Palmerston & Canonto, Ontario (1891 census)
Palmerston & Canonto was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,064. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.040°N, 76.813°W.
Population
In 1891, Palmerston & Canonto had a population of 1,064: 549 male and 515 female residents. Population density was 4.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 546 |
| 1881 | 1,005 |
| 1891 | 1,064 |
| 1901 | 1,133 |
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, Palmerston & Canonto shared boundaries with:
- Bagot & Blithefield
- Brougham
- Clarendon & Miller
- Dalhousie & Sherbrooke, North—Nord
- Lavant
- Matawatchan
- Olden
- Oso
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 172 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 207 |
| Number of families | 207 |
| Number of females | 515 |
| Number of males | 549 |
| Number of married females | 183 |
| Number of married males | 186 |
| Number of married persons | 369 |
| Number of widowed females | 16 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 26 |
| POP F | 515 |
| POP M | 549 |
| POP TOT | 1,064 |
| Total population | 1,064 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 316 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 353 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 669 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 94 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 970 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 8 |
| Number of houses | 193 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 191 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 10 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 37 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 182 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 49 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 34 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 201 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 18 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 33 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 87 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,795 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 27,742 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,773 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,127 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 7,655 |
| Acres of land in farms | 35,397 |
| Acres of oats | 533 |
| Acres of potatoes | 112 |
| Acres of turnips | 10 |
| Acres of wheat | 100 |
| BAR AC | 33 |
| BAR BU | 382 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 382 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 152 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 447 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 665 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 7,565 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,433 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 10,042 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 437 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 829 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,620 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 70 |
| BWT BU | 447 |
| CRN BU | 665 |
| HAY AC | 2,127 |
| HAY TONS | 1,506 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 203 |
| Number of chickens | 2,778 |
| Number of ducks | 76 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 153 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 1 |
| Number of geese | 153 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 59 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 208 |
| Number of milk cows | 416 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 154 |
| Number of other cattle | 516 |
| Number of other fowl | 7 |
| Number of oxen | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 64 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 52 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 17 |
| Number of sheep | 739 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 368 |
| Number of swine | 216 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 202 |
| Number of turkeys | 79 |
| OAT AC | 533 |
| OAT BU | 7,565 |
| PEA BU | 2,433 |
| POT AC | 112 |
| POT BU | 10,042 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 432 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,260 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 238 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 38,885 |
| RYE BU | 437 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,506 |
| WHT AC | 100 |
| WHT FALL BU | 70 |
| WHT SP BU | 829 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 64 |
| A 11 50 | 1 |
| A 201 PL | 52 |
| A 51 100 | 20 |
| BEN BU | 152 |
| BUTTER LB | 38,885 |
| CATTLE KS | 203 |
| CHEESE LB | 432 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 316 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 353 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 669 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,260 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 59 |
| DUCKS | 76 |
| FAMILIES | 207 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 238 |
| FRN CA | 94 |
| GEESE | 153 |
| GRA BU | 8 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,778 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 208 |
| HOUSES | 193 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 7 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 23 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 40 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 10 |
| HOUSES S | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 34 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 49 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 37 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 182 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 18 |
| HOUSES W | 191 |
| INF 11 A | 17 |
| MD FEM | 183 |
| MD MALE | 186 |
| MD TOT | 369 |
| MILK COWS | 416 |
| NAME CD | Addington |
| OC F | 1 |
| OC P | 153 |
| OC TOT | 154 |
| OTHER FOWL | 7 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 516 |
| OTHERS | 970 |
| SHEEP | 739 |
| SHEEP KS | 368 |
| SUP AM | 7,655 |
| SUP FOR | 27,742 |
| SUP JV | 87 |
| SUP PAT | 2,795 |
| SUP SC | 4,773 |
| SUP TOT | 35,397 |
| SWINE | 216 |
| SWINE KS | 202 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 201 |
| TUR AC | 10 |
| TUR BU | 2,620 |
| TURKEY | 79 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 8 |
| WID FEM | 16 |
| WID MALE | 10 |
| WID TOT | 26 |
| WORKING OX | 18 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON045013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON043013— 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). "Palmerston & Canonto, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/palmerston-canonto-on045013-1891/.