Otonabee, Ontario (1891 census)
Otonabee was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,652. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.263°N, 78.205°W.
Population
In 1891, Otonabee had a population of 3,652: 1,872 male and 1,780 female residents. Population density was 28.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,872 |
| 1861 | 4,261 |
| 1871 | 3,992 |
| 1881 | 4,013 |
| 1891 | 3,652 |
| 1901 | 3,456 |
| 1911 | 3,287 |
| 1921 | 3,023 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Otonabee, 1881 (87.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Otonabee 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 | 5.20 |
| FAM NO | 696 |
| Number of families | 696 |
| Number of females | 1,780 |
| Number of males | 1,872 |
| Number of married females | 556 |
| Number of married males | 557 |
| Number of married persons | 1,113 |
| Number of widowed females | 80 |
| Number of widowed males | 58 |
| Number of widowed persons | 138 |
| POP F | 1,780 |
| POP M | 1,872 |
| POP TOT | 3,652 |
| Total population | 3,652 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,144 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,257 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,401 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3,650 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 695 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 180 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 34 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 481 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 626 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 78 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 67 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 94 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 78 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 388 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of occupied houses | 695 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 24 |
Agriculture (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 2,361 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 710 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 9,492 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 13,724 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 39,758 |
| Acres of hay crops | 6,608 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 49,960 |
| Acres of land in farms | 63,684 |
| Acres of oats | 7,773 |
| Acres of potatoes | 503 |
| Acres of turnips | 324 |
| Acres of wheat | 8,748 |
| BAR AC | 2,361 |
| BAR BU | 42,386 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 42,386 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 756 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,931 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 806 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 616 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 165,828 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 65,163 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 43,822 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 3,533 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 68,444 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 110,639 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 45,022 |
| BWT BU | 1,931 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 16 |
| CRN BU | 616 |
| HAY AC | 6,608 |
| HAY TONS | 8,930 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,134 |
| Number of chickens | 28,103 |
| Number of ducks | 1,539 |
| Number of employees on farms | 8 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 520 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 160 |
| Number of geese | 1,891 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 635 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,720 |
| Number of milk cows | 2,904 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 688 |
| Number of other cattle | 2,661 |
| Number of other fowl | 62 |
| Number of oxen | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 171 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 63 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 176 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 52 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 226 |
| Number of sheep | 2,439 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,079 |
| Number of swine | 3,120 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 2,800 |
| Number of turkeys | 1,540 |
| OAT AC | 7,773 |
| OAT BU | 165,828 |
| PEA BU | 65,163 |
| POT AC | 503 |
| POT BU | 43,822 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,353 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 8,565 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,083 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 140,687 |
| RYE BU | 3,533 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 8,930 |
| WHT AC | 8,748 |
| WHT FALL BU | 45,022 |
| WHT SP BU | 68,444 |
Other recorded variables (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 171 |
| A 11 50 | 63 |
| A 201 PL | 52 |
| A 51 100 | 176 |
| BEN BU | 756 |
| BUTTER LB | 140,687 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,134 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,353 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,144 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,257 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,401 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 8,565 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 635 |
| DUCKS | 1,539 |
| FAMILIES | 696 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.20 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,083 |
| FRN CA | 2 |
| GEESE | 1,891 |
| GRA BU | 806 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 28,103 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,720 |
| HOUSES | 695 |
| HOUSES B | 180 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 78 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 78 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 94 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 626 |
| HOUSES S | 34 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 388 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 6 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 30 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 19 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 67 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 24 |
| HOUSES W | 481 |
| INF 11 A | 226 |
| MD FEM | 556 |
| MD MALE | 557 |
| MD TOT | 1,113 |
| MILK COWS | 2,904 |
| NAME CD | Peterborough, East-Est |
| OC E | 8 |
| OC F | 160 |
| OC P | 520 |
| OC TOT | 688 |
| OTHER FOWL | 62 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 2,661 |
| OTHERS | 3,650 |
| SHEEP | 2,439 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,079 |
| SILOS | 16 |
| SUP AM | 49,960 |
| SUP FOR | 13,724 |
| SUP JV | 710 |
| SUP PAT | 9,492 |
| SUP SC | 39,758 |
| SUP TOT | 63,684 |
| SWINE | 3,120 |
| SWINE KS | 2,800 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 695 |
| TUR AC | 324 |
| TUR BU | 110,639 |
| TURKEY | 1,540 |
| WID FEM | 80 |
| WID MALE | 58 |
| WID TOT | 138 |
| WORKING OX | 6 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON110016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON138014— 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). "Otonabee, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/otonabee-on110016-1891/.