Osprey, Ontario (1891 census)
Osprey was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,314. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7107381. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.314°N, 80.346°W.
Population
In 1891, Osprey had a population of 3,314: 1,752 male and 1,562 female residents. Population density was 27.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 486 |
| 1861 | 2,201 |
| 1871 | 3,033 |
| 1881 | 3,512 |
| 1891 | 3,314 |
| 1901 | 3,075 |
| 1911 | 2,526 |
| 1921 | 2,205 |
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, Osprey shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 174 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 | 625 |
| Number of families | 625 |
| Number of females | 1,562 |
| Number of males | 1,752 |
| Number of married females | 499 |
| Number of married males | 498 |
| Number of married persons | 997 |
| Number of widowed females | 87 |
| Number of widowed males | 54 |
| Number of widowed persons | 141 |
| POP F | 1,562 |
| POP M | 1,752 |
| POP TOT | 3,314 |
| Total population | 3,314 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 976 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,200 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,176 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3,313 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 622 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 23 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 7 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 592 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 18 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 265 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 39 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 356 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 90 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 179 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 82 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 203 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 622 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 28 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 1,177 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 454 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 8,121 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 25,906 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 30,632 |
| Acres of hay crops | 5,987 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 39,207 |
| Acres of land in farms | 65,113 |
| Acres of oats | 12,610 |
| Acres of potatoes | 520 |
| Acres of turnips | 328 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,696 |
| BAR AC | 1,177 |
| BAR BU | 23,403 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 23,403 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 32 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 99 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 35 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 298,497 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 80,548 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 70,446 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 28,616 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 82,307 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 4,550 |
| BWT BU | 32 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 5 |
| CRN BU | 35 |
| HAY AC | 5,987 |
| HAY TONS | 7,348 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,397 |
| Number of chickens | 17,690 |
| Number of ducks | 690 |
| Number of employees on farms | 8 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 511 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 95 |
| Number of geese | 1,102 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 610 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,275 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,966 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 614 |
| Number of other cattle | 3,290 |
| Number of other fowl | 36 |
| Number of oxen | 58 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 156 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 75 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 269 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 35 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 79 |
| Number of sheep | 4,088 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 2,263 |
| Number of swine | 2,378 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 3,247 |
| Number of turkeys | 665 |
| OAT AC | 12,610 |
| OAT BU | 298,497 |
| PEA BU | 80,548 |
| POT AC | 520 |
| POT BU | 70,446 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,926 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 17,932 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,204 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 165,945 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 7,348 |
| WHT AC | 2,696 |
| WHT FALL BU | 4,550 |
| WHT SP BU | 28,616 |
Other recorded variables (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 156 |
| A 11 50 | 75 |
| A 201 PL | 35 |
| A 51 100 | 269 |
| BUTTER LB | 165,945 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,397 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,926 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 976 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,200 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,176 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 17,932 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 610 |
| DUCKS | 690 |
| FAMILIES | 625 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,204 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 1,102 |
| GRA BU | 99 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 17,690 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,275 |
| HOUSES | 622 |
| HOUSES B | 23 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 10 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 82 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 179 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 18 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 265 |
| HOUSES S | 7 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 203 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 90 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 39 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 356 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 28 |
| HOUSES W | 592 |
| INF 11 A | 79 |
| MD FEM | 499 |
| MD MALE | 498 |
| MD TOT | 997 |
| MILK COWS | 1,966 |
| NAME CD | Grey, East—Est |
| OC E | 8 |
| OC F | 95 |
| OC P | 511 |
| OC TOT | 614 |
| OTHER FOWL | 36 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 3,290 |
| OTHERS | 3,313 |
| SHEEP | 4,088 |
| SHEEP KS | 2,263 |
| SILOS | 5 |
| SUP AM | 39,207 |
| SUP FOR | 25,906 |
| SUP JV | 454 |
| SUP PAT | 8,121 |
| SUP SC | 30,632 |
| SUP TOT | 65,113 |
| SWINE | 2,378 |
| SWINE KS | 3,247 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 622 |
| TUR AC | 328 |
| TUR BU | 82,307 |
| TURKEY | 665 |
| WID FEM | 87 |
| WID MALE | 54 |
| WID TOT | 141 |
| WORKING OX | 58 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON067006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON114011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7107381
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osprey,_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). "Osprey, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/osprey-on067006-1891/.