Osmabruck, Ontario (1891 census)
Osmabruck was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 5,316. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.051°N, 75.027°W.
Population
In 1891, Osmabruck had a population of 5,316: 2,642 male and 2,674 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 5,316 |
| 1901 | 4,828 |
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, Osmabruck shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 88 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 5,316 total population, 2,674 females, 2,642 males, 1,891 married persons, 1,060 families, 946 married females, 945 married males, 248 widowed persons, 173 widowed females, 75 widowed males, 5 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 3,177 single persons under 18, 1,622 single males under 18, 1,555 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 5,243 persons who are not French Canadian, 73 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 1,041 houses, 1,041 occupied houses, 827 houses built of wood, 749 houses of 1 story, 510 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 281 houses of 2 stories, 190 houses built of brick, 139 houses of 4 rooms, 138 houses of 5 rooms, 116 houses of 3 rooms, 64 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 64 houses of 2 rooms, 27 uninhabited houses, 24 houses built of stone, 8 houses of 3 stories, 6 houses of over 15 rooms, 5 houses under construction, 4 houses of 1 room, 3 houses of more than 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 223,042 pounds of homemade butter, 120,998 bushels of oats, 66,162 bushels of potatoes, 58,872 acres of land in farms, 44,992 acres of improved land in farms, 32,651 chickens, 28,509 acres of farmland under crops, 24,589 bushels of buckwheat, 16,202 bushels of corn, 15,607 acres of farmland in pasture, 15,115 tons of hay, 13,880 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 12,708 acres of hay crops, 8,085 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 8,002 acres of oats, 7,157 bushels of spring wheat, 5,282 bushels of barley, 4,886 milk cows, 3,254 bushels of peas, 2,771 bushels of turnips, 2,043 swine, 1,988 swine slaughtered or sold, 1,895 horses aged over 3 years, 1,805 other cattle, 1,673 sheep, 1,314 cattle killed or sold, 1,312 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,092 geese, 1,002 acres of wheat, 1,002 occupants of farms, 991 turkeys, 876 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 806 horses aged 3 years and under, 797 bushels of beans, 791 farm occupants who own their land, 679 bushels of rye, 675 acres of potatoes, 629 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 507 ducks, 440 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 417 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 356 acres of barley, 279 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 210 farm occupants who rent their land, Capacity of silos (tons): 190, 151 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 134 bushels of winter wheat, 132 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 73 other fowl, 23 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 17 acres of turnips, 4 oxen, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON056006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON053004— 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). "Osmabruck, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/osmabruck-on056006-1891/.