Osnabruck, Ontario (1891 census)
Osnabruck 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, Osnabruck had a population of 5,316: 2,642 male and 2,674 female residents. Population density was 55.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,699 |
| 1861 | 5,639 |
| 1871 | 5,791 |
| 1881 | 5,796 |
| 1891 | 5,316 |
| 1901 | 4,828 |
| 1911 | 4,170 |
| 1921 | 3,764 |
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, Osnabruck shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 178 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5 |
| FAM NO | 1,060 |
| Number of families | 1,060 |
| Number of females | 2,674 |
| Number of males | 2,642 |
| Number of married females | 946 |
| Number of married males | 945 |
| Number of married persons | 1,891 |
| Number of widowed females | 173 |
| Number of widowed males | 75 |
| Number of widowed persons | 248 |
| POP F | 2,674 |
| POP M | 2,642 |
| POP TOT | 5,316 |
| Total population | 5,316 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,555 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,622 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,177 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 73 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 5,243 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 1,041 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 190 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 24 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 827 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 4 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 749 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 64 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 64 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 281 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 116 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 8 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 139 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 138 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 510 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,041 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 27 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 356 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 876 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 15,607 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 13,880 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 28,509 |
| Acres of hay crops | 12,708 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 44,992 |
| Acres of land in farms | 58,872 |
| Acres of oats | 8,002 |
| Acres of potatoes | 675 |
| Acres of turnips | 17 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,002 |
| BAR AC | 356 |
| BAR BU | 5,282 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 5,282 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 797 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 24,589 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 629 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 16,202 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 120,998 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 3,254 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 66,162 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 679 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 7,157 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,771 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 134 |
| BWT BU | 24,589 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 190 |
| CRN BU | 16,202 |
| HAY AC | 12,708 |
| HAY TONS | 15,115 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,314 |
| Number of chickens | 32,651 |
| Number of ducks | 507 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 791 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 210 |
| Number of geese | 1,092 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 806 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,895 |
| Number of milk cows | 4,886 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 1,002 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,805 |
| Number of other fowl | 73 |
| Number of oxen | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 151 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 132 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 279 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 417 |
| Number of sheep | 1,673 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,312 |
| Number of swine | 2,043 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,988 |
| Number of turkeys | 991 |
| OAT AC | 8,002 |
| OAT BU | 120,998 |
| PEA BU | 3,254 |
| POT AC | 675 |
| POT BU | 66,162 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 440 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 8,085 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 223,042 |
| RYE BU | 679 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 15,115 |
| WHT AC | 1,002 |
| WHT FALL BU | 134 |
| WHT SP BU | 7,157 |
Other recorded variables (71 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 151 |
| A 11 50 | 132 |
| A 201 PL | 23 |
| A 51 100 | 279 |
| BEN BU | 797 |
| BUTTER LB | 223,042 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,314 |
| CHEESE LB | 440 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,555 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,622 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 3,177 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 8,085 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 806 |
| DUCKS | 507 |
| FAMILIES | 1,060 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FRN CA | 73 |
| GEESE | 1,092 |
| GRA BU | 629 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 32,651 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,895 |
| HOUSES | 1,041 |
| HOUSES B | 190 |
| HOUSES CON | 5 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 64 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 138 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 139 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 749 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES S | 24 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 510 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 6 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 116 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 8 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 64 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 281 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 27 |
| HOUSES W | 827 |
| INF 11 A | 417 |
| MD FEM | 946 |
| MD MALE | 945 |
| MD TOT | 1,891 |
| MILK COWS | 4,886 |
| NAME CD | Cornwall and Stormont |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 210 |
| OC P | 791 |
| OC TOT | 1,002 |
| OTHER FOWL | 73 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,805 |
| OTHERS | 5,243 |
| SHEEP | 1,673 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,312 |
| SILOS | 190 |
| SUP AM | 44,992 |
| SUP FOR | 13,880 |
| SUP JV | 876 |
| SUP PAT | 15,607 |
| SUP SC | 28,509 |
| SUP TOT | 58,872 |
| SWINE | 2,043 |
| SWINE KS | 1,988 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 1,041 |
| TUR AC | 17 |
| TUR BU | 2,771 |
| TURKEY | 991 |
| WID FEM | 173 |
| WID MALE | 75 |
| WID TOT | 248 |
| WORKING OX | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON056006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON145003— 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). "Osnabruck, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/osnabruck-on056006-1891/.