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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262520. 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 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 |
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 87 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 3,652 total population, 1,872 males, 1,780 females, 1,113 married persons, 696 families, 557 married males, 556 married females, 138 widowed persons, 80 widowed females, 58 widowed males, 5.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 2,401 single persons under 18, 1,257 single males under 18, 1,144 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 3,650 persons who are not French Canadian, 2 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 695 houses, 695 occupied houses, 626 houses of 1 story, 481 houses built of wood, 388 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 180 houses built of brick, 94 houses of 4 rooms, 78 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 78 houses of 5 rooms, 67 houses of 2 stories, 34 houses built of stone, 30 houses of 3 rooms, 24 uninhabited houses, 19 houses of 2 rooms, 6 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 houses of 1 room, 2 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 165,828 bushels of oats, 140,687 pounds of homemade butter, 110,639 bushels of turnips, 68,444 bushels of spring wheat, 65,163 bushels of peas, 63,684 acres of land in farms, 49,960 acres of improved land in farms, 45,022 bushels of winter wheat, 43,822 bushels of potatoes, 42,386 bushels of barley, 39,758 acres of farmland under crops, 28,103 chickens, 13,724 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 9,492 acres of farmland in pasture, 8,930 tons of hay, 8,748 acres of wheat, 8,565 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 7,773 acres of oats, 6,608 acres of hay crops, 3,533 bushels of rye, 3,120 swine, 2,904 milk cows, 2,800 swine slaughtered or sold, 2,661 other cattle, 2,439 sheep, 2,361 acres of barley, 2,083 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,931 bushels of buckwheat, 1,891 geese, 1,720 horses aged over 3 years, 1,540 turkeys, 1,539 ducks, 1,353 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,134 cattle killed or sold, 1,079 sheep slaughtered or sold, 806 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 756 bushels of beans, 710 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 688 occupants of farms, 635 horses aged 3 years and under, 616 bushels of corn, 520 farm occupants who own their land, 503 acres of potatoes, 324 acres of turnips, 226 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 176 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 171 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 160 farm occupants who rent their land, 63 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 62 other fowl, 52 persons living on farms over 200 acres, Capacity of silos (tons): 16, 8 employees on farms, 6 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 3 people connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Eliza Jane Creighton | 1840–1929 | born here |
| Sir Joseph Wesley Flavelle | 1858–1939 | born here |
| Jessie Knox Munro | 1861–1923 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON110016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON112007_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262520
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/.