Pakenham, Ontario (1891 census)
Pakenham was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,007. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262528. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.305°N, 76.360°W.
Population
In 1891, Pakenham had a population of 2,007: 1,009 male and 998 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,868 |
| 1861 | 2,442 |
| 1871 | 2,426 |
| 1881 | 2,284 |
| 1891 | 2,007 |
| 1901 | 1,872 |
| 1911 | 1,605 |
| 1921 | 1,518 |
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, Pakenham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 86 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,007 total population, 1,009 males, 998 females, 570 married persons, 346 families, 285 married females, 285 married males, 92 widowed persons, 62 widowed females, 30 widowed males, 5.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,345 single persons under 18, 694 single males under 18, 651 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,960 persons who are not French Canadian, 47 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 344 houses, 344 occupied houses, 322 houses of 1 story, 298 houses built of wood, 180 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 44 houses of 4 rooms, 44 houses of 5 rooms, 31 houses of 3 rooms, 30 houses built of brick, 25 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 20 houses of 2 stories, 16 houses built of stone, 16 houses of 2 rooms, 8 uninhabited houses, 3 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses of more than 3 stories, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 96,531 pounds of homemade butter, 79,425 bushels of oats, 45,290 bushels of turnips, 39,168 acres of land in farms, 30,308 bushels of spring wheat, 25,684 bushels of potatoes, 24,877 acres of improved land in farms, 20,117 bushels of peas, 14,291 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 13,734 acres of farmland under crops, 11,518 chickens, 11,052 acres of farmland in pasture, 10,747 bushels of barley, 8,334 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 4,136 tons of hay, 3,600 acres of oats, 3,523 acres of hay crops, 3,073 acres of wheat, 2,539 bushels of rye, 2,151 sheep, 1,992 other cattle, 1,652 bushels of buckwheat, 1,306 milk cows, 1,032 sheep slaughtered or sold, 980 bushels of winter wheat, 901 swine slaughtered or sold, 809 swine, 714 horses aged over 3 years, 694 cattle killed or sold, 686 bushels of corn, 605 turkeys, 558 geese, 479 acres of barley, 383 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 318 ducks, 285 occupants of farms, 263 farm occupants who own their land, 236 acres of potatoes, 235 bushels of beans, 235 horses aged 3 years and under, 134 acres of turnips, 109 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 106 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 81 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 39 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 32 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 24 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 22 farm occupants who rent their land, 21 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 20 other fowl, 3 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON083009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON123011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262528
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). "Pakenham, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/pakenham-on083009-1891/.