Ops, Ontario (1891 census)
Ops was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,926. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262505. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.326°N, 78.715°W.
Population
In 1891, Ops had a population of 2,926: 1,547 male and 1,379 female residents. Population density was 28.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,512 |
| 1861 | 2,872 |
| 1871 | 3,350 |
| 1881 | 3,358 |
| 1891 | 2,926 |
| 1901 | 2,610 |
| 1911 | 2,746 |
| 1921 | 2,310 |
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, Ops 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 | 5.60 |
| FAM NO | 518 |
| Number of families | 518 |
| Number of females | 1,379 |
| Number of males | 1,547 |
| Number of married females | 421 |
| Number of married males | 421 |
| Number of married persons | 842 |
| Number of widowed females | 70 |
| Number of widowed males | 38 |
| Number of widowed persons | 108 |
| POP F | 1,379 |
| POP M | 1,547 |
| POP TOT | 2,926 |
| Total population | 2,926 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 888 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,088 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,976 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,924 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses | 508 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 128 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 9 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 371 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 480 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 43 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 28 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 37 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 61 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 66 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 287 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 510 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 40 |
Agriculture (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 9,251 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 514 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 7,659 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 9,489 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 36,445 |
| Acres of hay crops | 5,123 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 44,618 |
| Acres of land in farms | 54,107 |
| Acres of oats | 6,958 |
| Acres of potatoes | 529 |
| Acres of turnips | 454 |
| Acres of wheat | 5,030 |
| BAR AC | 9,251 |
| BAR BU | 185,579 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 185,579 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 486 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 8,679 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 2,206 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,030 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 186,909 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 40,958 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 64,280 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 75 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 60,912 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 181,924 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 4,198 |
| BWT BU | 8,679 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 100 |
| CRN BU | 1,030 |
| HAY AC | 5,123 |
| HAY TONS | 6,667 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,552 |
| Number of chickens | 24,933 |
| Number of ducks | 630 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 357 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 147 |
| Number of geese | 1,317 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 665 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,443 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,712 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 506 |
| Number of other cattle | 2,601 |
| Number of other fowl | 118 |
| Number of oxen | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 137 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 47 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 208 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 32 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 82 |
| Number of sheep | 3,284 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 2,077 |
| Number of swine | 2,226 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 2,513 |
| Number of turkeys | 816 |
| OAT AC | 6,958 |
| OAT BU | 186,909 |
| PEA BU | 40,958 |
| POT AC | 529 |
| POT BU | 64,280 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 631 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 11,948 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 114,135 |
| RYE BU | 75 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 6,667 |
| WHT AC | 5,030 |
| WHT FALL BU | 4,198 |
| WHT SP BU | 60,912 |
Other recorded variables (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 137 |
| A 11 50 | 47 |
| A 201 PL | 32 |
| A 51 100 | 208 |
| BEN BU | 486 |
| BUTTER LB | 114,135 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,552 |
| CHEESE LB | 631 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 888 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,088 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,976 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 11,948 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 665 |
| DUCKS | 630 |
| FAMILIES | 518 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1 |
| FRN CA | 2 |
| GEESE | 1,317 |
| GRA BU | 2,206 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 24,933 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,443 |
| HOUSES | 508 |
| HOUSES B | 128 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 43 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 66 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 61 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 480 |
| HOUSES S | 9 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 287 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 37 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 12 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 28 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 40 |
| HOUSES W | 371 |
| INF 11 A | 82 |
| MD FEM | 421 |
| MD MALE | 421 |
| MD TOT | 842 |
| MILK COWS | 1,712 |
| NAME CD | Victoria, South -Sud |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 147 |
| OC P | 357 |
| OC TOT | 506 |
| OTHER FOWL | 118 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 2,601 |
| OTHERS | 2,924 |
| SHEEP | 3,284 |
| SHEEP KS | 2,077 |
| SILOS | 100 |
| SUP AM | 44,618 |
| SUP FOR | 9,489 |
| SUP JV | 514 |
| SUP PAT | 7,659 |
| SUP SC | 36,445 |
| SUP TOT | 54,107 |
| SWINE | 2,226 |
| SWINE KS | 2,513 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 510 |
| TUR AC | 454 |
| TUR BU | 181,924 |
| TURKEY | 816 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 2 |
| WID FEM | 70 |
| WID MALE | 38 |
| WID TOT | 108 |
| WORKING OX | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON122006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON149010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262505
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ops_Township
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). "Ops, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/ops-on122006-1891/.