 1,048 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 6 |
| WID FEM | 69 |
| WID MALE | 38 |
| WID TOT | 107 |
| WORKING OX | 17 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON070005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON115006— 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). "Oneida, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/oneida-on070005-1891/.